3 Seasons in 1 week....

After the summery temperatures the day Andrea climbed Ben Lomond, the following weekend she headed out with the same friends to do a bit of walking near Arrowtown, where she was greeted with the spectacular Autumn colours it's famous for:

However, Autumn didn't last long, as only 2 days later, it was most definitely winter.

This photo was taken from our deck outside our lounge looking towards Cecil Peak on Monday morning:

By the evening a bit of snow had melted on the northern faces but the Remarkables still looked spectacular right on dusk from our kitchen window:

Autumn Colours and Waterfalls

We thought you all might be a bit tired of photos of our hunting exploits so instead we've got a few more tasteful photos.

This waterfall we encountered on one of our walks. We walked up the stream mostly, but obviously went around the waterfall. It's even slipperier than it looks, if that's possible!

Autumn has well and truly hit the Southern Lakes. The colours will develop a bit over the next few weeks (we're still 2-3 weeks off Arrowtown's Autumn Festival) but here are some photos of the first decent colour we've seen. Photos taken in Skippers Canyon, over the back of Coronet Peak.

In case you were wondering, this is in the upper reaches of the Shotover River.

The nights are definitely getting colder (to our delight) although the days are still pretty warm at the moment. We've had the first few light dustings of snow on the hills so we're counting down the few weeks until there's some more permanent white stuff around. Roll on Winter!