Spring has sprung already for some. Frank Maundrell of Nundle has some information for climate change sceptics: "Following a cumulative 110mm of rain so far this month, I have a wisteria, coming into full bloom and a Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana) that failed to flower last spring due to drought, now coming into bud! Clear signs of springtime in mid-summer. If that's not climate change, what further proof do you need?"
“Much relieved to hear that Bill Wilkinson of Tumba-Bloody-Rumba is back in his comfort zone (C8),” says Sam Mahendra of Castle Hill. “I have driven through Tumbarumba several times and once spent some time at the pub located on the main street. I do have a nostalgic feeling for the place. So when I read Bill's request for visiting the Tumbaramba Cup, I thought I would donate some money. When I Googled to find their website, the best I could find was a mention on the Racing NSW Country website. Where do I send the money to the Tumbarumba Racing Club?” Via your local bookie, perhaps?
Don Bain of Port Macquarie is one to stick to the half-time oranges: "While watching TV footage of top tennis players and cyclists conscientiously re-hydrating, I wondered whether other footballing readers of my vintage were warned against taking so much as a gulp at half-time, lest it bring on the dreaded ‘stitch’?"
"I can't help being bemused by how many Australia Day awards seem to go to people who have simply done their jobs but happen to be in a high-profile occupation: artists, actors and politicians, for example," writes Jack McCann of Wollstonecraft. "My enjoyment of life is much more dependent on my local garbage man than on most of these people." Martin Field of Noosa Heads (Qld) thinks "the selection panel that chose an eye surgeon as 2020 Australian of the Year shared a good sense of humour."
"Mention of wombat eggs (C8) reminded me of a friend who visited the Gold Coast," says Don Firth of Wooli. "As they drove through the suburbs, she exclaimed to her husband: 'That is taking specialisation to ridiculous lengths.' She had spotted a sign for the Labrador Veterinary Clinic."
"How can a small picture drop for no reason at midnight, scaring the bejesus out of you and cover an area with shattered glass the size of a football field?" asks Penny Barwick of North Bondi.
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