For those of us Down Under the end of winter is here (well, it will be in two days). My favourite season is about to begin. I struggle to sit at my desk in spring – I want to be out in the warming weather, longer days, flowering plants, singing birds…you get the idea. I’ve…
Weather
It will only get brighter from here
Today was the winter solstice, at 8:07 pm Eastern Australia time to be exact. Today sunrise was at 7:12 am and sunset at 4:58 pm. Today was the shortest day of the year. Tomorrow the days start getting longer. Tomorrow we’ll have a smidge more daylight. Tomorrow will be colder.. That’s the problem with the…
Brisbane Weather for RWA Conference
August in Brisbane. More to the point, Ekka week in Brisbane. To all Brisbanites that week usually signifies the turning point of the winter months. It is supposed to start warming up then. To give you a bit of an idea what to expect following are some averages for August. max = 21.7’C min =…
Shortest day of the year!
Winter Solstice!! It means we are finally at the shortest day of the year – from tomorrow, our days will start getting longer. Yay! Today sunrise and sunset in Canberra will be: 7:12 AM Wednesday, June 21, 2017 (AEST) 4:58 PM Wednesday, June 21, 2017 (AEST) Even though we’ve only hit winter solstice today, Australia…
Dust Storm
I was rummaging through some old photos the other day and stumbled across these. The photos were taken from the same spot on my deck within about an hour of each other. I took them on September, 24th, 2009. A combination of a strong cold front that had moved north, strong gusty winds and a…