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Originally Posted by glend
Three more weeks till Spring and I can not wait. I have had a gut full of the rain and cold. This winter has been very wet here on the coast. But encouraging signs of Spring are all around now: the Spring flowering trees are starting to bud out, old bulbs are starting to sprout in the garden bed, the dawn's are coming earlier, and the birds are starting to get frisky again.
Spring is the tonic we all need in the current situation.  |
Warmest winter I have ever experienced in Canberra, so that is NOT a good thing IMHO. Seen VERY few frosts, and barely have the temps dropped sub-zero.
Last year showed warning signs with relatively few frosts and I don't recall it going under -5°. 2018 on the other hand was COLD, with frosts all winter, and getting down to -8°, plus snow.
Warmer temps also open up Pandora's box in terms of COVID...let's look at the USA, Brazil and so on ho have experienced quite warm spring/summer. Alarming. Global temp increases have "woken up" things we aren't prepared for.
Don't rejoice spring just yet. We are already in viral goldilocks temp ranges, let's not give it Pina Coladas when it hits the optimum.
Downer? Yep, its called the new reality.