In message 20150413142709.2822a43b@linux-pkou
Graham P Davis wrote:

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...ally-mean-dry-
summer/story-20952021-detail/story.html

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

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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.


Or the version I learned from my mother many years ago:

The cuckoo comes in April,
He sings his song in May.
In the middle of June he changes his tune
July he flies away.


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