"Having a wonderful time, wish you were here!" - Esmerelda ready for some summer fun at the beach in a rather patriotic swimsuit.

Based on and inspired by the cover to a recent "holiday events" programme for the Kapiti Coast. The photo background is one of Lake Taupo (hey, lakes have beaches too!) that I took on the way up to FurcoNZ 2010. Yes, that's snow on the mountain in the background, and yes this was taken in summer!