I have been counting down the days. To blog before the 1st would be a bit of a sacrilege and lets face it, we have plenty of time to get into the spirit and enjoy the season.The first of December is the official start of summer. You may think it had shifted to November this year, as the temperatures have been up and the rain has stayed away. But the warmth has also meant that the city is ready for its own very special Xmas decorations, without the need of a single socket, solar panel, plastic bauble or wiring. Here it is all unfolding fabulously before our very eyes. Xmas colours in abundance, trees with their own silver xmas lights up top, candelabras in hues of purple and green, buds so prolific you forget there is a drought, pom-poms of such delicacy, red streamers and coral connections, and a chance to turn our attention to it everywhere we look.
I am thrilled also that the State Library decided to forego the usual Xmas decorations and instead put up Christmas beetles all over their wall, to remind people of the fact that these beetles which range from golden, green and purple and are so colourful and bright, were once prolific here. They are associated with Christmas because the larvae hatch and they emerge in early December and stay around for Christmas. It is thought that their numbers are decreasing as the environment is getting drier. So the Sate Library has directed our attention to something entirely natural in the hope that we will spot one ourselves over the season.
So come on everyone, take a Xmas stroll in your neighbourhood and find your Xmas colours.
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