Various summer scenes

We've had some decent summer weather this week (as at 21st January 2010), but up till now it hasn't been a particuarly good one in Wellington. In fact the chirping of cicadas this time around has been conspicuously absent. Details of how bad a summer it had been from Christmas-time through to mid-January are set out on the two charts below.

The other five pics are various summer settings. The pohutukawa trees have been looking good in the last week or so, and last evening (Wednesday) was pleasant enough for a visit to the beach. Long may it continue!

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	Daily weather details from Thursday 24th December to Sunday  3rd January - courtesy of The Dominion Post.
	Daily weather details from Monday 4th to Friday 15th January  - courtesy of The Dominion Post.
	Pohutukawa trees and Redwood Bush at the end of Brasenose Place.
	Pohutukawa trees in bloom on the Main Road alongside Grasslees  Reserve.
	Pohutukawa trees near the beach (Onehunga Bay) in Whitireia Park  - 12-15 minutes from Tawa.
	The actual beach at Onehunga Bay 6.40pm on a mild summer's  evening, with the tide a long way out.
	A certain dog and its owner enjoying the water (well, mostly  the dog).