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Good morning everyone 
Rather cloudy here but dry. Long term forecast is unsettled in the south. There's been what's called a sudden stratospheric warming event. Doesn't mean warm at ground level. Causes the weather to become blocked. The effects depend as to where the fixed high pressure is centered. It's not a "Beast from the East" this time. The Met Office expect it to result in high pressure in the north. Rain systems pushed to the south of the country. Takes time for the effects to become noticeable at ground level and the Met Office expect these effects to take place early April. Weather until then is generally unsettled across the country,
I hope everyone has a good day
@El Loro posted:Good morning everyone
Rather cloudy here but dry. Long term forecast is unsettled in the south. There's been what's called a sudden stratospheric warming event. Doesn't mean warm at ground level. Causes the weather to become blocked. The effects depend as to where the fixed high pressure is centered. It's not a "Beast from the East" this time. The Met Office expect it to result in high pressure in the north. Rain systems pushed to the south of the country. Takes time for the effects to become noticeable at ground level and the Met Office expect these effects to take place early April. Weather until then is generally unsettled across the country,
I hope everyone has a good day
That doesnât sound good El 
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A BBC article about some highland cattle in Minchinhampton (a small market town near Stroud).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-68625078
Minchinhampton Common has sheep and cattle grazing on it between April and October. Locals would be used to seeing them on the roads on the common.
Incidentally, if you ever wondered what the name Hayward meant, it's a keeper/guardian of an area enclosed by hedging to keep cattle from straying. So someone acts as a hayward for Minchinhampton Common during that period.
@El Loro posted:A BBC article about some highland cattle in Minchinhampton (a small market town near Stroud).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-68625078
Minchinhampton Common has sheep and cattle grazing on it between April and October. Locals would be used to seeing them on the roads on the common.
Incidentally, if you ever wondered what the name Hayward meant, it's a keeper/guardian of an area enclosed by hedging to keep cattle from straying. So someone acts as a hayward for Minchinhampton Common during that period.
Thatâs very interesting El. Thank you 
@El Loro posted:A BBC article about some highland cattle in Minchinhampton (a small market town near Stroud).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-68625078
Minchinhampton Common has sheep and cattle grazing on it between April and October. Locals would be used to seeing them on the roads on the common.
Incidentally, if you ever wondered what the name Hayward meant, it's a keeper/guardian of an area enclosed by hedging to keep cattle from straying. So someone acts as a hayward for Minchinhampton Common during that period.
Great idea to let them roam on the common, it's not only good for the animals but I'm sure it must help nature thrive on the common itself 
In the Bulgarian village I was in they let the local goats roam free ...they kept the communal grasses down 
@slimfern posted:Great idea to let them roam on the common, it's not only good for the animals but I'm sure it must help nature thrive on the common itself
In the Bulgarian village I was in they let the local goats roam free ...they kept the communal grasses down
Some commons land has a "right of common" attached such as grazing. That's the case for Minchinhampton Common and the nearby Rodborough Common.
Afternoon troops
Weather's a bit dodgy so the bin ain't going out. Starmer's giving Sun exclusives so there goes the Liverpool vote. He really is desperate or clueless 
Feeling a bit racy today so hope all are the Nurburgring
Take it easy with Jim Reeves. The torture I went through as a kid 
Good
@El Loro posted:A BBC article about some highland cattle in Minchinhampton (a small market town near Stroud).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...cestershire-68625078
Minchinhampton Common has sheep and cattle grazing on it between April and October. Locals would be used to seeing them on the roads on the common.
Incidentally, if you ever wondered what the name Hayward meant, it's a keeper/guardian of an area enclosed by hedging to keep cattle from straying. So someone acts as a hayward for Minchinhampton Common during that period.
lovely article and gorgeous cows - thank you EL
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A Youube clip of a performance of a piece of music by Mozart. He composed this at the age of 18 and the soloist is also 18.
The title of the clip is in German. In English, the instrument played is known as the bassoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLQpI6nULdg
@El Loro posted:A Youube clip of a performance of a piece of music by Mozart. He composed this at the age of 18 and the soloist is also 18.
The title of the clip is in German. In English, the instrument played is known as the bassoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLQpI6nULdg
Lovely El
That instrument is almost as big as she is 
@El Loro posted:A Youube clip of a performance of a piece of music by Mozart. He composed this at the age of 18 and the soloist is also 18.
The title of the clip is in German. In English, the instrument played is known as the bassoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLQpI6nULdg
gorgeous - thank you EL love any orchestral music
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Slim, I haven#t seen anything new on the Talking Pictures tv channel other than a couple of films which are somewhat downbeat.
On Wednesday at 7 in the morning is the 1935 version of George Eliot's "The Mill on the Floss" which is an early film of James Mason. Not exactly cheerful.
On Thursday at 10.45 in the morning is "Abandon Ship!"/AKA "Seven Waves Away". Grim film about a ship's officer (Tyrone Power) in a lifeboat who has to decide which of those in the lifeboat have to be sacrificed to save the others, More depressing than Hitchcock's !Lifeboat".
@El Loro posted:Slim, I haven#t seen anything new on the Talking Pictures tv channel other than a couple of films which are somewhat downbeat.
On Wednesday at 7 in the morning is the 1935 version of George Eliot's "The Mill on the Floss" which is an early film of James Mason. Not exactly cheerful.
On Thursday at 10.45 in the morning is "Abandon Ship!"/AKA "Seven Waves Away". Grim film about a ship's officer (Tyrone Power) in a lifeboat who has to decide which of those in the lifeboat have to be sacrificed to save the others, More depressing than Hitchcock's !Lifeboat".
Thankyou El
Think I'll give both films a miss if you dont mind...would prefer something a little cheerier
@slimfern posted:Yeah I don't know about that one El...isn't it a bit heavy (gangster style)?
There is some violent scenes in the film, mainly a beating up by the corrupt union boss's cronies but the film is in black and white rather than colour. It's not a gangster films with lots of shooting,
It's a film where the quality of the storytelling and acting is so good.
The BBC Two film on Easter Sunday afternoon is one more to your liking though you'll have seen it before - "Easter Parade"
By the way BBC One starts the new David Attenborough series "Mammals" on Easter Sunday at 7pm.
@El Loro posted:There is some violent scenes in the film, mainly a beating up by the corrupt union boss's cronies but the film is in black and white rather than colour. It's not a gangster films with lots of shooting,
It's a film where the quality of the storytelling and acting is so good.
The BBC Two film on Easter Sunday afternoon is one more to your liking though you'll have seen it before - "Easter Parade"By the way BBC One starts the new David Attenborough series "Mammals" on Easter Sunday at 7pm.
Okay, you may have convinced me to watch 'On the Waterfront' El
I've seen 'Easter Parade' a number of times so I might not be watching it again next weekend 
I will however be sitting down to see David Attenborough's 'Mammals'
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