Hi @Molly22 and @Appleblossom

and other visitors to this thread

@Molly22, I used to live in Wangaratta, a long time ago. So I believe that I can understand the contrasts that you describe. Oddly, one of my most vivid memories was of the morning that I was riding my paper round when it snowed in Wangaratta, for the first time in 54 years. It was a morning of severe pain from the cold and extraordinary beauty.

At other times of the year, the weather could be blistering hot. Your photograph is a graphic representation.

@Appleblossom, the way that you describe your garden and your interaction with it is very similar to what I am thinking with regard to my space. Creating a micro-climate as a buffer between the extremes and the space in which I live. I enjoyed reading your description.

Thank you both.

With Best Wishes

@HenryX