When visitors from overseas think about the terror of the Aussie bush, they think of snakes, crocodiles and spiders. You don’t usually think of wombats. But wombats can be cranky beasts when they want to be (I know, I cared for one when I worked at a wildlife park). Cranky doesn’t usually equate to vicious…
Australia
Sun worship
Yesterday was a day of celebration for a sun worshipper like me – the winter solstice. The shortest day of the year with 9 hours and 46 minutes of daylight (the sun rose at 7.12am and set at 4.58pm). That means from today onwards our days will start to get longer. I love the moon,…
Get off the grass
A local Aussie bloke made headlines here recently when he told our Prime Minister to get off his grass…because he’d just re-seeded his lawn. The Prime Minister immediately moved (as did the media). Scott Morrison had been standing on the footpath making a media announcement about a Home Builder stimulus package. The location carefully chosen…
Letter to BOM
Dear BOM You’ve made me sad. You took away my favourite plaything for months, gave it back to me for a brief moment on Friday, only to snatch it away again. I feel like a toddler who’s done some thing wrong, only I don’t know what it is. You see, I love all things weather.…
An Extra Layer!
Today is officially the first day of winter in Australia. Okay, so you know how I feel about that! The best thing about the start of winter is that spring follows (1 September is 92 days away, not that I’m counting 😉 ). I struggle with winter. I love the sun, and that’s a bit…