On Nov 5, 11:23 am, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 02:05:32 -0800 (PST), Judith in France
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> >On Nov 4, 10:46 pm, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:04:33 -0800 (PST), Judith in France
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> >>  wrote:
> >> >On Nov 3, 5:32 pm, Sacha  wrote:
> >> >> On 2009-11-03 14:37:56 퍍, Judith in France
> >> >>  said:
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> >> >> > On Nov 3, 12:42 pm, Sacha  wrote:
> >> >> >> On 2009-11-03 11:24:39 퍍, Judith in France
> >> >> >>  said:
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> >> >> >>> X-No-Archive YES
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> >> >> >>> The bird is called a  Buse, which I presume is a buzzard?
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> >> >> >>> Judith
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> >> >> >> Yes, according to my online dictionary.  It's also a 'tube'.  ;-)
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> >> >> > Is that where the word bus comes from?   I know, bad joke!  An omni
> >> >> > bad joke :-)
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> >> >> > Judith
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> >> >> You sound like Ray.  When the sky is black and threatening he says
> >> >> "That looks very omnibus".  ;-)  As indeed it does tonight.  It's now
> >> >> pitch black but just before the light went totally, the view was
> >> >> monochrome with only the faintest hint of green still in the fields.  
> >> >> It was a most unusual sight and I wish I could have photographed it but
> >> >> I doubt it would have registered. It was just like looking at an old
> >> >> black and white photo that had been very slightly tinted.
> >> >> --
> >> >> Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
> >> >> Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
> >> >> South Devon
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> >> >The weather here is a bit bi-polar!!!!  One minute the sky is black> >> >depressing and then the next all light and sunny!  I can't keep up
> >> >with the changes today :-)  Furthermore there is a lot of blustering
> >> >going on, it seems that nature is having a hissy fit.
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> >> We had a  three hour thunderstorm and torrential rain this evening.
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> >> I can't believe that a week ago it was 18C and that we were putting our boat
> >> into hibernation for the winter in the sunshine.
> >> --
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> >> Martin
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> >We are closing up the pool for the Winter today, but there is a chance
> >I shall get blown in.  
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> Oo-er!
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> >I can't believe that I was swimming in there a
> >little while ago.  Whilst driving from here to Rodez last week, the
> >temperature went from 12 degrees to 24, that is some fluctuation
> >considering Rodez is not that far away but it is at a much lower
> >altitude so obviously they have a more clement climate.
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> Meanwhile it is still chucking it down and the thunderstorms continue.
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> Locally a church steeple was struck by lightening yesterday evening. A sign that
> God is not happy with what is going on in Copenhagen or what goes on in the
> church?
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> Martin

or just grumpy :-)

Judith