A beautiful day in Wellington! Now for the fog...!?

It has been a fantastic day in Wellington weather-wise with the bright yellow orb in the sky :-) present most of the day. It's been a welcome change, even though I was stuck inside most of the day :-)

Being Wellington, it couldn't be that simple. This evening I noticed that below the bright blue sky there was a layer of cloud [!] creeping in. A quick trip to a vantage point showed fog to the south of the city, creeping up over the south of the city, particularly just over the airport. I also heard what sounded like a ship's fog horn sounding several times.

Turns out that it was some warm, moist, air from the north colliding with some cooler air to the south, and, voila, fog.

Still a really nice day, and my camera is getting some practice in the sunshine :-)! Here are a few of the pictures.

How nice is this place?

It appears that the only way to get sunshine is to leave Wellington, which is exactly what I did yesterday. Most of the photos are on my other blog (http://www.flying.geek.nz/) because it was a"flying visit", but here is a nice scenic shot of part of the Wairau Valley, west of Blenheim.

Who wouldn't want to live here?

A Wellington summer

It is summer here in Wellington, but in recent weeks, the weather has been a real shocker. Yesterday was strong winds, rain and cold. Today was warmer, much less rain, and the wind was not an issue. Still there was very little sun to be seen.

The following pictures are the scenic views :-) from my home this evening... the visibility only looks to be getting worse. Before anyone reminds me of the freezing temperatures and snow in much of Europe, North America and other places... At least you are in winter!

A fine evening in Wellington

Another fine evening in Wellington... after all the wind we've had it's been great to have a couple of still, warm evenings :-)