Happy Spring!

It's the first day of September here, which also makes it the first day of Spring. Unlike the rest of the world, our seasons are exactly three months in duration, starting on the first of the month and finishing on the last day of the month, three months later. For me, having grown up in this system, it all makes sense. For others (who haven't), it makes no sense at all, having arbitrary seasons, but I prefer it to having to take a guess at when the season will start!

So for all the Aussies out there - Happy Spring!

I woke up before dawn this morning (and if truth be told, dawn is only just happening as I write this, around 6am), and it just felt like spring.

I suddenly have this big urge to go and drink cuppas on my deck and watch the world wake up; go for long morning walks with the dog (an almost impossible occurence, given the way he plays up on the lead), and have all the windows and doors flung open, the curtains drawn back, and the music turned on!

IT --- IS --- SPRING --- !!!

It's been a long and cold Winter for us this year, so Spring is extra special, as it means that it will start to warm up soon, and we can start putting the jumpers and extra blankets away. Normally I love Winter - it's the time to be cozy, but this year it just seemed to never end (not made any better by three bouts of the flu either!), so Spring is a very welcome friend just now! I'm not so looking forward to Summer, though, unless it's not our usual hot sort :-)

Time for a Spring Clean, me thinks!

:-)