And then the snow came down

The Polar Blast brought cold temperatures and snow fall in the early evening, after travelling up from the South Island.  It started off calmly enough, with a flurry of soft wet snowflakes gently falling.  This is a sight we seldom see in our part of New Zealand, so out came the cameras to capture this event. 

The first snow flakes arrive

An hour or so later we were sitting nice and cosy in the sitting room, eating our evening meal on our laps while watching the news on TV.  Crackle, crackle, went the TV and the picture started breaking up.  “It must be rain fade”,  I commented.  But no, it was actually snow fade.  The  satellite dish had filled up with snow, so it was Robin to the rescue to clean it out.  Luckily the dish was within easy reach and he performed this duty several times during the evening. 

Clearing the snow off the satellite dish

By this time, the back deck was covered in snow.

The back deck

Snow covered pot plants

Wonder what the front of the house looks like?  Our caravan, Romany Rambler, had it’s first ever coating of snow.  Lucky we aren’t camping in the middle of nowhere tonight.

Looks like Yeti footprints to me!

It’s like living in another world, everything seems so soft and calm.  Brrr, let’s get back inside and make sure our electric blankets are turned on and warming up the bed for tonight.

A winter’s scene