tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post1583409085098106471..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Springwatch IV: KewDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-8291883539789313152010-05-08T16:10:13.644+01:002010-05-08T16:10:13.644+01:00Thank you for your appreciative comments, David: M...Thank you for your appreciative comments, David: Maggi Hambling proving inspirational - her due! Yes, I do remember the kerfuffle kicked up by the local worthies (it is what LWs are there for, I fear). Silly things. <br />Now I wish I'd seen the sea pictures in Cambridge when I was nearby.<br />You'll both have to visit Nice again - and for longer, to do it justice! But lucky you for the trip to la Corse (hope to make it myself before long).Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031126325323208656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-13670012590244569182010-05-06T15:18:33.284+01:002010-05-06T15:18:33.284+01:00I've just been teaching Magda, our lovely Poli...I've just been teaching Magda, our lovely Polish cleaner, the maxim 'ne'er cast a clout/'Til May is out'. And boy, has it been variable. Now the sun shines again and the warmth has returned.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-44757356830927942302010-05-06T15:15:22.198+01:002010-05-06T15:15:22.198+01:00As we expect around here, our weather has been var...As we expect around here, our weather has been variable, a fairly-cold April followed by a recent two-or-three-day heatwave, though I resisted temptation to have my air conditioners installed for the Summer. I would prefer to have that done _NO_ _EARLIER_ than early June, though might have to consider late May if necessary. Last Summer was comparatively mild, and thus I was able to hold off longer than usual! Things are rather glorious now, though just a mite humid at the moment, though a nice breeze is hitting my back through the open window. I cannot tell you about the flowers, though you may have heard of the Japanese cherry trees which bloom each year along the Tidal Basin, thus giving rise to our Cherry Blossom Festival, held in early April. <br /><br />J. V.<br /><br />p.s. I am told that there are some beautiful dogwoods in various places.JVaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468133975019785693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-35710857500118910232010-05-06T09:04:34.106+01:002010-05-06T09:04:34.106+01:00Ma foi, Minnie, how terrible. I had no idea. All I...Ma foi, Minnie, how terrible. I had no idea. All I can think of is Nice in bloom when we last spent a May afternoon there before getting a boat to Corsica.<br /><br />Still not having the hang of message-leaving - I must check what you wrote - I loved your poetic homage to La Hambling. She is our New Best Friend, but even we have not so far heard the eloquence with which she opened her rather lovely soul to Hilary Whitney on The Arts Desk.<br /><br />Apparently - I've yet to see them - the sea pictures in Cambridge and the seastuff in London are both superlative.<br /><br />Love the sc(a)ollop too, but you remember the fuss the Aldeburgh worthies kicked up when it first appeared?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-42788395499109135402010-05-06T06:45:17.417+01:002010-05-06T06:45:17.417+01:00Glorious! The perfect antidote to miserable city d...Glorious! The perfect antidote to miserable city dog-walking in the drizzle. <br />We've had pouring rain + spectacular 'coups de mer' here, the latter extending all the way along la Côte from Menton to La Ciotat. All 15 plagistes (seafront restos) along la Promenade des Anglais destroyed; la Prom' itself entirely flooded, therefore closed off ... the full works, quoi! Terrible timing, as the Cannes Festival kicks off shortly, as does the holiday season. Our mayor (who is also Industry Minister in national Govt) has immediately demanded it be classified a natural disaster to expedite insurance claims. In the meantime, the place is devastated - and the people the human equivalent. Awful. <br />Thank so much you for the delightful diversion - timely reminder of what should & will be ...!Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031126325323208656noreply@blogger.com