Autumn at the Grove

It's been a while since we last blogged, and a bit has been going on around here!  Greg had surgery on his shoulder on the Wednesday before Easter so things have been a bit quiet in terms of things worth photographing.  We went for a walk this evening (the second short walk Greg's been able to manage since the surgery) down to Kelvin Grove (our wakeboarding beach) and the golf course, and Autumn has definitely arrived.

(Photos taken on a camera phone so not quite as great as they usually are)

Autumn evenings are typically clear and still, and tonight was no different:

They say that when the Rowan trees are well laden with berries, that it will be a long winter.  As far as we can tell though, there's hardly any difference year to year... but the red, orange and yellow leaves look pretty with the red berries!

The quintessential South Island Autumn shot of poplar trees..

And up close:

Cecil Peak looks different every time you look at it.  On Autumn nights it's crisp and clear like the nights are!

And sunset - not blood red or orange like some of them but gorgeous all the same.  Taken from the golf course.