Tuesday 4 September 2012

Cloud formations

Beautiful blue sky today with little fluffy clouds.


To be correct it's a mackerel sky.

"Mackerel in the sky, three days dry."

"Mackerel sky, mackerel sky. Never long wet and never long dry."

I sound like the Edwardian Country Lady. On the way back from my walk I just had to call in the Junk Shop and found this book (plus some homes magazines). I have her book of Nature Notes which is of a similar vein.


On her 'September' page there were no clouds but this picture caught my eye.


One of the weather sayings she recorded was 'Fair on September the 1st; fair for the month.' Now was it fair last Saturday? It's certainly fair today.



10 comments:

  1. Well I hope that one holds true mum since we are on hol for the rest of the week.It has been fantastic for the last 3 days.Fingers crossed!

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  2. Snap!!!! last year i found this same book at our local op shop and I must get it out and look at it again ,it is delightful.

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  3. Love that book. The sky looks great but is the photo taken from Colditz - looks like lots of barbed wire.

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    1. Susan the 'bars' are strands of lights as it's Blackpool Illuminations here and the whole promenade is lit up with tableaux and displays along with some of the streets.
      xx

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  4. That was a lucky find.

    Beautiful, hot sunny weather here today. Three more days of this would be good!

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  5. One of my favourite books, mainly the paintings. And another favourite pastime is looking at the sky!

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  6. Its a lovely day here today although a bit fresh at the moment but its still early yet. Lets hope we have a few sunny days now it would be lovely ;-)) My mum has that book its lovely, dee x

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  7. I think summer may have arrived, it's lovely here today, long may it continue.

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  8. I bought the same book a few years ago and sent it to my mum in Germany, as she adored the paintings within it. A little treasure of a book.

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