Sunrise in Dairy Flat from the back deck - and a weather update !

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According to the TV news tonight we have just had the coldest October in 25 years, however August was the warmest New Zealand has seen since temperatures were first recorded 155 years ago - with an average temperature almost 2C warmer than usual at a spring-like 10.4C

Rhododendron by the front door

Signs of warmer weather .. he said optimistically ...

Having been to Morris and James at Matakana again...

On the left more traditional Morris and James and on
right one of the new trial designs

Hyacinth in Mum and Dads garden

Mist - foothills southern Alps from the Trans Apline

Lake Sarah - near Cass

Taken from the Trans Alpine

Red wine - we do grow some very good ones here