Stormy Weather

[Nick Armstrong]

Yes - looks like get on bike time for me this afternoon.

The ride to work was a delight this morning, that wonderful springtime colour combination of bright green grass, bright blue sky, the odd bright white cloud, and bright yellow freshly-bloomed daffodils everywhere! And Schumann's Piano Quintet

[eighthobstruction]

....I heard my first Curlew of the year....saw my first green woodpecker....listened to three good R4 progs....ref Passenger Pidgeon.... Tales from the Stave....Costing the earth : very good about pros and cons of Green Belt....home avec les doughnuts....

In C19th Passenger Pidgeons in the billions (USA) ....in less than one generation (human) NONE....http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054qc1r

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

stunning views over the vales of the middle kingdom today; bright clear blue skies, rolling hills and hedgerows .... and no military jets screaming overhead!

too much weather altogether on the tv if you ask me .... it is mostly unreliable forecasting on the BBC

[Nick Armstrong]

stunning views over the vales of the middle kingdom today; bright clear blue skies, rolling hills and hedgerows .... and no military jets screaming overhead!

Or in the vales below....



Terrifying / impressive / unbelievable photo, or what...?

[Serial_Apologist]

Terrifying / impressive / unbelievable photo, or what...?

Just a different kind of tornado.

[Nick Armstrong]

Just a different kind of tornado.

Either way, good luck trying to hear a maiden singing...

[Serial_Apologist]

Either way, good luck trying to hear a maiden singing...

I constantly try and warn all my friends aiming to leave Town for that elusive peaceful rural retirement, Cali...

[greenilex]

Of course, if you are interested in halls full of enthusiastic warbling grandmas, the country is the best place to listen.

[BBMmk2]

The hay fever season has started in earnest!!!

[cloughie]

Of course, if you are interested in halls full of enthusiastic warbling grandmas, the country is the best place to listen.

At risk of branding you an ageist townie there are some grandmas who have avoided vibratoitis!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

The hay fever season has started in earnest!!!

Has it??!!

Pollen hadn't a chance of getting through the frost this morning in the Pennines.

(You weren't referring to a Noel Coward production at Chichester, were you, Bbm? )

[BBMmk2]

Has it??!!

Pollen hadn't a chance of getting through the frost this morning in the Pennines.

(You weren't referring to a Noel Coward production at Chichester, were you, Bbm? )

No! :)

I definetly have it.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I definetly have it.

We've been saying this for years, Bbm

[Anna]

The hay fever season has started in earnest!!!

It's tree pollen that causes hay fever in some people at this time of year, Birch is the worst but Hazel is also to blame (all those catkins waving about in the breeze) plus other trees coming into bloom. It's best to wear wraparound sunglasses BBM,

Yesterday was like a Summer's day, blue sky wall to wall, sunshine, and absolutely no wind so it was beautifully warm. The cherry trees are suddenly covered with white blossom and the pink ones not far behind. Today however has been horrible, grey, dull, cold and windy again. Gritters still going out every evening.

[Flay]

I'm allergic to silver birch pollen which starts about now.

Fortunately the season is mercifully short.

However the Oral Allergy Syndrome that goes with it is perennial and a pain. I can't eat apples, pears, many raw nuts and other types of fruit