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Last Updated: 11:31 PM GMT on September 05, 2006 — Last Comment: 2:04 AM GMT on March 21, 2007

	Spring has SPRUNG !!!!!

Posted by: astrophotographer, 11:31 PM GMT on September 05, 2006

The birds are having a really good morning chorus on the last few days looking as if Spring is here....Daylight saving commences on the forst Sunday in October and we are all looking forward to it...long evening nights and hopefully a few stars as well to photograph...and warm nights.....Temperatures at present are up about 5-10 degrees C from last year and it is dry....a long hot summer we hope for.

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	Winter Blast

Posted by: astrophotographer, 2:08 AM GMT on June 20, 2006

Having lived in the tropics of Australia and the the Northern climes of New Zealand since 1980-1999 the snow and the winter chills are a welcome relief. Humidity is the killer in that type of climate and even though the heat is a boon for a lot of people I feel the colder climes are more healthier.My wife who is Dutch just adores the snow and is quite happy to have a heap of firewood and the fire goes continuously for a couple of months during the cold spell, AND th...

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Updated: 2:09 AM GMT on June 20, 2006

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	Mondays Race

Posted by: astrophotographer, 5:23 AM GMT on February 02, 2006

Every Monday night during daylight saving, a 16 k circuit is raced by a bunch of mad cyclists, up to 57 riders, I race a tandem with a friend of mine, the stoker.This hill is a killer as it has two humps in it, note the grimace on the face, and one winds the bike up to ease the load on the uphill..We usually crack a time of 24-26 minutes for the 16k.

Monday Nights race

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Updated: 8:40 PM GMT on June 16, 2006

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	Sunset

Posted by: astrophotographer, 12:22 AM GMT on July 26, 2005

This picture of the cloud was just waiting to be snapped...it remained in this state for 5 minutes, thankfully enough time for me to get organized,camerawise,
shoot it.Caused by the wind coming down off the mountain range, a warm wind, they are to me one of the most beautiful cloud formations to be seen. I await for the next NW wind and the lenticular cloud stacks that can occur..

Sunset

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	Winter skies

Posted by: astrophotographer, 12:11 AM GMT on July 26, 2005

Winter to me is a rather exciting time to study the skies, they are filled with colour and are quite clear for night watching.Aurora is always a possibility and one always checks for the glow on the horizon before retiring at night

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