This winter weather is feeling a little weird.

Here we are in mid-winter and the max temps here in Canberra (Australia) have been around 17-18 degrees celcius (62.6- 64.4 F). This Thursday is predicted to be 19 C. The average daily high temperature for Canberra in June is usually around 11 C. I took my dog for a walk yesterday at 4.30pm, and I was quite comfortable in just a T-shirt! It feels kinda weird. I am not the only one to notice. Gregory Andrews has been writing about it over on his excellent blog “Lyrebird Dreaming”: People are noticing that something seems off. Some readers described what they’re observing as “spooky”. Many shared observations from their own backyards. Several people reported spring flowers already blooming. In my own garden, plants that normally wait until August or September seem to think spring has already arrived. Others commented that the ocean along the NSW South Coast still feels more like late summer than winter. The weekend before last, I was at Murramarang National Park and dozens of people…