Happy Vernal Equinox (From Bucks Free Press)
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Happy Vernal Equinox
8:18pm Sunday 21st March 2010
Today (or yesterday- it varies) is/was the vernal equinox: the beginning of spring and the date when day and night are roughly equal.
So that means from now on until June 21, the daytime will be getting longer. Next weekend the clocks will go forward and I will be very happy because it will still be light at 8pm!
Isn't it great when it's not dark yet at 9 or even 10 o'clock in the evening? I think so, and I treasure these few months until the summer solstice, and later the autumnal equinox. I should go to Stonehenge...
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Comments(30)
Melanie1
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8:41pm Sun 21 Mar 10
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If/when we get very warm weather the cooler evenings mean that you can do some of the outdoor jobs that you didn't feel like doing during the day.
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Sitting in a pub garden enjoying a drink (alcoholic or not) on a warm summer evening is a true treasure.
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I've travelled extensively but there really is no equivalent to the UK on a summer evening.
Fractal
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9:35pm Sun 21 Mar 10
OllieNewbury
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10:30pm Sun 21 Mar 10
Melanie1 wrote:Absolutely- sitting outside at 9 in the evening and still hearing the birds singing and the blue sky really raises my morale.
I love lighter evenings! The ability to go outside and do some gardening, sit with a glass of wine or even do some watering with a glass of wine is pure joy.
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If/when we get very warm weather the cooler evenings mean that you can do some of the outdoor jobs that you didn't feel like doing during the day.
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Sitting in a pub garden enjoying a drink (alcoholic or not) on a warm summer evening is a true treasure.
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I've travelled extensively but there really is no equivalent to the UK on a summer evening.
demoness
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10:55pm Sun 21 Mar 10
But now spring is on it's way I am feeling great again.
The best time of day for me is that early morning when the sun has just arisen and I drink that first cup of coffee in the quiet of the day. Wonderful.
OllieNewbury
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11:04pm Sun 21 Mar 10
demoness wrote:Sounds great, except the coffee. Disgusting drink! Give me a mug of tea any day!
You know Ollie, if I had my way I would hibernate during these dismal dark days.
But now spring is on it's way I am feeling great again.
The best time of day for me is that early morning when the sun has just arisen and I drink that first cup of coffee in the quiet of the day. Wonderful.
demoness
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11:11pm Sun 21 Mar 10
OllieNewbury wrote:LOL
demoness wrote: You know Ollie, if I had my way I would hibernate during these dismal dark days. But now spring is on it's way I am feeling great again. The best time of day for me is that early morning when the sun has just arisen and I drink that first cup of coffee in the quiet of the day. Wonderful.Sounds great, except the coffee. Disgusting drink! Give me a mug of tea any day!
Tea is a no no drink. Great to get you to sleep or if you want a cucumber sandwich.
But to me, that first mouthful of strong hot coffee.. yum!
OllieNewbury
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11:14pm Sun 21 Mar 10
demoness wrote:I think Geraldine in the Vicar of Dibley once called coffee the 'broth of Satan'. Can't describe it better myself!
OllieNewbury wrote:LOL
demoness wrote: You know Ollie, if I had my way I would hibernate during these dismal dark days. But now spring is on it's way I am feeling great again. The best time of day for me is that early morning when the sun has just arisen and I drink that first cup of coffee in the quiet of the day. Wonderful.Sounds great, except the coffee. Disgusting drink! Give me a mug of tea any day!
Tea is a no no drink. Great to get you to sleep or if you want a cucumber sandwich.
But to me, that first mouthful of strong hot coffee.. yum!
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Seriously though, the smell of the stuff makes me feel sick.
Eachban
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12:07am Mon 22 Mar 10
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No need to panic though, I think we endure an extra billionth of a second a year. That's scientists for you!
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I predict a glorious summer - but will refrain from using the term 'barbecue'.
