The weather over the last ten days or so has been lovely and sunny in Norwich but, as can often happen here, that old wind blows in from the NE or East and the sun is deceptive, it's been ok during the day, as long as you're in the sun but in the shade, it's just plain chilly. Once the wind hits NE, it can linger in these parts for long periods. I remember last year, we must have been chilled by it for, I think, a month on end. All par for the course, I'm afraid.
The usual run of events is:
A few days of sun, tempered by the wind.
When the wind goes, we generally have a slug-fest period of rain that can seem to last forever. After midsummer day, when the days start to get shorter, we'll have a lot of cloud cover over the summer months but much less rain.
In September, usually when the kids go back to school and it's getting dark at eight, we'll have our hottest spell of sunshine - at last - but, alas, too late for those of us who love the hot weather.
To be honest, I'm still waiting to plant out in case we get a frost. I used to think that the rhyme "Ne'er cast a clout till May be out", an old English proverb, essentially meant don't plant until May has gone but, really, it means 'don't take off your warm clothes til May is out.' May refers to the month but also to the hawthorn tree blossom, I notice.
Anyway, for now it's just preparing all my pots with compost and nutrients, ready for the annuals to get going. It's been chilly out there but I suppose it's ok so long as we remember the Big Yin's now famous saying: "There's no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing". So the fleece has been on.
You may be able to tell, I'm really a fair-weather fan.
We have two Ragdoll, indoor cats, Otis and Blue, whose metabolisms know, somehow, that the season's changing and so the moulting has begun in earnest ready for their summer coat. Blimey, I swear they shed twice as much fur as they actually have. Their moulting is on a par with the Tardis and the the loaves and fishes tale from the bible: the seemingly impossible comes to hand. For anyone who may be thinking of owning a Ragdoll cat by all means do so since they are adorable but a word of advice: don't wear black clothes lol.
There's not a lot going on with the horses for me today. Naturally, as is customary on a Saturday, , I shall have a bet just for the enjoyment but I wouldn't be expecting anything from the three I've picked. The stakes will be tiny and I shall be looking to get my notebook started with horses for the season. I started early with it last season but, in truth, because the races I was looking at were so poor, my early list consisted of moderate horses and we do know that these are, by and large, overexposed and inconsistent. This season, I shall be concentrating on better horses in better races. The main aim is to be disciplined and consistently so. If there no horses of note on any given day then no bet is the call.
Here are three which I have lightly pencilled for today fyi:
Intinso - 3.35 Musselburgh 40/1 Ew
Scarface - Newton Abbot 4.19 11/2 Ew
Firefly Lane Newton Abbot 4.54 13/2 Ew
4 x tiny Ew singles
Tiny Ew Trixie.
I shall be looking forward to next weekend for two major sporting events for me: The Whitbread and Palace playing the Villains in the FA Cup semi final. I'm sorry to report that, sadly, my life has been on hold waiting for the latter. Pathetic but true haha.
Good luck with whatever tickles your fancy this afternoon.
The usual run of events is:
A few days of sun, tempered by the wind.
When the wind goes, we generally have a slug-fest period of rain that can seem to last forever. After midsummer day, when the days start to get shorter, we'll have a lot of cloud cover over the summer months but much less rain.
In September, usually when the kids go back to school and it's getting dark at eight, we'll have our hottest spell of sunshine - at last - but, alas, too late for those of us who love the hot weather.
To be honest, I'm still waiting to plant out in case we get a frost. I used to think that the rhyme "Ne'er cast a clout till May be out", an old English proverb, essentially meant don't plant until May has gone but, really, it means 'don't take off your warm clothes til May is out.' May refers to the month but also to the hawthorn tree blossom, I notice.
Anyway, for now it's just preparing all my pots with compost and nutrients, ready for the annuals to get going. It's been chilly out there but I suppose it's ok so long as we remember the Big Yin's now famous saying: "There's no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing". So the fleece has been on.
You may be able to tell, I'm really a fair-weather fan.
We have two Ragdoll, indoor cats, Otis and Blue, whose metabolisms know, somehow, that the season's changing and so the moulting has begun in earnest ready for their summer coat. Blimey, I swear they shed twice as much fur as they actually have. Their moulting is on a par with the Tardis and the the loaves and fishes tale from the bible: the seemingly impossible comes to hand. For anyone who may be thinking of owning a Ragdoll cat by all means do so since they are adorable but a word of advice: don't wear black clothes lol.
There's not a lot going on with the horses for me today. Naturally, as is customary on a Saturday, , I shall have a bet just for the enjoyment but I wouldn't be expecting anything from the three I've picked. The stakes will be tiny and I shall be looking to get my notebook started with horses for the season. I started early with it last season but, in truth, because the races I was looking at were so poor, my early list consisted of moderate horses and we do know that these are, by and large, overexposed and inconsistent. This season, I shall be concentrating on better horses in better races. The main aim is to be disciplined and consistently so. If there no horses of note on any given day then no bet is the call.
Here are three which I have lightly pencilled for today fyi:
Intinso - 3.35 Musselburgh 40/1 Ew
Scarface - Newton Abbot 4.19 11/2 Ew
Firefly Lane Newton Abbot 4.54 13/2 Ew
4 x tiny Ew singles
Tiny Ew Trixie.
I shall be looking forward to next weekend for two major sporting events for me: The Whitbread and Palace playing the Villains in the FA Cup semi final. I'm sorry to report that, sadly, my life has been on hold waiting for the latter. Pathetic but true haha.
Good luck with whatever tickles your fancy this afternoon.
. I hope the weather improves soon.
, my mate is a Palace fan living in Croydon.
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. I support the Toffees since 1968, perhaps without the same commitment as when I was younger. I have just been to one game this season to say goodbye to Goodison. I have another friend who supports Newcastle but lives in Liverpool, so for once the least I say politically the better.
