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Good day to you, Elle!
Cold up here!
I had an idea Easter was on the go long before Christianity started out.
Maybe connected with the Moon and tides?
Will have a wee look in Brewers later.
I am surprised you have heard of Paddy Mullins!
There is a statue of Dawn Run at Cheltenham.
And of Arkle (known as "Himself"!)
Wonder if Queen Vic will be on the Morning Line tomorrow?
I am going to read my paper now.
Hope the ladies and you enjoy lunch!

Hi Rusty and Elle,

Beautiful morning here, no wind, no frost - supposed to be 14C later.

For what it's worth, Easter occurs 'on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or soonest after the 21st of March'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/easter just in case you are interested !

Just seen the first Brimstone butterfly of the year (sulphur yellow, unmistakeable). Magic

Hi Rosalind,

Are there any common yellow butterflies that you know of ?
We seem to have some 'brightish' yellow ones starting to show themselves now, but I am not sure what they are.

Hi pigale
There are also Clouded Yellows, which are commoner than Brimstones in some areas.

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=croceus

http://butterfly-conservation.org/50-1310/brimstone.html

Thanks Chrise; I am not sure that the yellow butterflies I can see at present are as 'delicate' as the Clouded Yellows ! They might be an even more common breed - will have to ask my old farmer friends.

One thing for sure is that I can hear great noise from a flock of cranes that have just landed in a field somewhere around here ! They do make themselves heard. Some arrived a couple of weeks ago, but over the past few days, I've seen several waves of them - Good sign that Winter (what we had of it !) is nearing its end.

Good afternoon, Rusty!
It has been a beautiful day, and has been warmed considerably by the lovely (fairly strong) sunshine!
I have had a most enjoyable time out - very nice meal.....we went to the place that does those superb crepes (should be a cirumflex over the first 'e' , but don't know how to do it?)
I had Sicilian crepes with three different kinds of cheeses (!), chips, and salad!
Scrumptious! I shan't need any dinner!
Conversation as always was good!
I think my hearing about Paddy Mullens may well have come from you! ( You are my only source of racing info!)
How did today's racing go? Did you place any successful bets?
Now, tell me, what is the Morning Line? You say you wonder whether Victoria will be on it tomorrow?
A little bit more info about the origin of Easter....
Old English ēastre ; of Germanic origin and related to German Ostern and east; perhaps from Ēastre, the name of a goddess associated with spring.





Hello, Pigale!
Goodness , up to 14c? You are certainly having some lovely weather!
It is glorious here but no way that warm! We aren't into double figures, altho I'd say it is probably about 8C (ish?)
I haven't seen any butterflies yet this year!

The bright yellow of the male brimstone is unlikely to be confused with a clouded yellow, I'd say. The females are another matter, brimstones hibernate and come out quickly in any bright early sunshine, as we had this morning.

Well, I don't know what butterfly we have around here, but they are out and about throughout the day when weather is nice - not just in morning. As I said, I will ask the friendly old farmers I meet up with sometimes, if they know the name of the butterfly I mean.

Hello, Elle!
You seem to have had a pleasant day so far.
Racing was great today!
I am still ahead of Paddy P for the week with one day to go!
The Morning Line is a racing programme at 8.00 a,m. on C4.
Racing "experts" are on it.
Sometimes jockeys and trainers.
Ruby's Dad, Ted, is on it every day. Father Ted he is known as, these days.
So Vic may be on.
I had a good idea Easter existed long before Christianity started.
The evenings are stretching!