Winter
We are finally getting some wintry weather, at least in Scottish terms. Some days have been clear and crisp with highs around 11-13 deg C (50-55 deg F) and nighttime temperatures dipping to only a few degrees above freezing. Others have been blustery and wet with chilly winds. It's still often pleasant outside in the sun and the stars are gorgeous on dark nights like tonight. I don't know if it is coincidence or weather patterns but very often the heavy rain (we've had some, though it is still quite dry around and farmers in the East of the island have been suffering) has been overnight with only squally showers in the day.
Like many in the area our house is not centrally heated, has single paned windows and is not well insulated. However we have a powerful gas fire in the living room and someone else pays the power bills. New Zealand is becoming more energy conscious and there are efforts to improve the energy efficiency of homes.
The ski season officially began this weekend on the north island but they don't have much natural snow and were not yet snow making last I checked. It is much colder inland at altitude than where we are on the coast but ski seasons are somewhat unpredictable. We will be spending time on the south island in August and should be able to ski there.
We are finally getting some wintry weather, at least in Scottish terms. Some days have been clear and crisp with highs around 11-13 deg C (50-55 deg F) and nighttime temperatures dipping to only a few degrees above freezing. Others have been blustery and wet with chilly winds. It's still often pleasant outside in the sun and the stars are gorgeous on dark nights like tonight. I don't know if it is coincidence or weather patterns but very often the heavy rain (we've had some, though it is still quite dry around and farmers in the East of the island have been suffering) has been overnight with only squally showers in the day.
Like many in the area our house is not centrally heated, has single paned windows and is not well insulated. However we have a powerful gas fire in the living room and someone else pays the power bills. New Zealand is becoming more energy conscious and there are efforts to improve the energy efficiency of homes.
The ski season officially began this weekend on the north island but they don't have much natural snow and were not yet snow making last I checked. It is much colder inland at altitude than where we are on the coast but ski seasons are somewhat unpredictable. We will be spending time on the south island in August and should be able to ski there.
posted by Tim | 1:36 AM
1 Comments:
McCavity,
So good to see you writing again. I check in on a regular basis - the "sook" word struck me as my ex is from Newfoundland and a sook there means some one is a whiner or pouter. I call the kids "sooks" all the time.
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