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Good morning all, blue sky with just a few clouds forming now. Currently 12C, forecast max 15C. Fingers fruz. Sounds like we have a possum taken up residence in our roof. For a few mornings at about 0400 Ive heard what sounds like a tile being lifted as it returns to its bed for the day. Tonight I'...

"Trains"?

What is "trains"?

I can only see one there now. Hope the others are OK. Rogues Gallery! Do not be fooled by their cute demeanours 😉 Firstly we have XRH. Over balanced and slipped off the turret perch at about 9pm last night whilst exercising. Only went as far as the first ledge, same area where XNH spent 26 hours ea...

Recently: lunch at the Blue Parrot, Casablanca Green Parrot, Methven, Mid-Canterbury -

Eggs Benedict with bacon, came with a small frond of dill and a leafy pea-shoot, $20.00

Café Americano with cream afterwards at Station Coffee across the street, was a very large serving, $6.00

Good morning on the first of June, rabbits rabbits rabbits . 16°C, 60.8°F, nor'west Föhn wind. New calendar pages for June: NZ Birds: North Island Robin Desk calendar on mantel, Vintage travel posters of Italy: Amalfi, from a balustraded balcony with tables and chairs, a palm tree, with warm soft pa...

Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑

Fri May 31, 2024 6:40 am

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Good Lord where did you get that from? Thank you. ...

There was a mild breezy spell of weather similar to today's, about this time last year, and I had looked up Trabb around that date to see what I'd posted

Currently 17.3°C at 7:35pm, north-west breeze rising.

Wedding anniversary congratulations to the Ex-Ascots

46sec. video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrxCdX-DuCE

...The company says it has ... directed Spirit to not ship defective fuselages to Boeing’s Renton plant. ...

So pleased.

Good morning; about 11°C expecting 18°C; Nor'west arch forming. The orange Cones of Doom appeared in my street a few days ago - I did not kick over the one outside my home ^#(^ Evidently their purpose has been to protect the site of diggings along the street where workers have installed an architect...

There was a particularly bad storm in the Auckland area yesterday, gusts over 100 km/h, thunder, hail, power outages, drama etc.

Hydromet wrote: ↑

Thu May 30, 2024 12:02 am

... Unseasonably warm today, but we'll be in for a shock on Saturday.

Interesting. We have unseasonable warmth forecast for Friday & Saturday. North-westerlies, fresh to strong.

Right now it's a merry 8.6°C and overcast.

I'm going to work on being less condescending.

(Condescending means talking down to people)

Fascinated to read this account, DM: Construction stops at 300-home estate after works caused a neighbouring street to collapse ...Locals living in George Street, in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, woke to find their gardens had sunk when vibrations from diggers working in nearby Ashland Road West cause...

Thunderstorms around the Auckland area yesterday:

X Image of hailstones, Awhitu Peninsula, Auckland

David Whitfield - Hear My Song, Violetta

Good morning, -0.3°C and falling; expecting 13°C by the middle of the day and then, oddly, 14°C by midnight as a mild north-westerly arrives.
Canopus bright above the south-eastern horizon.
Waning Moon very high in the north.

Summertime in Venice - Mantovani

In remembrance of Squadron Leader Mark Long.

X, RAF Lossiemouth, 21sec.video

Got behind on Stuff NZ quizzes by a few days and went back to catch up. Quizzes open OK (3 different browsers but require to "Choose" after making one's selection. ~X( Nil progress thereafter. ^! Latest quizzes work normally without requiring one to choose after selection. :-?? PP Revisited then qu...