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In Australia, the two seasons are “football” and “cricket”.
by foobar1962 7y ago
In Australia, the two seasons are “football” and “cricket”.
- flukus 7y agoBut now we have the cricket world cup in the middle of footy season and soccer football in the middle of cricket season. I blame climate Change /s. More seriously, the CSIRO has attempted to define Australia's seasons better (in line with plants) with the addition of Sprinter on Sprummer: http://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7221 http://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7221 . The BOM has a page on various indigenous seasons too: http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/index.shtml http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/index.shtml . I'm enjoying an unseasonably warm Chunnup day today.
- ehnto 7y agoWe could have called them anything, and they chose sprinter and sprummer?
- mjlee 7y agoThis is Australia we're talking about. Seven Mile Beach, Great Barrier Reef, Great Sandy Desert, Granite Island... Calling things exactly what they are seems like a tradition.
- foobar1962 7y agoOn the Central Coast of NSW (an hour or so north of Sydney) there is a salt water lake, and a town has grown near the lake's entrance to the sea. It's called The Entrance. Parts of the lake are shallow and muddy, and a long jetty (pier) has been built. That town is Long Jetty. Shelly Beach is close by too.
- taneq 7y agoYou missed the small but important season of "Bathurst".
- foobar1962 7y agoA most excellent observation.