On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 02:20:25 -0700 (PDT), Scott W wrote:

Is there any truth in this saying with regards to how good the summer
is?

Not very. The Ash is always the last tree up here to burst into leaf, by
at least a week if not three... It's also one of the first to drop it's
leaves come autumn.

Only the very earliest signs of buds swelling on the trees around us,
still waiting for the Daffodils to flower. First lambs arrived yesterday,
poor beggers. It was very went and windy last night, not quite F8 but
gusting to upper 30's low 40's mph. Was 5C so windchill was only(ha!) down
to -10C...

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Cheers
Dave.