Bring It On

I know sun worshippers will strongly disagree with me, but I gotta tell you, I love this time of year and what is going to follow over the ensuing months! By the end of daylight saving I am ready to welcome all that Mother Nature has to offer.

Not only is the Autumn visibility far more defined due to the generally cooler climate not affected by any heat haze, but I can rest snugly at night without mosquito’s savaging body parts exposed due to extreme heat. There are a lot worse things to experience than getting frightfully cold and then being able to warm up in several different ways.

From a female perspective, wardrobe options are greater, loads of accessories and of course the much loved long/short/laced/zipped/leather/vinyl/ and indescribably synthetic boots.

Of course if you are bloke it’s not too shabby for you either, there is the Rugby, League, Football, Roar, Duck Shooting, chainsaws for the firewood, poking the fire, and all accessories that go with those pastimes, playtimes and downright good fun.

April also means there is a lot of work to be done. It is very busy here; the kiwifruit season is in full swing. Global crisis aside, the industry that is one of the biggest in our area is not showing any signs of slowing down. Two of our biggest packhouses have expanded and our official unemployment total is down to nine (statistic from Work and Income) this week. Not bad news at all.

So button up, save your skin, and enjoy our cooler time of year, where sometimes-even wool is still too warm. We rarely reach below temperatures; frosts are fairly light due to the sea breeze and you are safe in the knowledge that the Autumn/Winter season is not a patch on what they experience in the Northern Hemisphere or in the Southern parts of New Zealand.

Bring it on!