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Very festive.

Funny how we associate climate/seasons with Christmas. I was brought up in the UK with cold Christmases. Log fires, sometimes snow....

Christmas here in Australia at 35 degrees C never feels like Christmas.

But I suspect it wasn't snowing where Jesus was born either

Merry Christmas to all.
 
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Robo said:
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Christmas here in Australia at 35 degrees C never feels like Christmas.
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Oh, I just loved Christmas in Australia. So many female Santas in bikinis on Bondi Beach 20 years ago


But I don't like the flakes on the forum. Everytime I check it I think something is wrong with my computer
Is there a personal setting option to change it back to "summer look"???
 
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Love the snowflakes Ivar. Helps to cool me in this hot week in Perth .
 
Makes me feel just like home in the northland of Minnesota.
 
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Thanks IVAR
As I work and never seen day light, (my hours are too long ) I can forget what season it actually is.
Today in the next town, we had the rare tornado hit in a sudden squall of lightening, thunder and rain. Homes damaged, roofs ripped off, but no reported injuries yet
Our Snow is coming. last year was an actual white Christmas
happy Holidays of very kind to friend far and near
Nanc
 
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I was delighted to see them this morning, great idea
 
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Robo said:
But I suspect it wasn't snowing where Jesus was born either
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Tincatinker said:
Snow in Palestine? Happens more often than most of us would think.
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I once got trapped in Jordan on my birthday (26 February) because it had snowed so much in the region overnight that the King Hussein/Allenby Bridge border with the West Bank/Israel was closed. So we couldn't make it to Jerusalem that day as planned and had to wait until the next day.
 
Well no snow here in southern Alberta, Canada other than on the screen and the forecast indicates even we won't be having a white Christmas this year! Wouldn't you know it....bought the grandkids toboggans for Christmas!
 
Here in northern Illinois we had our first and only snow of 8 inches in late November and its almost gone already. We may have a "non-white Christmas" after all.
 
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Waka said:
No snow here in Singapore, if it does snow we’re in real troubles..
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We lived in Singapore for nine years. The first two years was in a house we rented from the managing director of Carrier (air conditioning systems). He had installed about a million BTUs of A.C., and at this time of year we would crank it up to its coldest setting, put on sweaters, and pretend we were back home in Seattle. What fun!
 
Well, I'm in Toronto, Canada, eh, and we've got no snow at the moment, so these little flakes are welcome!! I want a white Christmas!!
 
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No snow in Denmark yet, it’s cold and dark and raining ️ hope we will get some snow it will lightning up things And I don’t think it’s really Christmas without snow ️I just don’t remember when we last time had snow at Christmas
 
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Yes definitely snow across all the "Holy Lands". Many years ago I met a New Zealander who had been to Lebanon, Syria and what was then Palestine (in January and February) his army boots were no match for the snows and frosts so he had a number of "frost bitten" toes. But it did not affect his skiing - until the end of the day!! cheers
 
Had lots a few days ago....
 

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1°c here in NW Chicago... Merry Christmas to all and a blessed New Year!
 
Those Santas in bikinis are still here on Bondi beach. It's a beautiful day here in Bondi today!
 
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TaraWalks said:
Those Santas in bikinis are still here on Bondi beach. It's a beautiful day here in Bondi today!
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You're there? Ahhhhhh
Nice memories for me. On X-mas Eve exactly 20 years ago I flew to Sydney and attended Flickerfest Short Film Festival which was held at the pavillion on Bondi Beach. And watching NY fireworks lying on the lawn of Royal Botanical Gardens, boat trips, oysters, Red Toohey's, ... What a splendid time I had. In the end I even won the best documentary award

Say hello to that "special" place for me, please!
 

I was going to have a good bellyache about these snowflakes"; why? because I suffer from ocular migraine!! That means I get the full wax of flashing lights, jagged edge corona et al!! It took me two days (OK I'm getting old) to realise it wasn't my eyes, it was the bloody screen! Merry Xmas Ivar! I cant seem to switch them off! is this a cunning way to extract a donation from me? That might just work!

Yours aye, the Malingerer

I must pop in the next time I pass thru Santiago just to see what it is that actually does this !
 
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Stunning @alexwalker, just stunning. Sigh - the Aurora Borealis (or the Aurora Australis). Something I want to see before I die.
 
On the other 'snowflakes' thread it says hit Alt-F4 if you don't like the snowflakes.
If you have a problem with them, or simply don't like them, then try it and hopefully it will work while the rest of us can enjoy them still.
I am not trying it in case I can't get them back .
 
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Tincatinker said:
Jeff, you’re even more of a wind-up merchant than I am. Take that as a compliment.
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And to you sir, and to you!
Although in the light of the wake up call of the mini-stroke my New Year's resolutions are to be more virtuous, lose weight and never walk the Camino again! I'm not taking bets on which I break first!
Currently listening to the King's College carol service on the BBC - quite lovely.
Merry Christmas everybody!
 
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I'll give Bondi your love! The pavilion is still there, although there are plans to revamp it. We are praying they will just restore it. I'll have a swim for you
Merry Christmas!
 
TaraWalks said:
I'll give Bondi your love! The pavilion is still there, although there are plans to revamp it. We are praying they will just restore it. I'll have a swim for you
Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas to you too, Tara
Maybe I wouldn't go for a swim but next time in BB I want to walk the Imperial Avenue again, many nice memories connected to that particular street.

All the best in New Year!
 
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Jeff Crawley said:
But surely not during the summertime when He was born?

Merry Christmas/Happy Saturnalia/Yule Everybody!
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My research suggest a date in the northern fall (sometime in September) as a more likely date.
 
Saint Mike II said:
My research suggest a date in the northern fall (sometime in September) as a more likely date.
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I wouldn't dispute that. There's a spike in babies being born in September (including myself and my eldest brother). I've always put this down to people celebrating Christmas . . . . oh
 
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