On 20th November I posted these photos of the gardens in Laurie Hall Park that had just been planted out. On Friday we were there again and I was struck by the vibrant colours of the gardens.
Today on the 5 p.m. news on the radio we heard that the Australian smoke had arrived in Auckland and it was dark early. At that stage it was good here but now, just before 6 p.m. it is getting dark and everything is in sepia.
The photo in the centre is to the north and the other two to the south where the smoke is coming from. We need the lights on which is most unusual for summer at 6 p.m. Sorry the middle photo is out of focus but it shows the difference.
Doug just took this photo.
The flowers are brilliant but the smoke from those fires, oh my gosh, it just shows what an inferno Australia is right now.
ReplyDeleteA real catastrophe. When will it end
Yes, when you think that Australia is over 2,000 kms away. I don't know when it will end. It is still only the start of the fire season over there.
DeleteAll we can do it stand by and watch. A total disaster.
ReplyDeleteWe have been sending firefighters over there for some time and are now sending Air Force helicopters to help.
DeleteWe have the same eerie skies in Hamilton here too.
ReplyDeleteIt is weird isn't it - dark so early.
DeleteLooking at the satellite photos, the dust is heading straight for New Zealand.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me even more fearful for our beautiful planet.
ReplyDeleteRosemary, it is all quite scary.
DeleteThat is quite a contrast between the brilliance of the flowers and the gloom brought about by the smoke. As Rosemary points out we have reason to be fearful for this planet. Ah, but not to worry, that great forward thinker, christian apocalypse-pushing, coal-digging, climate-change denying, wack job Scott Morrison, in Australia has everything under control. How do we keep electing people like him?
ReplyDeleteI think many people would like to swap with our Prime Minister but we want her here.
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