Biddy

Just thought I'd let you Poms know that the sun's out - it's about 15C here on the Kapiti coast, shorts are on, cherry tree's coming out in blossom, rhodos and proteas are in full flower, dog's losing his winter coat, heat pump is off, patio doors are open, sunglasses on, salads on the menu soon, life is good.

Oh and I've got Fridays off.

Sweet as.

danny.f

Biddy,you lucky balloon!! Liverpool-14 degrees,hammering,and people-I mean hammering it down. Waterlogged roads,even the ducks are moaning! It is a typical British bloody summer-enjoy it mate.

karonious

Can't wait!

Biddy

Just make sure you get Fridays off though.
Makes it all so much more pleasant. Right - better go and do something productive - like mow the lawns.





Where's my bottle opener?

gruffbrown

It must be Autumn here then

Batty

It is beautiful in Auckland too For the last few mornings the first thing I've heard (after the alarm ) is the sound of bird song. Makes it REAL easy to get out of bed Happy days!

kwprwn

they are noisy little f*****s round our house, and most loud on a saturday morning when Im wanting a lie in, and usually awake by 630am: typical

but yay summer is on its way after 9 months of what feels like an eternal winter for me, winter in uk to arrive in winter here

Biddy

One of the most fantastic sounds I have ever heard and now so typifies NZ for me is the wonderful calling of the Tui. I'll never tire of it. We're planting trees to attract them at our new house.




Now speaking of Tui............where's my bottle opener?

kwprwn

we have a few tuis by our house and they are so distinctive

the bottle opener is in the bar, save a beer for me

Andrew Cross

Weatherman said its 18c here in Christchurch, but was a little too windy for my liking. Its a great feeling though - knowing that summer is just around the corner....

poppets

bliss isn't it

waynepfry

We know. We're here. (Still a pom though). Hope the cherry trees are nice though - we've just got palm trees here!

Batty

Well, if you've got a husband who snores like mine you're wearing earplugs and don't hear the birds until you take them out

SarahB

Our rental we were in had 4 trees on a full section.... how boring. Now we have own our house and we have dozens of trees and bushes. We love it!! Yes we have more flies in the house but can live with that. Winter is cool here too as there are still trees with flowers on..... theres always colour everywhere and of course all the citrus fruit..... mmmmm

SarahB

My OH snores so bad hes in a different room to me!! He really is THAT BAD! When we were waiting for the container to arrive with the 2nd bed in I had to sleep in the same bed as him for 6 weeks!! I was tired all the time..... I was grumpy and bad tempered. I have friends who say how can I possibly sleep in a different bed...... well unless you live with a loud snorer youll never know how bad it is to be so sleep deprived.