Porters Pass

I went to Porters Pass to look at the wildlife. There has been snow in the last couple of days, but it has melted quickly. The summer sun is hot when it shines.

The hillside above the pass

A Southern Tussock Grasshopper (I think)

Roadside plants

Coral Broom, Carmichaelia crassicaulis

Small Hover fly, Melanostoma fasciatum

Snowberry, Gaultheria sp.

White moss and lichen

Dracophyllum longifolium is the main plant in this area

Summer Snow

The first two days of summer have been cold, with two falls of snow on the mountains.

Mount Torlesse, the Rubicon Peak

Back Peak and Otarama

Castle Hill Peak and The Gap

More Snow!

Castle Hill Peak and The Gap

Evening Moonset

Crescent Moon Setting at 9.42 pm, November 24th 2014

Mayfly

Yesterday a mayfly came into the house and settled on a curtain.

This morning it shed its skin.

Now its wings are transparent.

Lake Lyndon

Lake Lyndon looking to the head of the lake

 All these shots were taken from The Great Alpine Highway, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Lake Lyndon, the west arm

Porters Skifield from Porters Pass

The old roadman's hut on the way up to Porters Pass

Second Snow of Autumn

Castle Hill Peak

Mount Torlesse

Back Peak and Otarama