It’s now 2020, which should mean a fresh start, but sadly the fires don’t know that. Australia has 6 states and 2 territories (see map below) – all 6 states are burning. The 2 territories are safe at the moment, although the Northern Territory had fires in September 2019. Unfortunately, the territory I live in,…
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Spring!
It’s the first day of spring in Oz today and I am very happy. via GIPHY
End of Winter
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…
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 =…