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• • Weather lore – splash or soak?
  • by loiswakeman
    

  • in devonlife.blog.co.uk

  • 144 days old
  • This year, the oak leaves were out well before the ash. According to the saw: “Oak before ash, in for a splash – ash before oak, in for a soak”. Left: oak; right: ash So, what actually happened? We had 10 days of clear warm sunny weather, followed by a torrential downpour – presumably a soak. The trouble with such predictions is that they are... more
  • Tags: + ash , + country , + oak , + proverb , + saw , + weather
• • May in May
  • by loiswakeman
    

  • in devonlife.blog.co.uk

  • 147 days old
  • At last, the hawthorn is flowering. For me, a still sunny afternoon, listening to flies buzzing, wood pigeons cooing, and smelling the heavy perfume of the may tree is the absolute essence of early summer - something to savour and dream about in the depths of winter. The old saw "Ne'er cast a clout till May be out" has debatable meaning: should... more
  • Tags: + blossom , + country , + hawthorn , + may , + proverb , + saw ,