Sunday 11 May 2014

Weather report

I suppose if the weather wasn’t so changeable and fascinating we wouldn’t talk about it as much.

But here we are in May, experiencing “April” showers, borne by “March” winds and buffeted by bursts of hail but with thunder rumbling when the sky darkens over clear and sunny skies.

Talk about a cocktail of weather conditions and not what is expected in the merry month, although I have known it to snow at this time in the past.

Oh well, with this little bit of everything, we are not bored…we are kept busy checking for torches and candles as lights flicker and we try to decide if it is necessary to shut down computers and televisions.

Our thoughts also go to the anglers on their fishing holiday at the lake. Hope their bivvies are well anchored and they are snug in them.

But it’s enough to drive one up the Maypole!

2 comments:

  1. It seems that the Saints Mamert, Pancrace and Servais used to have their saints days on May 11, 12 and 13.
    There is a French saying, which I have learnt only today that "Saint Servais, Saint Pancrace et saint Mamert font à trois un petit hiver."

    You may need to look then up?

    http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_de_glace

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  2. Thanks. Lots of interesting information there. Seems we have had a traditional little winter!

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