December

We were a little worried that we were starting another drought, as there were less than 10mm of rain in the entire month of November and it was over 25C every day.  Then December hit.  Here we are on December 12 and already we've had 97mm of rain.  This weather is crazy!  The humidity makes the ambient air temperature feel 5 - 10C hotter, which is no treat when the temperature is already more than 30.  Plus, JB's hair is about the size of a small school bus.

Oddly enough, however, the hotter weather has made us feel more Christmas-y.  We spent more than 40 years having cold, white Christmases and suddenly we don't feel the festive spirit until the temperature spikes and the humidity soars.  The one thing we haven't seen are real Christmas trees or a Christmas tree lot.  There are lots of fake trees and plenty of trees in yards have lights.

The front lights are Santa and a snowman on a seesaw

Icicle lights

We really like the look of the "icicle" lights that people have on the outside of their houses.  Last year we thought it was a little strange but now we really like it.  Not enough to actually put in the effort to decorate our own house, but we like for other people.