It's a beautiful winter day in Christchurch. I woke up this morning to the first frost since I've been here. The grass was white and crunchy and the air was a brisk -2.8C (~27F). I went on a run, with 3 layers on top, pants, a beanie and gloves, ready to embrace the winter. It was lovely out, sun rising, high clouds glowing orange. The clear sky explained why the temperatures dropped significantly last night... radiational cooling!
While all you Northen Hemispherers are experiencing the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, we are having the shortest day of the year. It's a bit tricky to figure out if the shortest day of the year occurred here yesterday or if it is today. There seem to be conflicting reports on the internet. I'm going to say that last night was the longest night of the year here, which would seem to correspond appropriately to the longest day occuring today in the Northern Hemisphere. Either way, the days can only get longer now! Things are looking up!
hi li, great to hear from you. crunchy, icy grass sounds delicious (with a little 1000 island dressing).
ReplyDeleteyour travelogue is very interesting, just like we're traveling with you.
take care and love,
gregorio y mamasita
hi lianne,
ReplyDeletegreetings from detroit - which is about as exciting as MY travel gets. i am enjoying your blog. thanks so much for doing this!
love,
auntie l
"It's a bit tricky to figure out if the shortest day of the year occurred here yesterday or if it is today." It's like an off by one error in programming.
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