Arrived in New Zealand yesterday after the 12 hour flight from LA to Auckland and then the short hop to Christchurch. Heather and Mike met me at the airport and we went immediately to get a cup of my favorite coffee, Vivace Espresso, which is actually based in Seattle. But for some reason, it just tastes better in New Zealand!
Because of the 19 hour time difference between California and Christchurch, I was up bright and early this morning at 6:45. The sun was coming up and I got this picture of the sunrise just before it completely faded out.
Hopefully better sunrises will be forthcoming, but I usually find that sunsets are much better. Here is one from a previous visit.
Terry asked me for pictures of the property so he could see what had changed since he was here last year. The biggest change is that the dairy company that bought the paddock behind the Wee mansion has just cut down the shelter belt along the west side of the paddock. The trees below in the background, beyond the ones that are falling over, were the trees that made up that shelter belt.
Here is what it looks like now.
The trees were not on Heather and Mike's property, but they did provide some shelter from the winds out of the west, and now they are gone.
There are still many piles of brush to be burned and we will probably be doing that next week. I'll take pictures and post them then.
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