Hows is your weather today? Or anything else for that matter

[Anna Woman von NRW]

Heno - if that Ash leafs in June then if the old saying is true then surely that there Ireland has a scorching summer every year 

Who's that little fella chilling under the tree?

[Heno]

we are having the most stunning weather here and the tree is coming to life. just overnight it has gained leaves. i'll get a pic tomorrow and post.

the little guy is just keeping my seat warm for when i get older......

[Shush]

Keep sending that weather over the water Heno, first decent day of the year here, if a bit overcast in the afternoon. Weekend set to be better 

[Heno]

i will shush, and all the good will and positive thinking to shower down on everyone northeast of here.

and anyway, back to the tree. earlier than most years, she is starting to come a little. if i read Anna's comments correctly then this is not a good sign, in fact it may well be that it is going to lash. for months and months.

164 year old tree. here as long at the house. still strong but probably needs some major surgery if it going to survive. there are only two of its type in ireland. thats one more then my type!!!

oh, and should've done the grass today. but my back is knackered.

[Shush]

Good sunshine has arrived nicely Sir. First time we have sat at the top of the garden this year 

[Master Ray]

A lovely day today here in South Cheshire... on the same day that my folks went to Italy, in search of good weather... apparently, temperatures over there are dropping...

 

[Wessexy Witch]

Lovely here again today.
Yesterday it was too hot to mow the lawn so I sat on my arse and read my book in the garden.

 

[Rusco]

[...] and anyway, back to the tree. earlier than most years, she is starting to come a little. if i read Anna's comments correctly then this is not a good sign, in fact it may well be that it is going to lash. for months and months.

That's a beautiful, old tree you post photos, Heno. I think Anna posted a message here earlier about tree diseases and mentioned the ash tree and some other (gothic sounding) names for them. We had in our earlier place a very old oak too which seemed to suffer at times about a loss of water.

It's interesting how different oaks are compared to other trees. Their veins are so large that they could absorb even sand inside the veins. Once a carpenter told me that you have to resharpen a circular saw blade after sawing an oak trunk (even though the blade had been sharpened before it) and at times you could see even sparks coming out the trunk while sawing.

The weather's just fine here now. Very beautiful and 25 degrees in mid-day. I've been spading our courtyard last week or so. Yeah, sweaty work it is. 

[Master Ray]

Well, today it was a lovely day, but right now I've got loud thunder and torrential hailstones...

Dammit, weather is fucked up right now!

[Heno]

too true ray. not sure what its going to do next. warm and damp and cold and bright and windy and dull

[Heno]

and i've only gone and aggravated the nerve in my owed back. my leg is killing me. chop it off time nearly.

i can't handle this right now. there is nothing worse than this pain. although maybe there is, its just i've yet to experience it. and never want to either.

you know  one of those pains where you sob to yourself and talk to yourself and even appeal to the weirdest things for help.....well, multiply that by 50 million times and start there.

 

[Master Ray]

and i've only gone and aggravated the nerve in my owed back. my leg is killing me. chop it off time nearly.

i can't handle this right now. there is nothing worse than this pain. although maybe there is, its just i've yet to experience it. and never want to either.

you know  one of those pains where you sob to yourself and talk to yourself and even appeal to the weirdest things for help.....well, multiply that by 50 million times and start there.

 

Sounds like you and Shush should have a conversation, he has severe tendonitis and a broken ankle...

I, on the other hand, have mild sciatica and some backache that might be psychosomatic...

[Heno]

well, i need a friend, a real friend. one that will, upon my request, chop my right leg off.

Ray and Shush, you guys are in pole position. I think Rusco has what it takes. and then somehow I think Anna could do it. the rest can either supply copious amounts of devils bit slow release pain killers and some homely, not so motherly, nursing.

[Master Ray]

well, i need a friend, a real friend. one that will, upon my request, chop my right leg off.

Ray and Shush, you guys are in pole position. I think Rusco has what it takes. and then somehow I think Anna could do it. the rest can either supply copious amounts of devils bit slow release pain killers and some homely, not so motherly, nursing.

Well, it's official, fellow NMA Forum-ites, we're all taking a trip over the Irish sea to chop Heno's leg off.

Now THERE'S a concept that's never been uttered on this Forum before...

 

[Heno]

just make sure you get the right leg Ray.