While the lives of our friends in UK and Europe are at a standstill and in the grip of a mini ice-age, on the other side of the world down here in New Zealand we are celebrating the Summer Solstice. The Carter Observatory, the National Observatory of New Zealand reports, “The Summer Solstice is at 13:22 (1:22pm) on December 22. This is when the sun is at its most southerly point in the sky and therefore reaches its maximum altitude for the year at the middle of the day”.
The sun is hiding this morning under all the grey clouds but the temperatures are still very warm and humid. The pohutakawa trees are coming into full flower, and this usually heralds a long hot summer.
.We will be taking part in a family “Summer Solstice Barbeque” tomorrow night, at our daughter’s home on the farm in Kiwitea. Yes, she admits it will be one day late, but who is counting? Happy Summer Solstice, everyone.
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