Those green terraces are so lovely in that harsh landscape. And what a beautiful door! Clearly the home owner has pride in it -- it's so clean, polished and well-kept.
I think the phrase "temperate climate" is simply national propaganda to entice tourists. :) We also have a temperate climate, and it's been so cold that the thermometer inside my office has hovered around 58 degrees F. all week with the furnace running full-blast. On Tuesday, my fingers and toes stayed numb all day, and didn't start to warm up until I (rather dangerously) stuffed the hot-air space heater into the kneehole of my desk for a few hours.
Come August, though, we'll have weeks of 100 F.-plus days. It's either fry or freeze!
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Date: 2009-01-22 01:59 pm (UTC)I think the phrase "temperate climate" is simply national propaganda to entice tourists. :) We also have a temperate climate, and it's been so cold that the thermometer inside my office has hovered around 58 degrees F. all week with the furnace running full-blast. On Tuesday, my fingers and toes stayed numb all day, and didn't start to warm up until I (rather dangerously) stuffed the hot-air space heater into the kneehole of my desk for a few hours.
Come August, though, we'll have weeks of 100 F.-plus days. It's either fry or freeze!