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Oxford Man Matches Milieu

22 Tuesday May 2018

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Magical Hawthorn

21 Monday May 2018

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Reminds me of Proust’s emotional obsession with hawthorn!

May- the month or the blossom?

02 Wednesday May 2018

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My grandmother used to say,  Never cast a cloot till May is oot.

This, being translated, is tantamount to advising that one should

not strip off, or put one’s winter wardrobe away until… until

  1.  The May blossom is in evidence

OR

2)  the month of May is past

 

Which is it?  In Scotland it is probably never a good idea to dispense with a

layer, whatever the time of year, or whatever plant is making its presence

felt.

Above is a photo of the May blossom in my garden yesterday.  I compromised by

wearing a coat dress – ha!  Today I would have needed a Drize-a Bone Aussie

head-to-toe proofed swagman garment.

It’s a wonder there’s any blossom left on the trees after this morning’s deluge!

Cheeky Chappie

21 Wednesday Mar 2018

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This little fellow was very annoyed that I should invade ‘his’ territory

this afternoon.  I had to remind him that it was my garden too.

Maybe he should take lessons in decorous behaviour from any descendants

of Ben Weatherstaff’s amiable companion.  (See The Secret Garden by

Frances Hodgson Burnett.)