Marty

What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.

I always thought it was Bouquet... 🌹🌺 🌷

I wasn't sure whether to use a 'laugh' emoticon because you're stealing my monochrome theme, or to use a 'love' one for the sultry image you shared, so decided to just go with a 'like'...

Hi, Bucket! Sorry I didn't see your message(s) earlier. Busy day here. G'night, and sweet dreams, bro.

And you, Albert!

Probably too late now (5 and a half years on)... But if you go to the Table of Contents, you'll see near the top of the page an option to Print the story. Clicking on this will open a new window with the whole story in it. You could then simply save that window, or select everything in it, and paste it into a word processor to save.

G'day, bro. Hopefully you get the promised cooler, less humid weather.

Happy Saturday, everyone! Cool day here, just at the moment. Overcast, breezy, only around 12°C/54°F, and feeling a few degrees lower with the breeze. Only the occasional light shower promised. Were it not for the fact that I am involved with a training session on Zoom for most of the day, it might actually be a good day for continuing lifting the maincrop potatoes. Fortunately, I've not a lot to do in the training session. Someone else is giving the bulk of he training. I'll hopefully get some garden work done in the evening, after the training session finishes. Hope everyone else's day goes well.

Thanks, Albert. That's actually on my bucket list.

Hi, all. Been a bit of a busy day, hence my quietness for most of it. Indeed there's less than twenty minutes of Friday left here... But, being Friday, I thought I should share this week's black and white photograph (22/52):

Greetings, young Albert!

I think he''s giving me that "Come to bed" look...

So you're not working outside because of the heat; and I'm not working outside because of the rain... Have a good day, anyway, bro.

Good morning, all. Coolish (14°C/52°F) day here for the time of year. No sign of sun, and persistent light rain. Looks like it's indoors work again for me today. Hope you all have a good Thursday (or is it Friday, already, in Bucket-land? )

You could always have asked the Swedish Chef to cook for you....

A birthday wish for Page:

Many happy returns of the day, Page!

And the same right bakatya, bro!

Greetings, young Albert!

Ah sure now, bro. It's never felt like work to me. Reconnecting with nature is hardly work.

Greetings, young Albert!

Same to you, Gary! You've just reminded me of my slight fetish for pit hair.

Oh, They are! Some Most of the time, at least. I wasn't really upset when they decided to kick a ball in my garden during a break yesterday, and managed to flatten one of my calendula plants with it. Actually, they were more upset about it than I was.

That's a little bit up in the air at the moment... They're starting back at school next week, for the first time since Covid forced the Government to close the schools back on 12th March. As much as I have enjoyed having them come down (especially because their presence actually motivates me to get on with the jobs that need doing in, and on, the house), I would hate that the reason for them coming down might be because the Government is forced to close the schools again because of spikes in the pandemic. As much as neither of them is really looking forward to heading back to school after a five and a half month enforced break, they both accept that they need to get back for the sake of their futures. The older one is about to start the final year of high school, and the younger one his penultimate year.

I mentioned earlier that Met Éireann had issued a Satus Yellow rainfall warning for tomorrow. They have now upgraded that to Status Orange for certain parts of the country, including my county. Furthermore, The National Directorate of Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) Crisis Management Team met this morning to assess the updated forecast regarding the storm. In a statement this afternoon, it warned that trees are in full leaf, with the potential for a number of trees to fall, blocking roads and damaging power lines. NDFEM issued the following safety messages this afternoon: This is an unusual storm for August – people should take account of Met Éireann weather warnings affecting their location. People are on holidays at coastal locations. Stay away from all coastal areas for the duration of the warnings. All road users should be aware of the hazardous travelling conditions. Motorists should slow down and be aware of the dangers of fallen trees and debris. High sided vehicles are particularly vulnerable during this time. As conditions will vary, people need to take account of the local conditions and advice from their local authority. And ESB Networks ((Ireland's Electricity Supply Network) say they are "preparing for power outages, with staff on standby to repair faults in all areas." ------ Looks like no gardening tomorrow. So I shall try to get on with jobs in the house.