All News Is Local

As we heard the news that Tiger Woods won the US Open last week, we understood a very local connection: Steve Williams, Tiger's Caddy and friend since 1999 is indeed a Kiwi.  Take that Prince Caspian!

http://www.kiwicaddy.com/news.asp?id=10&pcatid=2&pid=17&task=display

On another note, very sad to see our home state and the Midwest US in the internationl news due to the flooding.  

Winter Has Arrived

June 29. The Ferries between the North & South Islands were canceled today as with most light plane traffic at Wellington's airport. "Light" planes because the wind was so fierce it would blow them around too much (makes you feel for those larger planes that must have had an unnerving landing).

So not long after the shortest day of the year (Winter Solstice on June 21st - that takes some getting used to), the rumored Wellington wind has finally arrived. Hope you're all enjoying summer up there in the Northern world. It's official payback time for all those sunny blog entries in January...

Window Whaling

This front page story reminded us that life in Wellington can be just a little different than watching squirrels run about our tree in the front yard in Minnesota:





http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4565118a6000.html

- And no, unfortunately, neither of us where near the waterfront that day. Yet we did see some seals the next day... the ones the orcas didn't eat.