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A spring unsprung

Posted on by Craig Faulkner

A usual course of conversation in the absence of anything to talk about is to discuss the weather. This blog website is no stranger to that, thanks in no small part to writer's block. Living in the UK nevertheless imposes certain limitations on the topic. For much of the year, we don't really have a lot of we… Read more »


Tags: spring | weather

 

Spring forwards

Posted on by Craig Faulkner

At the first sign of sun, the sunglasses are on, the coats are left at home and the barbeque is fired up at the weekend. This is how Britain works. Spring started a week or so ago and, perhaps more through coincidence than timing, a spell of good weather arrived with it. A week or so before that, the weather… Read more »


Tags: spring | sun | weather

 

The winter of our discontent

Posted on by Craig Faulkner

It's cold. It's been cold for months. At the time of writing, we're at the end of winter, so the fact that it's been cold for months shouldn't be a big surprise. In this country, winter is several months of cold, with mild bookends. Any time the weather here does anything that isn't mediocre, it's headline ne… Read more »


Tags: cold | potholes | roads | spring | winter | weather