Melanie1
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10:48am Mon 22 Mar 10
1) Wasps
2) Hornets
3) Horse Flies
4) The really hot muggy nights when you can't sleep (last year there were 2!)
5) It turns into autumn!
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My favourite things are:
1) Smell of newly mown grass
2) Warm sun
3) Eating outside without needing to wear layers.
4) The sound of a blackbird singing after a rainshower.
5) Thunderstorms
6) The smell of Nivea suncream.
J B Blackett
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1:30pm Mon 22 Mar 10
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I like astrophysics, quantum mechanics and atomic theory - all associated indirectly with the solar system's seasons.
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But I challenge anyone to find a rhyme for any of those things, even in a rap.
Plus ça change...
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5:32pm Mon 22 Mar 10
That would be one good blogger less...
Or at least let's build one in Wycombe! At Handy Cross!
'Handy Henge' - what we've all been looking for! Eat your heart out, Wilts!
J B Blackett
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6:20pm Mon 22 Mar 10
Plus ça change... wrote:No Wicker Men In Wyckercombe Perlease !
Please don't move to Stonehenge!
That would be one good blogger less...
Or at least let's build one in Wycombe! At Handy Cross!
'Handy Henge' - what we've all been looking for! Eat your heart out, Wilts!
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They eat Do eat hearts , Pcc , in Wilts (Westbury and Calne in particular). Take my word for it.
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And no Druids here either. Even though my Dad used to say we should all make sacrifices.
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Rgds
PS make your mind up - you can't have Romans AND Druids - they didn't get on !
OllieNewbury
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10:30pm Mon 22 Mar 10
Plus ça change... wrote:I meant a visit on summer solstice. Lots of people (druids, hippies etc) go to see the sun rise in a certain way between a couple of slabs of stone so I thought I might venture over there to see what all the fuss is about.
Please don't move to Stonehenge!
That would be one good blogger less...
Or at least let's build one in Wycombe! At Handy Cross!
'Handy Henge' - what we've all been looking for! Eat your heart out, Wilts!
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If Handy Cross was the location of every project you'd suggested, there'd be no room left! What about the big 'Welcome to Wycombe' statue?! Though talking about that I do think some signs could be erected on the M40 near J4 showing tourist information (Hughenden Manor, West Wycombe Park and caves etc.). Other towns do it!
Plus ça change...
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7:10am Tue 23 Mar 10
tom.marlow
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11:12pm Tue 23 Mar 10
Rebecca Leon
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4:20pm Wed 24 Mar 10
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For what it's worth, coffee every time and toast with an inch of butter on it in the morning. Broth of Satan? Does that mean that possessed people drink it? I knew wickedness had an up side...
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I feel privileged (and old) to have been able to approach Stonehenge and touch the stones.
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Isn't that silly cordoning it all off?
J B Blackett
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8:20pm Wed 24 Mar 10
I feel privileged (and old) to have been able to approach Stonehenge and touch the stones.
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I didn't know Mick Jagger and that crowd were ever interested in ancient monuments. Hang on a moment though .....
OllieNewbury
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8:28pm Wed 24 Mar 10
Rebecca Leon wrote:I've only driven past it on the A303. When I say drive I really should say crawl, because it was a busy day and the snails were moving faster!
I like this blog - short and sweet and leaves me in a lovely mood just thinking about spring.
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For what it's worth, coffee every time and toast with an inch of butter on it in the morning. Broth of Satan? Does that mean that possessed people drink it? I knew wickedness had an up side...
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I feel privileged (and old) to have been able to approach Stonehenge and touch the stones.
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Isn't that silly cordoning it all off?
Eachban
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11:49pm Wed 24 Mar 10
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Clearly too much time on his hands.
J B Blackett
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2:16am Thu 25 Mar 10
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He was also a Druid and had to make a lot of sacrifices to maintain his lifestyle on bleak Salisbury Plain.
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Ah, hippy days !
Rebecca Leon
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9:41am Thu 25 Mar 10
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Once again. too cryptic for me...
