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One benefit of lots of rain and then sun......stunning rainbows
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Expansive skies with some rare blue sky
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Loved the way the flow of the clouds echoed the flow of the hills
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Thyme is blossoming throughout the region which has a beautiful smell as you walk through it
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At least rain drops do make for some nice abstract images
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This is to remind me to take a rain jacket when I next think that the rain has stopped.....it did, but not for long ;-)
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Bursting with new life
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More of the hills that surround our place with the clouds starting to lift, albeit briefly
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I have a suspicion that if the door was open he would actually have come inside, well, it called Quail Haven
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I can't remember the full story but these are called the lonely graves. Just two of them in the middle of nowhere so aptly named
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Another part of the local landscape we enjoyed on one of the few clear days this month
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Errm, should I run......nah, I'll just stare at you instead
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That was a very nice spot for a bit of lunch
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A few of the local community enjoying a Sunday afternoon jam session. Seems there are some very talented people in the area as it was an awesome afternoon's entertainment
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With so many rail trails around the area it was inevitable we'd invest in bikes.......my legs informed me it's been a while!
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Looking out from the gondola in Queenstown
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I love the schist rock formations throughout the area
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Heading back home......weather looking ominous again!
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Yep, it's almost summer and that really is snow we can see from the deck of our house!
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It didn't last for long but does give us a clue on what we'll get next winter :-)
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Following day and most of the snow has disappeared
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More stormy clouds and pockets of light strike the surrounding hills
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Seemingly never ending changing light kept the camera busy
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Going through the Lindis is more often than not spectacular. On this trip it was even more beautiful with recent snow fall
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Lindis....pure New Zealand landscape
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Yep, more rain!
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Abstract image of wharf at Caroline Bay, Timaru
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Maybe wrong, but I think this one was hungry ;-)
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The rust and creaking boards on this old walkway was not an encouraging sign....still went along it though
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And the last image for this month.......looking forward to sun in December