'May' refers to hawthorn (may) blossom, not the month, to the best of my knowledge.My hawthorns do not blossom simultaneously, nor do my apple trees.I think the adage refers to blossom, which would show earlier in gentle climes...
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Hawthorn (R) is in full blossom.Do I wait until Hawthorn (L) blossoms to cast my clouts?
'May' refers to hawthorn (may) blossom, not the month, to the best of my knowledge.
Quote from: hellymedic on 23 April, 2022, 04:15:17 pm'May' refers to hawthorn (may) blossom, not the month, to the best of my knowledge.In France it's "en avril, n'ôte pas un fil ; en mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît" so nowt to do with hawthorn. In Norn Iron the hawthorn will be blooming all over but you'll still need a windproof jacket and a sweater in July. DAHIKT.
The last couple of days, around 6am, there have been the first stirrings of the dawn chorus from the hedge opposite the house.
The odd dandelion in our garden and the crocuses coming up. And the bloke over the road has finally taken down his 100-bulb* flashy LED Christmas lights. Next thing will be the wasps waking up in the nest they built in our eaves last year. * ish
Quote from: T42 on 05 January, 2023, 07:35:47 amThe odd dandelion in our garden and the crocuses coming up. And the bloke over the road has finally taken down his 100-bulb* flashy LED Christmas lights. Next thing will be the wasps waking up in the nest they built in our eaves last year. * ishD had a wasp in the bathroom yesterday.I suspect there's been a wasps' nest in the loft since I've been here. I think Giraffe got stung at one point.
Mirabelle plum tree is in full blossom today.?Jam tomorrow?
First distant ice cream chime - quite lateMultiple trees in blossom seen from cab en route to dentistDaffs in our garden are openGrass is grizz.
Quote from: hellymedic on 28 February, 2022, 04:13:35 pmFirst distant ice cream chime - quite lateMultiple trees in blossom seen from cab en route to dentistDaffs in our garden are openGrass is grizz.I thought I heard an ice cream van earlier this week.I definitely heard one this evening.
Kim, you are very bad!