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Winter is not usually severe in Dunedin, but every so often we have a snow fall. We had a double dose this year when our painting weekend in Flock Hill was presented on the Sunday with a mantle of the white stuff, and a week or so later we had a second shot back home in Dunedin.
Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island![Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island](/images/200/medium/DSCF8400.JPG) An art weekend on the the island featured an incident when Rachel broke a leg and had to be shipped out. | Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island![Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island](/images/201/medium/DSCF8287.JPG) First incident when Don had to fish out a sleeping bag from the harbour |
Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island![Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island](/images/202/medium/DSCF8321.JPG) Artists orientate themselves on the island before settling down to producing their art | Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island![Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island](/images/203/medium/DSCF8359.JPG) A good old fashioned sing song on Saturday night |
Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island![Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island Artists Island Retreat St Martins Island](/images/204/medium/DSCF8443.JPG) Artists show and tell lunchtime on Sunday | Flock Hill snow![Flock Hill snow Flock Hill snow](/images/116/medium/DSCF5985.JPG) An exhilerating weekend with a bevy of Christchurch artists at Flock Hill was capped on the Sunday when we awoke to this stunning landscape. |
View from my home studio![View from my home studio View from my home studio](/images/115/medium/DSCF6015.JPG) Check out the great views from around the house when we woke up to a beautiful snow covered landscape at home in Dunedin the other day. | This was a day to stay home.![This was a day to stay home. This was a day to stay home.](/images/117/medium/DSCF5999.JPG) Traffic came to a standstill and the choice was enjoy the snow outside, or light the fire and enjoy a day of painting. I chose a bit of both. |
Snow Man![Snow Man Snow Man](/images/118/medium/DSCF6011.JPG) While I was creating inside, my neighbours were creating outside. |