Snow in Auckland is as rare as hens' teeth, but at Harriet's nursery they celebrated the Shortest Day by buying a load of snow and dumping it in the carpark for the children to play in. Here she is enjoying a snowy frolic with her buddies:
The nursery had announced it in advance, which is why everyone else's child had come prepared with hats, gloves and boots. That detail had slipped my mind, which is why you can see my underdressed child is the only one wearing trainers. However, it's 15° today, for all that it's technically "Midwinter", so I don't think she suffered too much!
