Another spectacular day in Dunedin ...

We have been so lucky with our weather this summer. OK, so for the most part the temperature isn't quite as warm as it is up north, which is only to be expected when you're this much further (or should that be farther ?) from the equator and an equal distance closer to the South Pole.

The MOTH had just finished serving up dinner tonight (roast chicken, salad and crispy fried potatoes ... yummy) when S asks "Can we go and eat outside under the tree on the grass ?"

Umm ... you know how it is when your initial reaction is to just say "No" because "we don't normally do things like that and it's a school night and you have to be in bed early" ?!?!?

Well ... we didn't say no. And the rugrats ate their dinner in ten minutes flat, were in an excellent mood for the remainder of the evening and went to bed with a minimum of fuss and argument.

So I think we might embrace this method of dining wholeheartedly ... at least until the novelty wears off, or the cold weather hits, whichever happens first :) There's less mess to clean up at any rate ...

And in keeping with the whole al fresco dining idea, the pic below shows S and her best friend eating lunch under the aforementioned tree last weekend (is it just me, or does anyone else think they look like they should be closely related ?)