Good morning Buddies 
Rain early then some sunshine but a thundery shower or two is the forecast for this afternoon 
Have a nice day everyone 
@El Loro posted:The first of the downpours here has happened though didn't last long.Anyone caught outside would have got a bit of a soaking.
@Moonie posted:We still have sunshine here El
Our wet stuff is yet to come
We had a trickle of rain first thing followed by cloud ...I think there was some sun, but unfortunately I blinked and missed it 
@Moonie posted:We still have sunshine here El
Our wet stuff is yet to come
@slimfern posted:We had a trickle of rain first thing followed by cloud ...I think there was some sun, but unfortunately I blinked and missed it
4 mm of rain so far today. Not a lot but those were from 2 downpours. Neither lasted more than a couple of minutes. So anyone caught in one of those would have definitely noticed 
@El Loro posted:4 mm of rain so far today. Not a lot but those were from 2 downpours. Neither lasted more than a couple of minutes. So anyone caught in one of those would have definitely noticed
Not quite enough to warrant buying a boat hey El, but a pair of flippers may come in handy 
@slimfern posted:
Not quite enough to warrant buying a boat hey El, but a pair of flippers may come in handy
night EL slim moonsieee velvet
@velvet donkey posted:Did I fancy Claudia Cardinale? That's a deffo yes....
Pay Leagues
A Youtube clip which includes Edda Del'Orso singing C'ere una volta il West with a piano accompaniment:
She's the singer in the film and this clip is a rare live performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X3WtnXrEFU
After she's sung, the man who introduced her at the beginning passes his microphone over to a man at the back by a lamp and he then talks. All the talking is in Italian but I think that man with glasses is Ennio Morricone.
night EL slim moonsiieee velvet
A new species of butterfly named after Sauron from Lord of the Rings:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-65515790
Slim, only film of interest on the Talking Pictures tv channel during the coming week is on Tuesday at 11.35 in the morning - "I Remember Mama" (1948). A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco. Good quality film directed by George Stevens. "Mama" is played by Irene Dunne who was trained to use a Norwegian accent and became so immersed in the character that she was using that accent at home with her family. The daughter is played by Barbara Bel Geddes, best known for the "Dallas" tv series years later.
@El Loro posted:A new species of butterfly named after Sauron from Lord of the Rings:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-65515790
I'm always amazed at the symmetry in the patterns and colour of butterflies ...lovely 
@El Loro posted:Slim, only film of interest on the Talking Pictures tv channel during the coming week is on Tuesday at 11.35 in the morning - "I Remember Mama" (1948). A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco. Good quality film directed by George Stevens. "Mama" is played by Irene Dunne who was trained to use a Norwegian accent and became so immersed in the character that she was using that accent at home with her family. The daughter is played by Barbara Bel Geddes, best known for the "Dallas" tv series years later.
Thank you El
I remember Ma Ewing from Dallas
Coronation Chicken 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-65517284
@El Loro posted:Coronation Chicken
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-65517284
Dare I say, she looks much more comfortable wearing her crown
@El Loro posted:A new species of butterfly named after Sauron from Lord of the Rings:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-65515790
awww gorgeous EL -pretty butterfly
@El Loro posted:Coronation Chicken
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-65517284
awwwww so cute thank you EL
night EL slim moonsieee
@slimfern posted:
Dare I say, she looks much more comfortable wearing her crown
That's not surprising if you realise that St Edward;'s Crown weighs 2.23 kg. To have a weight like that on top of your head for some hours would be an ordeal for most people, and of course King Charles is 74 years old.
Although that crown has been the one worn at coronations since Charles II in 1661, a lighter one was worn for the coronations of Victoria and Edward VII (60 at the time) because of the weight,