Spring is Here!

Spring is here!!!- well…sort of. 

Some early blooms, and there are many Calla Lilies on our hillside and they are rather large.

Spring in Wellington is more of a mixed season. 

We get lots of wind and rain. With beautiful sunny days interspersed…and sometimes all in the same day. We have also had several days of serious wind. If you were not aware, Wellington is the windiest metropolitan region on the planet. With average winds at 15 knots. 

October is usually the windiest month with winds averaging 20-30 knots.

With gusts regularly reaching a crazy 72 knots (85 mph)What’s truly amazing is that our power stays on. Unlike the Seattle area where we were accustomed to power outages regularly. 

New doors and paint! We finally have the new side door installed and painted along with our front door. We have wanted to have a purple front door for a long time and now we have one! 

Now that the workers are done and gone, Eric has painted our back hallway. We are looking forward to getting more stuff hung on the walls. Maybe by the next blog post. 

Eric is now taking a break from the house painting as he is enjoying working on a project at Scale Studios for about the next 3 weeks. 

Meanwhile all is well here…we continue to enjoy New Zealand life and gatherings with our friends.