Thought it was six - although one is only a couple of weeks - the one
withthe thunderstorms.
The tru European two seasons aren't quite The Wet and The Dry - more
like 'the time when you want to kill yourself' and 'the time when
it's too hot to bother.'
AndrewF
>The Europeans have introduced the concept of the two seasons in the
>northern part of Australia. The indigenous people actually had at
>least 8 seasons if I remember correctly. I'm not sure whether
>different 'tribes' had more or less though.
>-JW
>
>
>--- andrew fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>This was supposed to be an off-list message to BrianS - hence the
>antipodean paranoia. It's done here on months so Spring begins with
>March and Winter at the start of June. Not that we have European
>seasons anyway so the entire concept is confusing. People always seem
>to be surprised that the second half of Winter is dry and fine
>although it happens every year - just because they're expecting
>something called winter. I think that Melbourne has six seasons a
>year and they are quite predictable - must come up with names for
>them someday. Northern Aus. has just two seasons - The Dry and The
>Wet - that's sensible.
>And we have Autumn, all right?! (No native deciduous trees - well
>one, Nothofagus gunnii, for the biopedants).
>AndrewF
>
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