Seasons Greetings from the Southern Hemisphere

From Barb and Ray in New Zealand - and here's cheers to 2009. May the financial uncertainty become clear and the pain be eased.
From a sunny perspective here is a thought as to what is happening elsewhere and also the run down of weather predictions for New Year's Day in New Zealand
Look for the official forecasts sections.
Now a collage of the NZ Christmas Tree, the Pohutukawa, in flower and flax bushes also in bloom. The Bethell's Beach background is from September but flowers were photographed at the Bethells Beach carpark 20 December 2008.