Do those of you in other countries also have these scooters in various places around your town/city? We saw these on most corners when we were in Auckland.

Here, they are pretty dangerous at times. Not many people wear helmets, like they are recommended and i regularly read news articles about people have been seriously hurt and killed. I’m not sure how they are used but I think you use a credit card to pay for the usage.

Winter seems to have finally hit this week. This is my outside deck with a layer of ice covering it and the backyard. Places around the country like Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington have had snow dumps and flurries. Where I am in Greymouth, we have had -8 temperatures at night but the only places we get snow here are on some of the mountains. Our fireplace has been getting used ALOT but now that it’s August we are hoping that Spring shows itself come September.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Tom’s Signs.