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Re: FW: [canberrabirds] False Spring

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Subject: Re: FW: [canberrabirds] False Spring
From: calyptorhynchus <>
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 04:36:40 +0000
All this reminds me of me telling people not to celebrate the new millenium on 1 January 2000, but wait another year.

Do you know they wouldn't believe me!

:-)

John Leonard 

On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 at 14:05, Steve Read <> wrote:
Being a hang-over from the Old Dart myself, I’m with Mark on this one. My spring won’t start until 21 September!

Steve 

On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 at 12:27 pm, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

Well, not quite everyone.  One must tread carefully around this frequent cause of pub fights in Birdsville. According to our old friend Dr Wik, it depends on which reckoning you use.  Mark is an Astronomical or Solar Reckoner.  I shall omit the Chinese view.

 

 

From: Mark Clayton <>
Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2018 11:05 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] False Spring

 

Geoffrey,

He still has until September 23 to get his tail right. That is the official start of spring, not September 1 like everyone thinks.

Mark

 

On 2/09/2018 10:01 AM, Geoffrey Dabb wrote:

 

 

 

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