Autumn in Australia and the second time we’ve experienced the autumn season since moving here

I really have no idea where the time has gone. I can’t believe that we’ve got back around to autumn so soon.

Last year I made the revelation that here in Australia, the leaves fall off the tree’s during autumn. This year I’m going to make another awe inspiring one.

Ready?

Ok…..it rains!

I know I know, maybe not the greatest revelation at all and I have written about rain a number of times since moving down under but we seem to be getting quite a bit of the wet stuff of late.

I do like the rain though. Strange though it may sound after spending quite a bit of time in what is officially the sunniest capital city in the world. A little bit of the wet stuff is a welcome relief!

I’m not the only one who like’s the rain either. The new plants in the garden are enjoying the stuff to. I’d almost go as far as to say that they are flourishing but I won’t get to excited just yet as I’m sure there will still be amble opportunities for them to die

We are sill seeing plenty of sunshine though. I might have mentioned already that when it rains here in Western Australia it throws the stuff down solid for about thirty minutes and then the blazing sunshine comes back out.

That’s pretty much the forecast today, scattered showers and plenty of sunshine!

It’s still nice and warm though. Today we should be looking at temperatures in the mid 20′s The weekend is forecast to be sunny with temperatures in the 28 to 30 degree Celsius range.

Not bad for Autumn I guess, not bad at all

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In Australia do the leaves fall off the tree’s in Autumn? A question I’d often pondered, sweeping up the leaves in our back garden during a chilly autumnal afternoon back in Blighty.

Well, Autumn is finally here, and I’m happy to confirm that the leaves are indeed, starting to go brown and fall off the trees.

Although its officially Autumn, its still warmer then the average British summer (still averaging high 20′s, early thirties every day) and this got me thinking; how the hell do the tree’s know its Autumn?

Do they think (if tree’s could think)..brrrrrrrr, 25 degree’s, getting a little chilly..time to drop some leaves?

More interestingly, if you picked up an English Oak tree from some country park in Yorkshire and plonked it down in the middle of Perth, would it get confused? Would it think it was Spring and start to grow it’s leaves whilst the rest of the tree’s dropped theirs?

Sure, all theoretical (and slightly crazy questions) but hey, it makes you wonder.

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Tasmania is Australia’s island state, separated from the mainland by the 240 kilometre expanse of Bass Strait.

A land of wild and beautiful landscapes, Tasmania boasts a comfortable temperate climate, quality wine and food, rich history and a leisurely, relaxed lifestyle.

Tasmania is home to one of the world’s 10 best beaches (Wineglass Bay), the world’s best small town (Strahan) and is rated third in the world for wise management of the natural environment.

More than any other state in Australia, Tasmania enjoys four distinct seasons, each with its their own special characteristics.

Both local Tasmanians and visitors enjoy the state’s temperate maritime climate. Summer is a festive season when the Launceston Festivale and the Hobart Summer Festival are held.

Autumn is a mellow season with calm, sunny days when the native deciduous beech trees and European trees blaze with a riot of red, orange and gold colours. Winter days are crisp and clear with a dusting of snow on mountain peaks. Spring is cool and refreshing, with gardens bursting back to life as Tasmania celebrates the Blooming Tasmania festival.

Tasmania’s capital Hobart is an intriguing blend of the old and the new, a city defined by the river and sea. Hobart’s maritime focus can be appreciated with a harbour cruise or drive to the top of Mt Nelson or Mt Wellington – suburbs line the Derwent River, city buildings are clustered around the historic docks and the Derwent estuary broadens into Storm Bay.

Only twenty-five kilometres from Hobart is the historic town of Richmond, home to the old Richmond Gaol and part of Tasmania’s early convict origins. The nearby vineyards and wineries of the Coal River Valley are home to many of Tasmania’s superb cool-climate wines. Hobart is an ideal base from which to explore southern and eastern Tasmania.

Hobart has more summer daylight hours than any other Australian capital city. Tasmania is the southernmost of the eight Australian states and territories, and enjoys over 15 hours of daylight on the summer solstice (22 December).

This is 2.5 more hours of daylight than Darwin (Northern Territory) receives and 1 hour more than Sydney (New South Wales) receives on the same day. Experts at the Launceston Planetarium claim that the day is even longer if twilight periods at dawn and dusk are taken into account.

On the other hand, Tasmania receives less daylight than mainland Australian states and territories in winter. Hobart has around 9 hours daylight in winter, 1 hour less than Sydney and about 2.5 hours less than Darwin.

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Well, since we had our house valued the other week, we’ve had a second valuation and thankfully they have confirmed a similar price.

We’ll therefore be putting the house on the market early next week (the chaps coming to take photo’s of the house on Monday).

This feels like a really big step for us as we finally appear to be getting somewhere. The house continues to get de-cluttered and looking better and better every day.

Went to Blackpool this weekend to see some relatives. Had a great time although a little too much red wine last night.

Got up this morning and took the dog for a walk on the beach. The beaches at Blackpool are beautiful, the tide hadn’t long gone out so the beach looked really clean. Still bloody freezing though. Saying that at time of typing its only 50 degrees in Perth so theres no great difference.. Oh, other then the fact that its late Autumn there and Summertime here.

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