tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1501856596521588440..comments2024-03-29T01:32:11.509+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Mayflower.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52377639335507207322016-05-07T04:39:29.071+01:002016-05-07T04:39:29.071+01:00We're supposed to be having a rainy week next ...We're supposed to be having a rainy week next week; we need it, as a warm wind has dried things out far too much.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34841737255182250542016-05-06T19:56:32.683+01:002016-05-06T19:56:32.683+01:00This week's been a rainy one over here, but th...This week's been a rainy one over here, but the sun is going to make a welcome appearance tomorrow...just in time for the weekend. The good side of the rain and chill is that the flowering season has been prolonged.<br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90703935797604180112016-05-06T16:37:56.113+01:002016-05-06T16:37:56.113+01:00I think it's already started!I think it's already started!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63579806570754332482016-05-06T16:21:11.710+01:002016-05-06T16:21:11.710+01:00Soon you'll have a farmer's tan!Soon you'll have a farmer's tan!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46568824883703823862016-05-06T13:38:37.629+01:002016-05-06T13:38:37.629+01:00All my Cabbage type plants are ROMPING. I turn my ...All my Cabbage type plants are ROMPING. I turn my back for five minutes, and they've doubled in size. A good harvest in prospect (for us both).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40934316745807885872016-05-06T13:37:14.497+01:002016-05-06T13:37:14.497+01:00We are having a Provençal day here today; warm wit...We are having a Provençal day here today; warm with a Mistral-type wind. I think it's trying to tell us something.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57805427780241758402016-05-06T12:28:52.124+01:002016-05-06T12:28:52.124+01:00Lucky you with sunshine, warm weather and a beauti...Lucky you with sunshine, warm weather and a beautiful tree. It has been raining or cloudy here for two weeks with only short peeks of sunshine. In between the raindrops, I run out to plant. The good thing is that everything is so green and the damp weather is helping the roots to spread. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48443744602894869572016-05-06T12:22:16.813+01:002016-05-06T12:22:16.813+01:00I've given-up being self conscious. When I was...I've given-up being self conscious. When I was younger I worried a lot, but I also tanned faster.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52122921389219886412016-05-06T11:42:52.120+01:002016-05-06T11:42:52.120+01:00We're still waiting for May to arrive here. No...We're still waiting for May to arrive here. No shorts and t-shirts here yet, unless you're a visitor from Canada.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859125602809246773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54247776593143074942016-05-06T09:51:33.173+01:002016-05-06T09:51:33.173+01:00When I returned to NZ earlier this year the brown ...When I returned to NZ earlier this year the brown legs of 10 years of New Zealand summers had worn off and, as I arrived midsummer, I received a lot of comments about people needing sunnies when my legs were reflecting the sun. I coped!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38396520365227687082016-05-06T09:44:56.663+01:002016-05-06T09:44:56.663+01:00Yes, it must be quite old. Every year I've kno...Yes, it must be quite old. Every year I've known the tree it's been home to nesting Ring Doves.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80120058963430545492016-05-06T09:44:06.283+01:002016-05-06T09:44:06.283+01:00And the aroma is wonderful too.And the aroma is wonderful too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16639651248507549122016-05-06T09:43:43.647+01:002016-05-06T09:43:43.647+01:00I think we're in for some light rain.I think we're in for some light rain.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12356679753422245412016-05-06T09:43:16.487+01:002016-05-06T09:43:16.487+01:00I'm sticking with 'full bloom', it sui...I'm sticking with 'full bloom', it suits my shorts drawer.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29377121942665042922016-05-06T08:56:28.631+01:002016-05-06T08:56:28.631+01:00There is one school of thought that 'out' ...There is one school of thought that 'out' (Ne'er cast a clout 'til May is out) means the blossom being 'over and done with', and not 'out' as in full bloom. Your legs may stay white for a little longer.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64367069076548208032016-05-06T08:41:12.748+01:002016-05-06T08:41:12.748+01:00We should be hotter than you by Sunday. All clouts...We should be hotter than you by Sunday. All clouts now cast.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1338250708971173382016-05-06T08:34:40.730+01:002016-05-06T08:34:40.730+01:00A great photo! Lovely temps you are getting! Hopin...A great photo! Lovely temps you are getting! Hoping New York will follow next week. Wendy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809722045189710005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39470239848939337562016-05-06T07:59:10.379+01:002016-05-06T07:59:10.379+01:00That is a lovely...and old, by the look of it, Haw...That is a lovely...and old, by the look of it, Hawthorn.<br />Here, it is too hot to dig without casting clouts!!<br />BUT...the soil is at last, digable!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60278346094886320002016-05-06T07:11:09.823+01:002016-05-06T07:11:09.823+01:00I've just been looking at the Metéo... maybe I...I've just been looking at the Metéo... maybe I was hasty.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75009615032360173682016-05-06T07:06:04.024+01:002016-05-06T07:06:04.024+01:00You're a brave man - no shorts for another wee...You're a brave man - no shorts for another week or two for me.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.com