Saturday, September 6, 2008
Springtime
1 September marked the first day of spring in Australia. The seasons don't change here on the solstices and equinoxes, not sure why! But it means we survived the winter here (not hard to do) and although there is always something in bloom here (the wattles, Australia's national flower, are trees that bloom in winter http://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/aust.emblem.html), spring does come with some nice blossoms, my favourite among them is the wisteria, and I am lucky enough to have a wisteria pole right outside my front door:
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ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! About time some nation or territory recognized the fact that the solstices or equinoxes are the LEAST logical dates for a season to change! If you think about it, the solstices should mark the midpoint of winter and summer, and the equinoxes the midpoint of autumn and spring, NOT the beginning of the respective seasons (although then you get into the fact that the climatic conditions will lag somewhat behind the absolutes of celestial based dates) I think in North America, Spring should start March 1, Summer June 1, Autumn Sept 1, and Winter December 1, as these dates much more closely match what really happens climatically. Whoever in their right mind came up with the notion that the celestial dates should mark the beginning of seasons anyway?
I totally agree with you!
Wisteria!
{swooning}
Sounds like you are having a great time. It is very much fall here, snow is expected by the weekend.
The fall colours are beautiful. See you in January.
Elizabeth and her Mom (Cheryl)
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