After one of the warmest April’s on record in New Zealand, May has started with a taste of the winter season yet to unfold. Blustery winds and horizontal rain battered Wellington. But, the sun kept shining through the dramatic, fast moving, cloudscape to reveal rainbows of light on the hilly topography that surrounds Wellington.
After collecting Charlotte from school today I took my three daughters for a blast of sea air on Wellington’s dramatic south coast. We parked up along the surfer end of Lyall Bay, adjacent to the airport. There were lots of brave surfers in the freezing conditions, catching the tumultuous, crashing waves.
We screamed with excitement and exhilaration as the sea crashed on the boulder rocks and sprayed us.
The sea wall, at the end of the runway, was battered in a surge of high swells – possibly caused by this month’s close passing of the moon to Earth – watch out for the ‘supermoon‘ at the weekend!
It looked spectacular coming up behind the hills over the airport this evening. Hoping for clear night skies over the weekend for the super full moon!
But spectacular as it was, the girls weren’t dressed in thermals and it wasn’t long before they were driven back to the warmth of the car.
Leaving me to shout with glee at the awesomeness of the sky, waves and elements. It was a moment when the elements filled me with life and vitality, where at times they can erode my very core.
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And we’ve had the rainiest April on record! You’ve captured the rainbow beautifully.
Whow…what super photos and you have captured the moods of the weather beautifully….it is dry here at the moment but sure we’ll get some rain later!!…we’ve had more than April showers here in England…wrap up warm there Big hugs.
What an amazing rainbow you captured!
It has been cold!!! hasnt it i dread to think how cold this winters gonna be
LOVE your skyline photo Sarah – I always like your photos though 🙂
wow!! what a lot of brave people in the sea in your last photo – sooner than me!!
thanks for the heads up about that super moon – well be looking out for it now 🙂
Hello, just found you through Jen! Great to see you doing the photo challenge too! Gorgeous photos! Captures the essence of Wellington really well! Rachael xo
Thanks Jen – there were even more in the sea today! Not as cold on land – but that water doesn’t bear thinking about! Still, I’m grateful to them as it was so exciting to watch!
Thanks Claudie – a little post photo editing helped it on it’s way 😉
Hi! I heard that 🙁 Really hope the sunshine comes (and stays for a while) soon! You’re probably tired of hearing everyone say, ‘But it’s good for the garden… hee, hee) xx