And I have miniature daffodils in bloom! Admittedly they are the early
variety, called 'February Gold', but hell, that's why I planted them. Nearly
a month early for St David's Day, too.
best joanna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anny Ballardini" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: Snap
> Ah Poor Douglas,
>
> I am here looking forward to Spring! Yes, the temperature went up, a sunny
> sunny day, even if it is still chilly in the morning and in the evening!
> But
> it _ it _ Spring will soon arrive!
>
> Anny Ballardini
> http://annyballardini.blogspot.com
> http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=poetshome
> The aim of the poet is to awaken emotions in the soul, not to gather
> admirers.
> Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Douglas Barbour" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Snap
>
>
>> Boy, to say the least. I mean, shouldn't that be June? I do recall
>> some fairly heavy rain, & dark skies in Melbourne around then (but then
>> I've never been to Australia in its summer).
>>
>> On the other hand, although we are returning to our regularly scheduled
>> weather today (about minus 12 with snow), weve just had nearly a week
>> of plus 10 or so, which is near record breaking high temperatures for
>> this time of year.
>>
>> But not to worry, eh.
>>
>> Doug
>> On 3-Feb-05, at 4:30 PM, Alison Croggon wrote:
>>
>> > I meant to say that the peaceful, refreshing rain of the other day kept
>> > coming - and coming - and suddenly it turned into the biggest rainfall
>> > ever.
>> > We got three months worth of rain (five inches) in 24 hours...huge
>> > storm,
>> > trees blown over, blackouts everywhere, seas up over the foreshore,
>> > jellyfish and piles of seaweed dumped on the grass and all the
>> > protective
>> > rocks washed away, all trains cancelled because of flooding, and snow
>> > in the
>> > mountains where earlier in the week they were issuing bushfire
>> > warnings.
>> > All very bizarre, even for Melbourne!
>> >
>> > Best
>> >
>> > A
>> >
>> >
>> > Alison Croggon
>> >
>> > Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
>> > Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
>> > Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> Douglas Barbour
>> Department of English
>> University of Alberta
>> Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E5 Canada
>> (780) 436 3320
>> http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/dbhome.htm
>>
>> Reserved books. Reserved land. Reserved flight.
>> And still property is theft.
>>
>> Phyllis Webb
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