Spring - bring it on!I love Spring - that and Autumn are my favourite seasons here in Tassie. Probably Spring more though, because of the promise of "what's to come" that it brings!
For the last two days we've had 17 degrees - and though it may not seem like much to you guys in the West, Queensland, and other warmer climates, for the end of Winter - it's perfect! It's the kind of weather where you can go for a walk in a tee shirt (if you are brave enough) and not get frostbite, or get too hot and uncomfortable. I like Summer - but days of 25 -27 are my limit. 30+ is OK on the odd occasion, or if we go swimming, but not day after day.
I think mentioning the "S" words (Spring and Summer) is a bit ambitious though, as we who live here know only too well that it can all change in a day (or a minute some days!). I know from previous tomato growing experience that the frost season is often around until mid-October or later, and two years ago we had hail on Christmas day! Let's hope this year, when Spring begins, it stays, and leads us into a nice long Summer (not too hot though!)
Tassie still has the 4 distinct seasons - although less so than in the past, and I love that. I hope our climate stays the same here and doesn't even out, and blur into two seasons as other places seem to have. There's nothing like those first Spring buds and blooms, or the sight of the Autumn leaves, or even a crisp white frost on a sunny day. Let's hope we never lose that!
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I'm with you - love temperatures in the mid 20s but nothing much more than that. I think our temps here are warmer than on the mainland anyway - like if it is 17 here it feels the same as about 20 in Sydney or Melbourne (from what I have experienced anyway). Its a different kind of heat down here.
I should have known - it feels like it has rained, hailed and blown a gale since this day!!!
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