I won't be sorry to farewell Spring; the strong El Nino has given us a chocolate box of weather - wet, windy, frosts, hot sunshine and low cloud. I think there's been more disruption to ferry and flights lately than in the past 4½ years that I've been living here. I have a min/max thermometer on my ranchslider and, whilst it's not protected from the sun shining through the deck roof, it gives an indication of the changeable weather we've had in the last week.
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| Low cloud and wet trampers |
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| Late afternoon - wet and windy |
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| The weather today - beautiful clouds, sunshine and warm temperatures |
My vege seedlings can't work out if it's winter or summer; I heard on TV that tomato plants will 'sulk' if the night temperature drops below 10°C but I could be waiting all year to wait till then!
Still, with sunsets like last night it doesn't take long to forget the wind and rain and realise how lucky I am to live here.
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| The aliens are coming |
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| I love this striking rimu near my drive |