OllieNewbury
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1:01pm Thu 25 Mar 10
Rebecca Leon wrote:Unless it because you said "...approach Stonehenge and touch the stones...", I am confused also.
JBB: how does Mick Jagger get into this conversation?? Or are you thinking of the Stones' song, 'Rock and a Hard Place'?
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Once again. too cryptic for me...
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I'm not really into the Rolling Stones.
J B Blackett
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1:50pm Thu 25 Mar 10
Rebecca Leon wrote:Aw - c'mon folks ! You don't geddit ?
JBB: how does Mick Jagger get into this conversation?? Or are you thinking of the Stones' song, 'Rock and a Hard Place'?
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Once again. too cryptic for me...
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Charles Watts , Mick Jagger , Ronnie Woods , Keith Richards and the rest are still playing concerts and they are considered (by some) to be an ancient institution if not monument. (compare Spinal Tap - see the film) The Stones are still heard and seen live (almost) in all media.
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I hate having to explain myself , (especially to my partner) ; I still think you are pulling my leg , you guys.
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I can be cryptic I know , but I thought I had kept that hidden (Is that another little joke ?)
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I'll get me coat. Rgds.
PS I did live on Salisbury Plain for a time. Honest. Ask me a question about Stonehenge or the Plain or the flora or fauna or the abandoned villages or the military weaponry / operations etc. Go on. I can prove it. I'm not bragging or anything ; I leave that to Billy.
J B Blackett
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1:57pm Thu 25 Mar 10
OllieNewbury wrote:In that case try Great Rollright in Oxfordshire , near Chipping Norton (where Parker Knoll went to from Wycombe).
Rebecca Leon wrote:Unless it because you said "...approach Stonehenge and touch the stones...", I am confused also.
JBB: how does Mick Jagger get into this conversation?? Or are you thinking of the Stones' song, 'Rock and a Hard Place'?
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Once again. too cryptic for me...
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I'm not really into the Rolling Stones.
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It's very convincing , Ollie . Rgds
Elmo
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7:43am Fri 26 Mar 10
Rebecca Leon
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10:05am Fri 26 Mar 10
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Ollie: not a Stones fan either myself. Not at all. But have listened to a lot of bad music in my (long!) life! Sadly it was the first song that came to mind.
J B Blackett
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4:52pm Fri 26 Mar 10
J B Blackett
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5:18pm Fri 26 Mar 10
Rebecca Leon wrote:Oh no, RC . I'm not ageist (I think). Just the opposite - whatever that word is. The Stones gentlemen are now of a certain age, you would agree. No disrespect to them for that.
JBB - ahhh, so this is just a cheap ageist dig??!!
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Ollie: not a Stones fan either myself. Not at all. But have listened to a lot of bad music in my (long!) life! Sadly it was the first song that came to mind.
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But they are considered by some to now be a British institution with a pedigree - even if you don't like the noise they make. They imitated and carried on from their musical predecessors and some people after them carried on where the Stones left off or floundered.
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It's all part of the warp and weft of the evolving changing British music scene - just like a similar and parallel movement in the use and development of the English language mentioned elsewhere. Some things one likes , others not. Is that not so ?
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Regards
Rebecca Leon
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5:40pm Mon 29 Mar 10
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Today (around 2pm) someone said there was snow falling in the Highlands.
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I suppose a vernal equinox doesn't mean spring's here. I make that mistake every year...
J B Blackett
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12:26am Tue 30 Mar 10
Rebecca Leon wrote:If you chose to live on the planet Saturn, the year is nearly 15 years long , so you would have plenty of time to plan for the anticipated equinox (es).
JBB: Absolutely, 'tis most certainly so...
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Today (around 2pm) someone said there was snow falling in the Highlands.
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I suppose a vernal equinox doesn't mean spring's here. I make that mistake every year...
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But the weather's far worse than in Scotland - it snows Ammonia and the wind gusts up to 1000 mph.
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Thank your lucky star !
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