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The Sky

September 10, 2014September 10, 2014 BritMumInNZ 2 Comments Californian Adventures 2013-2014, Photo Gallery

In a few weeks time we will say farewell to a year of Californian blue sky. It’s as though you could walk into a paint shop and pluck that exact colour off the shelf. It’s been practically unchanging all year – apart from at sunrise, sunset and night-time. Having grown up in England, followed by […]

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The Gallery | Sky

August 22, 2012August 22, 2012 BritMumInNZ 23 Comments photography, Sarah

Wellington is the home of ‘Big Weather’. The sky scape changes rapidly. It is often four seasons in one day. The clouds can race so fast that they make you feel dizzy (especially if you happen to stand under a city high-rise and look up!). From high vantage points over the hilly harbour city… and […]

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Wild beauty & time well spent

June 19, 2010 BritMumInNZ 7 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Sophie

Rock pooling, rock climbing and tossing the largest rocks we could carry into the sea was a great way to spend an hour of our time this afternoon. Wellington’s south coast is wild, rugged and forever changing with the tide, weather and shadows of light from sunrise to sunset. I don’t think we’ll ever tire […]

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SkyWatch Friday: Last of the sun before the rains

May 27, 2010May 27, 2010 BritMumInNZ 7 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Sophie

This was the sky on Sunday, as we ran in the last hours of the setting sun. It’s now Thursday and we’ve been corked in with an oppressive grey sky, incessant rain and now the wind has started to throw its weight around. Few parts of the country have escaped and there is flooding in […]

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