Spring is almost here.

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I decided I'd go for a walk in one of our national parks. The idea only struck me at about 3:00 am this morning but my sleep patterns are a bit mixed up, so play with the cards I've been dealt. First catch a train in to the city, in to a supermarket and buy some snacks for while I'm out and about.

The bakery bag is a kind of bread thing with cheese and bacon baked in to the top of it. And here Iced Coffee is made from milk, it's just milk with coffee and sugar in it.

Some people still call Adelaide The City Of Churches, and I guess in some ways it still is.

Then it was back to the train station to catch a train to Belair. Public transport's pretty good and pretty cheap here, all up my travel for the day cost Au$3.50. Belair has a pretty train station and it's right at the entrance to the park.

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I didn't get to see any wildlife, except for some more waterbirds on the lake the same as I took pictures of last week. There were a lot of birds around making one hell of a noise but the undergrowth was too dense and I couldn't actually see any of them. I still had a great morning though, just walking around in the park and enjoying the weak winter sunshine. I think I probably ended up walking about 8 or 10 Km.

 

[DaisyRose]

Everything is better with bacon . I love your photos they are amazing. Where I live, it will be winter in a couple of months. I hope we get a wet winter because I want a white Christmas. Curse you global warming.

 

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It's been the opposite for us, we had a blast of cold air coming up from Antarctica that lasted for 3 years. It seems to have finally ended, or at least to be giving us a rest. I think that's part of the reason I've been so full of energy the past week.

I'm hoping this year we get a proper summer again.

 

[Misty Avich]

Do you live in a country where they have Christmas in the height of summer? I'm still trying to get my head around this, because all my life society has always associated Christmas with winter. Even most Christmas carols mention snow. Do you sing those carols? And do your Christmas cards have pictures of beaches and other bright summery scenes? It's hard to imagine lol.

 

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Christmas is in summer here yes, and yes it's usually pretty hot.

We did grow up with the traditional carols, and cards have snow and reindeer and stuff on them, which just didn't make sense to us as kids. I was 20 years old before I ever saw snow and I had to go interstate for that. Here even in midwinter it's very rare to have the temperature drop below 5C.

Think of another twist to it as well - summer holidays here when the kids get 4 or 5 weeks off of school is also Christmas and New Years here so it's an incredibly busy time.

 

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A few other people are posting pictures of the last flowers of the season. I'm on the other side of the planet so here's a picture of some of the first of the season.

 

[Misty Avich]

Christmas is in summer here yes, and yes it's usually pretty hot.

We did grow up with the traditional carols, and cards have snow and reindeer and stuff on them, which just didn't make sense to us as kids. I was 20 years old before I ever saw snow and I had to go interstate for that. Here even in midwinter it's very rare to have the temperature drop below 5C.

Think of another twist to it as well - summer holidays here when the kids get 4 or 5 weeks off of school is also Christmas and New Years here so it's an incredibly busy time.

How come Christmas is associated with winter so much then, if half the world celebrate Christmas in the summer?
I think in those countries Christmas should be celebrated in June, because I heard somewhere that this Jesus guy was actually born in June but we celebrate his birthday in December for some reason. If it is true then it would make sense for half the world to celebrate Christmas in June so that they can still experience it during winter and it would be factually correct with the birth time (if it is true that is).

 

[Jonn]

The bakery bag is a kind of bread thing with cheese and bacon baked in to the top of it. And here Iced Coffee is made from milk, it's just milk with coffee and sugar in it.

Carb heaven.

 

[Jonn]

It's been the opposite for us, we had a blast of cold air coming up from Antarctica that lasted for 3 years. It seems to have finally ended, or at least to be giving us a rest. I think that's part of the reason I've been so full of energy the past week.

I'm hoping this year we get a proper summer again.

I luved the cold/mild weather.
Not a fan of heat.
I am not looking forward to more years of drought.
Damn El Nino!

