Australia is crazy for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the redefinition of the seasons. Sure, it’s the underside of the Earth so the seasons are opposite, right? Wrong! Australia was my first experience with seasons that start on the first of the month, rather than the equinox or solstice. Interestingly their isn’t much formal agreement on the matter anywhere in the world. Presumably the meteorologists and astronomers couldn’t believe the stupidity of each others’ point of view and we’ve agreed to disagree ever since!
Lonely Tree in Coree
It’s often hard to remember that crepuscular rays travel right across the sky. They’re always eye catching around the setting sun, but sometimes you turn around 180° and there they are “converging” on the anti-solar point. And yet, they’re all parallel; silly physics! That’s exactly what happened in this case. We were all concentrating on the sunset, but turned back around to the east to get in the car to see this…
