And sure enough the snow arrived as forecast. We’re a month into Spring and the snow has finally decided to show up haha! Tapanui this morning. All photos taken out my windows or doorway. There was no snow first thing. West Otago. New Zealand.
Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2020)
Exploring Colour 
That looks heavy, wet, and sticky–good-packing, as we used to call it as kids: Perfect for snowballs, snow forts, and snowmen of all shapes and sizes. I hope your accumulation stays within reasonable amounts, We’re hearing that there are a lot of severely-endangered stock afield in the Gore area and the ranchers are hard-put to attend to their safety. We saw many new lambs when we were down there, and they must be most at risk. A bit chilly up here in Auckland, but not too bad, except for fierce winds. Gales with 120-kph gusts are forecast further north. .
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After a sunny spell it’s back to horizontal snow coming in. The bad weather’s not going to give up easily!
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Your snow looks lovely but must be very frustrating – hope you get another chance to hear Kay Mckenzie Cooke reading her poetry. Stay warm!
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We’ve had more snow overnight and it’s still been snowing this morning. Looking even more pretty now but I really think we’ve had enough snow at this point!
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Wouldn’t it be good if there was an ‘enough now’ button we could press for snow or rain!
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An ‘Enough Now’ button is a wonderful idea!
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Oh no!
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Yep! And as I write this it’s the next morning and we now have thicker snow and it’s still snowing!!
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I’m not looking forward to winter here. ❄️ ⛄️
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And we’re feeling it up North too Liz. Stay safe. And keep those wonderful photos coming!
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Thanks for the lovely encouragement! take care!
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Wow, stunning views! I love snow though here in India it’s still warm. 🙂
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We’ve been enjoying recent Spring warmth so it is a bit of a shock going back to cold and wintry!
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Dang. One day daffodils and the next snow. Hang in! The earth is turning.
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I always find that amount of snow to be pretty, as long as it does not make travel dangerous. We tend to call snow like this “conversational snow.” 🙂
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How intriguing! I’ve never heard that term!
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It means that there is just enough that everyone is talking about it, without it actually disrupting any activities, like schools and commuting.
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Ours *may* become a little more than conversational. I’ve seen a bookshop event cancelled in Dunedin due to the snow, and we were going to go to Gore tonight to hear Kay McKenzie Cooke do a poetry reading at Gore Library but now a decision will be made at 3pm about whether it’ll go ahead. Still snowing outside so chances are it won’t happen (darn!)
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And I thought it was cold here, Liz! It looks very brisk there. Stay warm.
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Thanks Tracy .. so far so good!
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The event in Gore still hasn’t been cancelled. No snow where I am in Dunedin (sea level) but bated breath territory. Decision made about 3.00 pm whether it’s a go-er for Gore.
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Still snowing here but seems to be slowing, had about an inch. The street outside is clear so snow must be melting as soon as it hits the road I guess. Hard to say what the weather’s gonna do!
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