 

[Luca]

LOL I love the "Happy High Herbs" shop. The dispensaries around here are much more professional looking but I like the look of yours much better. Just don't let any children wander in there looking for snacks lol

 

[Jonn]

How come Christmas is associated with winter so much then

The "colonisers" came from a cold winter country.

 

[tazz]

I hope we get a wet winter because I want a white Christmas. Curse you global warming.

Don't worry, before too long the ocean currents will be all messed up and then they'll be an ice age.

 

[MNAus]

Christmas is in summer here yes, and yes it's usually pretty hot.

We did grow up with the traditional carols, and cards have snow and reindeer and stuff on them, which just didn't make sense to us as kids. I was 20 years old before I ever saw snow and I had to go interstate for that. Here even in midwinter it's very rare to have the temperature drop below 5C.

Think of another twist to it as well - summer holidays here when the kids get 4 or 5 weeks off of school is also Christmas and New Years here so it's an incredibly busy time.

I never buy christmas cards with imported backdrops. We have mango, peaches and a barbecue at Christmas along with a bunch of beer and ice cold chardonnay, so that's what our cards have on them. We have roo lights on our lawn, not reindeer.

That said, this one might be unpleasant. It was 26 degrees here in Sydney today. 26 in winter! As much as I could feel my bones relaxing in the energy, it aint right. Sad to pack the bush fire emergency bags again so early and reteach the kids (also ASD) on school procedures and what we need to do if the fires come. It's August and there are fires here already.

 

[Forest Cat]

I'm so envious. I want spring too. I'm bracing myself for 6 months of -15 degrees in darkness. It's like living in a deep freezer and I think I have done it too many times, it's getting old. I want heat and lots of it.

 

[MNAus]

How come Christmas is associated with winter so much then, if half the world celebrate Christmas in the summer?
I think in those countries Christmas should be celebrated in June, because I heard somewhere that this Jesus guy was actually born in June but we celebrate his birthday in December for some reason. If it is true then it would make sense for half the world to celebrate Christmas in June so that they can still experience it during winter and it would be factually correct with the birth time (if it is true that is).

THe Northern Hemisphere is massively more populated just because there's more land. It's also done better power-wise at the time these traditions were popularised and we had mass travel.

We actually do have Christmas in July, but I suspect it's just an excuse to get drunk and buy stuff.

 

[MNAus]

I'm so envious. I want spring too. I'm bracing myself for 6 months of -15 degrees in darkness. It's like living in a deep freezer and I think I have done it too many times, it's getting old.

Mate, you do winter really well. I know it's dark, but you've got that whole Scandinavian hygge thing that you do so well. Winter In Aus is MISERABLE because they have gaps under door, single glazing, no insulation, etc.

 

[Rogue Princess]

 

[Forest Cat]

Mate, you do winter really well. I know it's dark, but you've got that whole Scandinavian hygge thing that you do so well. Winter In Aus is MISERABLE because they have gaps under door, single glazing, no insulation, etc.

Yeah we have the hygge. I can whip up some hygge anywhere, anytime. But I would trade it in a heartbeat for +30 degrees and sun for the next 6 months.

 

[MNAus]

Yeah we have the hygge. I can whip up some hygge anywhere, anytime. But I would trade it in a heartbeat for +30 degrees and sun for the next 6 months.

Our turn now, we need the heat more than you. Really. Imagine coming in from an evening out. It's cold and bitter outside, raining. You fumble for the keys to the front door, desperate to get in and away from the cold. You swing the door open, and it's even colder inside than it is outside. Honestly, it's like living in a Dickensian novel sometimes, where the wind whistles in between cracks in the window frames.

 

[MNAus]

I have the misfortune of being the only person in my house that can smell, in the toilet, when we've had asparagus for dinner. I actually tested it on my poor family by getting them to walk in the bathroom and sniff. They couldn't smell it and looked at me like I'm crazy. It STINKS!!!!! But it is tasty....