miserable pissy rain

I left the landing window open, the roller blind was flapping like crazy and there were some leaves on my stairs. Quite fair to call this fucker as a named storm system, but it doesn't sound like 90 mph wind here, yet.

A “tornado watch” zone was issued for Northern Ireland as well as parts of Scotland and northern England by the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (Torro) on Sunday afternoon. That means a “strong tornado” is possible in those regions.

see how it goes time

https://i.imgur.com/RXcwxTk.jpg

Impatiently waiting for Spring to start in London, delayed by a classic pissy rain Sunday with no hint of sun.

just walked about 5 miles in various levels of pissy rain, all of it miserable.

I've just come back from a two mile walk in the rain and of course now it's stopped and there's a hint of sun.

happy bank holiday

lol, I'm stuck under the worst of it until almost 10pm.

Indeed. Rapid change of plans for today already in operation.

I see I was anticipating Spring back in March - we seem to have transitioned into it this year without many obvious signs in London.

it's really pleasant here. I've got the pool set up in the garden, laundry drying on the line. It will be pishing it down by 4 pm, though.

it's nice here also and the chief sign of spring -- not weather but green leaves everywhere on the trees -- came in two weeks back “like a lion” (as all the rural saying-hedz er say)

I have a tree in my garden and when it starts flowering the bees form a drone orchestra, that's the sound of summer for me. Also there is a chocolate mining bees nest somewhere underground where my garden meets the brick wall. They are very chilled bees but I can't take my bins out with only my socks on because I have had my feet stung by them more than a few times. I don't take it personally though.

These references to lions are very confusing... I'm aware of the saying:

March comes in like a lion, out like a lamb

yes