William Parcher
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I wonder how your fancy reptiles will manage.
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novaphile
Quester of Doglets
I believe that they just hide in holes (in the ground, inside trees, etc.) when it is cold, and stay in some kind of torpor, until things warm up.
Around my place, in spring, lizards suddenly appear everywhere.
(Never seen a snake here. It's too metropolitan here.)
Around my place, in spring, lizards suddenly appear everywhere.
(Never seen a snake here. It's too metropolitan here.)
arthwollipot
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There's quite a few places around Canberra where there's certainly eastern brown and red belly black snakes. They're incredibly shy though and you could spend your life living here and never see a single one.
Like me.
novaphile
Quester of Doglets
I spent a fair bit of my leisure time, walking and cycling in the Canberra environs, and saw plenty, so they definitely were there.
Closest encounter was a baby red-bellied black snake that crawled over my leg, while I was sitting on a picnic blanket. (Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve)
arthwollipot
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Temperature again. Brisbane had record temperatures last week and Sydney is expecting 30C today. Equally ridiculous temperatures. 19C at midnight, something that rarely happens even in summer here, bit between 2 and 3am it went up to 23C.
Not a good sign in early autumn. We could be in for a hot, fiery summer.
Not a good sign in early autumn. We could be in for a hot, fiery summer.
novaphile
Quester of Doglets
ABC news were discussing the lack of rain this winter for Victoria and South Australia last night.
Apparently cropping yields are very poor for those states this year.
Apparently cropping yields are very poor for those states this year.
arthwollipot
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Spring here happened almost literally overnight.
Last week were were shivering in a "extra-tropical cyclone" and today we're halfway up the 20s.
Last week were were shivering in a "extra-tropical cyclone" and today we're halfway up the 20s.
novaphile
Quester of Doglets
I seriously considered getting the shorts out when we hit 27 the other day, but last night we were back to single digits, and we had an ice-cold morning mist this morning.
triplej are doing a new all-time "Hottest 100 Australian Songs".
Get your votes in!
www.abc.net.au
Get your votes in!
Hottest 100 of 2025 - triple j
Listen on Saturday January 24th as we count down the Hottest 100 songs of 2025 - as voted by you.
www.abc.net.au
It would be nice for “Smells like Teen Spirit” to win again.triplej are doing a new all-time "Hottest 100 Australian Songs".
Get your votes in!
Hottest 100 of 2025 - triple j
Listen on Saturday January 24th as we count down the Hottest 100 songs of 2025 - as voted by you.
That would be surprising since it wouldn't qualify. Note, it's Australian Songs, not just songs in general.
Is that right. That has never been the case in any of the other polls.
arthwollipot
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It's literally right there in the title.
They've also had Hottest 100 Australian Albums before.
The archive:
The archive:
arthwollipot
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A list all the albums in Australia doesn't seem that useful...They've also had Hottest 100 Australian Albums before.
The archive:
No, I agree, but some people are Australian music nerds.
arthwollipot
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There's quite a few genuinely great Australian bands, artists, and albums, but unfortunately like everything else America has more people and more money and just churns out more product, both great and terrible.