Signs of Warmer Weather

Weather records were set in the Melbourne area this last weekend. Temperatures hit 30 degrees with dry winds up to 85 km/hr in the city, while Lorne enjoyed 27 degrees. It was summer warm!  Some indicators of warmer weather:

The Skinks who live under the steps at the Cottages come out to sunbake.

Zephyr the Mighty Surf Dog continues to own the beach. Here she is lightly dusted with sand in the back of the ute.

No more booties in the surf! Back to bare feet... these ones are pretty ugly! Pedicure fairy, where are you?

While it's great to have a little taste of summer in spring, the warm temps and high winds made many people pause in their enjoyment. It felt quite a bit like bushfire weather, and last year's devastating bushfires in the Yarra Valley are still very present in everyone's mind.