In the Antipodes, a new season starts on the 1st of the relevant month,
not the 21st as in the northern hemisphere.
Therefore, in four days' time we shall be starting our 3rd month of spring.
With luck, month 3 will be an improvement on September and October!
We have had weeks and weeks of winds - cold, strong, nasty winds. And very little rain.
You expect some windy days in spring, and also some gentle, life-giving rain. Hmmph!
There are a few small brave signs of the season, thankfully. Most of the earlier blossoms
and flowers were destroyed by the wind. Tattered freesias and ripped daffodils are not very attractive!
and flowers were destroyed by the wind. Tattered freesias and ripped daffodils are not very attractive!
And to qualify for Carmi's Thematic Photographic 353, "Size Small",
here's a monarch from last summer.