tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post6358163410302003313..comments2023-12-30T05:41:12.280+13:00Comments on The Ruins of the Moment: Winter leafpohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-25170382073793162252011-06-16T07:30:52.379+12:002011-06-16T07:30:52.379+12:00RR, in midsummer I try not to think about that, un...RR, in midsummer I try not to think about that, unless the weather's too hot for comfort! However, I do find it hard to imagine being enjoyably warm or cool when I'm cold or hot (respectively).<br /><br />Robin, we've had a long, mild autumn, and even now the days remain oddly un-wintery. Sometimes I wonder whether we're changing to wet and dry seasons rather than the more traditional seasons.<br /><br />Zhoen, sometimes the spectacular colours of autumn seem to me like a final act of defiance.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-41573569351946907562011-06-16T01:13:58.219+12:002011-06-16T01:13:58.219+12:00Tattered elegance.Tattered elegance.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-87602644491789859692011-06-15T10:32:10.879+12:002011-06-15T10:32:10.879+12:00Here in California we went from a long dreary endl...Here in California we went from a long dreary endless winter to full-bloom summer in one amazing week. Just in time for summer solstice, we have actual summer temps. This past winter made me see how even the sun climbing north doesn't necessarily mean warmer temperatures. Winter is a weather pattern despite the angle of the sun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-25838181254860420842011-06-15T02:03:39.945+12:002011-06-15T02:03:39.945+12:00The solstice always highlights the extreme distanc...The solstice always highlights the extreme distance between New Zealand and U.K.,for here we are able to read by daylight in the garden at nearly 10p.m. The temperature climbs (well, possibly) the soft fruits ripen, and all too soon it will be our turn to tilt back into cold and darkness.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.com