Those of you who are Minnesotans (and/or public radio nerds) will get the reference, "slightly better than average", as part of the tag line from The Prairie Home Companion. Actually, those who listen to NZ National Radio on weekend mornings may also. In any case, we are back, and having enjoyed blogging the last six months in NZ so much, decided to keep it rolling. Conceptually, I'm not quite certain where this blog is headed. It may simply serve as a kind of personal scrapbook, but could also become a forum for discussion/keeping up, as there will be a link to this site on Kristen's facebook page. So, add K as a friend if you want to stop by now and then.
I won't go into the gory details, but the flights back from Welly were quite an ordeal, and only now are we getting over the jet lag (just in time for work orientation tomorrow AM). We awoke this AM to an inch of snow that quickly melted away, so we decided to take a walk North along the river, as was our custom last year Spring through Fall. Here's the panorama from about a mile upstream of downtown's edge:
Along our way, we lingered at "gopher hill" to snap a few shots of the solitary "first gopher of spring".
Here's a closer look at him (or her). In about a month, this hill will be home to several breeding pairs and their roly-poly little pups.
Along the river's edge, we encountered this lone pair of Canadian Geese. Like the gophers, their breeding season is imminent and, if it's anything like last year, we can expect hundreds of little goslings along this kilometer stretch over the summer. These same adults, now quite blase at our approach, will hiss loudly and even attack if one comes too near their young at that time.
Finally, here's a video tour of our loft for those who haven't visited (yet). 
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