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On Rain XI
House martins seek mud Offers gratefully received Needed to build nests . n.b. Every other day, for the past fortnight or so, I have been topping up a large puddle in the yard that swallows and house martins have been visiting to drink from and gather mud for their nest building. Yesterday as many as →
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On Rain X
Warm weather approaches Party time for the English Hippopotami . n.b. Monthly rainfall average for April 2019 in the Southern Water region is 22.7mm. This is less than half of the long-term April monthly average of 50.8mm. Alarm bells should be ringing very loudly. If you listen very hard you might hear farmers and gardeners →
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On Rain VIII
Hard notes on tin roof Spots run to gether – joined dots Happy; sparrows chirp n.b. Today water proof clothing required. CLP 28/05/2019 →
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On Rain VII
Remember such drops Cold globular spots That flick eye-lashes . n.b. This morning there was sufficient rainfall to damp down the dust; slicken the grass; to leave minute craters marking the impact of the fleeting shower that soon passed. CLP 27/05/2019 →
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On Rain VI
Humidity high Seventy percent or more Yet dust devils spin . 26/05/2019 →
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On Open Ground
Hind steps from bracken Edges to field centre Grazes in full view . n.b. Have you noticed that deer do this? They often choose a wide open area to settle down, eating and resting in a place that allows them to be easily seen, but allowing themselves time and space to respond to approaching threats. →
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On Rain VI
One hundred percent Cloud cover at dawn, moist air Nothing more offered . n.b. Rain on Tuesday is the best the weather forecast can promise. If there was a competitive market for rain I would change my supplier. Privatised water management companies will profit regardless. Government intervention is required to ensure that commercial interests do →
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On Rain III
Full Sun and half Moon Dress the early morning sky Clouds dissolve to blue . n.b. Breakfast can be taken outside again with shirt off. To the west there is no sign of precipitation. Dunnock, pigeon and the young sparrow hawks nesting in the adjacent hedgerow join the sparrows in chorus. Is it a rain →
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On Rain
Green and pleasant land Rivers run shallow, grass weak Flaming June due next . n.b. We need rain and lots of it. The promised low pressure by-passed South-West England. The concrete water troughs that collect the run-off from the barn roof are markedly lower, a ring of algae marks the recent high water level. The →
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