it's still spring

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 07 Apr 2011, 19:17

Taken about a week ago in the grounds of where I work...

Post by **Leif** » 07 Apr 2011, 19:29

stuck wrote:Taken about a week ago in the grounds of where I work...

I'd have been concerned if it had been in the gents...

Lovely picture!

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 07 Apr 2011, 19:59

Leif wrote:I'd have been concerned if it had been in the gents...

Did I ever tell you about the large aquarium that I and the stucklings once encountered in such an establishment?

Ken

VegasNath · Post by **VegasNath** » 07 Apr 2011, 20:16

stuck wrote:
Leif wrote:I'd have been concerned if it had been in the gents...
Did I ever tell you about the large aquarium that I and the stucklings once encountered in such an establishment?

Ken

I have seen one somewhere, a chinese restaurant in Bristol I think... A little un-nerving!

Post by **Leif** » 08 Apr 2011, 05:59

stuck wrote:Did I ever tell you about the large aquarium that I and the stucklings once encountered in such an establishment?

Can't remember, but I'd feel rather koi about going in there.

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 08 Apr 2011, 07:32

VegasNath wrote:...in Bristol I think... A little un-nerving!

We were in Austria, walking back down a mountain and had stopped at an Inn for a cool refreshing ice-cream. We didn't look at the food menu so I can't say if fish was on offer or not

Ken

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 08 Apr 2011, 07:39

returning to spring, back garden, this morning...

Post by **HansV** » 08 Apr 2011, 09:40

Beautiful!

In Leiden, this Wednesday:

Botanic Gardens.jpg

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 08 Apr 2011, 10:22

Fantastic!

I've heard that the Botanic Gardens in Lieden are worth a visit

Ken

Argus · Post by **Argus** » 08 Apr 2011, 12:16

Beautiful pictures Ken, and Hans; but the topic, "it's still spring", I'm not even sure if it has arrived.

Well, it has, definitely. But not to that extent (the weather boffins said around 5-9 March for southern Sweden, but there are great differences between the southern, middle and northern parts, for obvious reasons).

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 08 Apr 2011, 12:29

Argus wrote:but the topic, "it's still spring", I'm not even sure if it has arrived

Hmm, yes, fair comment. I was being too local and hinting at the fact that here in the UK we've had some very mild weather recently, 18/19degC, over 20 in the south. For us two warm days in a row = summer.

Ken

Post by **HansV** » 08 Apr 2011, 12:37

I thought the definion of summer in the UK was "Two warm days followed by a thunderstorm"...

Bigaldoc · Post by **Bigaldoc** » 08 Apr 2011, 12:41

Mebbe not as pretty as the flowers you fellas showed, but one of my favorite signs of Spring in Kentucky - the forsythia are in full bloom. This one at the Keeneland race course here in Lexington. Spring meeting starts today.

Post by **Leif** » 08 Apr 2011, 12:52

HansV wrote:I thought the definition of summer in the UK was "Two warm days followed by a thunderstorm"...

Nah. Two days without rain, more like!

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 08 Apr 2011, 12:55

stuckling1 set off for school today wearing t-shirt and shorts

Ken

Post by **Leif** » 08 Apr 2011, 12:57

No shoes? What if it snows?

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 08 Apr 2011, 13:10

He'll be all right...
http://www.eileenslounge.com/viewtopic. ... 990#p25990

Ken

Argus · Post by **Argus** » 08 Apr 2011, 13:38

stuck wrote:
Argus wrote:but the topic, "it's still spring", I'm not even sure if it has arrived
[...] I was being too local and hinting at the fact that here in the UK we've had some very mild weather recently [...]

No problem, we can't have the same weather and seasons everywhere ... Easter is late this year, but I've been in the UK around this time, and it can be very beautiful. I expect the summer to arrive on time 13 May in the Stockholm region (No, it's true, according to statistics for 1961-1990, and last year it did arrive on time!).

stuck wrote:stuckling1 set off for school today wearing t-shirt and shorts

Ah, we see it here as well; I call it "spring hubris".

Bigaldoc wrote:Mebbe not as pretty as the flowers you fellas showed, but one of my favorite signs of Spring in Kentucky - the forsythia are in full bloom. This one at the Keeneland race course here in Lexington. Spring meeting starts today.

That is indeed a spring picture! Nice one, Al.

stuckling1 · Post by **stuckling1** » 08 Apr 2011, 18:26

Leif wrote:No shoes? What if it snows?

You forget that I got hold of a straw hat aswell. Perfect for keeping the snow off one's head! ;)

Goshute · Post by **Goshute** » 09 Apr 2011, 19:11

In Utah, though we have had one 70ÂºF day this year, we're getting winter's last blasts. There's about 10" of snow at my house, and I skiied yesterday in about 18" of powder, it was great.

The mountain snow pack levels are around 140% of average, and the snow base at Alta, the resort which typically has the most snow in Utah, sits at over 189" (yes, 189", over 15 feet of snow).

But most resorts close the 17th, because the tourists are gone, so the locals are ignored.

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