On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:44:48 +0100
Asha Santon wrote:

On 13/04/15 12:30, Scott W wrote:
Which begs the question 'where did the saying come from?'. I'm sure
there's a botanical reason.

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tim-Se...ail/story.html

http://www.theweatherclub.org.uk/fea...re-oak-and-ash

DuckDuckGo is your friend.

I have to say that I've never heard of this proverb and a quick check
around suggests I don't know anyone who has either.


It used to be a well-known saying but may have gone out of fashion,
perhaps like this one about the cuckoo:

Cuckoo, cuckoo, what do you do?
In April I open my bill;
In May I sing all day;
In June I change my tune;
In July away I fly;
In August away I must.

On Chris Packham's first appearance on Springwatch, someone quoted this
rhyme and asked what it meant. I was shocked that anyone could not know
the meaning but worse was to come. Packham, the so-called expert, said
that he'd never heard it before, which was bad enough, but didn't have
a clue what it meant. That was the beginning of the end for me as far as
that show went; Michaela Strachan was the last straw.

Must confess I'd not heard of Paul Simon's version:

April Come She Will
-------------------

April, come she will
When streams are ripe and swelled with rain
May, she will stay
Resting in my arms again

June, she’ll change her tune
In restless walks, she’ll prowl the night
July, she will fly
And give no warning of her flight

August, die she must
The autumn winds blow chilly and cold
September, I’ll remember
A love once new has now grown old

© 1965 Words and Music by Paul Simon


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