The Kindest Winter

We're one day shy of the winter solstice here in Brissy. The shortest day of the year. The depths of winter. It has gotten all the way down to 40 F at night.

Yes, by the standards of most of you reading this in North America that hardly qualifies as winter. Just to emphasize how easy winter can be here in the Big B I went for a walk on Sunday and took pics of any ol' thing I found blooming...







It's also WinterFest in Brisbane. The ice rink, on this warm mid-60s Sunday, was packed. Fortunately, the line at the "fresh doughnuts" shack was short!