What is going on, jackdawson? What is going on? This is really an excellent question for TFWBL. I couldn't have put it better myself, but of course I retired quite a few years ago. (Still waiting for that final 'on' though.)
John, here's another photo from the South Island, presumably somewhere near Queenstown.
matina and Katy, I'm just going to refrain from any comments, and leave it all to jackdawson.
And closing for the time being with a photo of Franz Josef Glacier from my daughter-in-law . . .









