BS: First day of summer .....

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 10 Jun 22 - 08:38 AM

I do take Piriton very occasionally. I need an antihistamine to bring down swelling from a wasp (and some other bites/stings?) sting. I don't have any hay fever type allergies I know of. For me, I've not noticed any side effect with it.

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: MaJoC the Filk
Date: 10 Jun 22 - 09:06 AM

Mebbe it's not the oilseed rape pollen that's the problem, but the chemicals that English farmers in particular bomb them with throughout the season. And there I was, thinking there'd be less rape grown now we're out of the Common Market (farmers live to screw the Common Agricultural Policy). Now Vlad goes and causes the West to cut down on real oil exports, so rape will need to be grown here for its original purpose: machine oil substitute.

For completeness: round here, there's puddles of blue among the yellow, where farmers are growing linseed. More home-grown cricket bats?

Also for completeness: a colleague (in a previous existence) said he had to give up bee-keeping, as his bees went preferentially for the rape flowers. The resultant honey, he said, set like concrete.

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: Donuel
Date: 12 Jun 22 - 10:31 AM

Paintings done outdoors in the summer are forever embedded with identifying pollen. If art is at the center of your life, life will be the center of your art but always with a touch of death for honesty's sake.
Truth is more dangerous than a dogma but if the art lasts longer than the prohibition of a truth of the times it will last longer in an artist's death than in life. I suppose that explains how Dogs Playing Poker survives since we know 'life connives' and bluffs.

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: keberoxu
Date: 14 Jun 22 - 09:44 PM

The summer solstice will be here soon.

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: Senoufou
Date: 15 Jun 22 - 02:24 AM

You're right keberoxu, 21st June. And I have an appointment with the d-d-d-d-dentist on that day! Gaaaagh! (Just a check-up, but I absolutely detest going to the dentist.)

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: Donuel
Date: 15 Jun 22 - 12:41 PM

I have 4 pandemic cavities but my dentist disappeared, drill, receptionist and office.

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: Donuel
Date: 21 Jun 22 - 07:17 PM

The first day of summer (6-21) will be about 15 hours and 45 minutes of light.

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Jun 22 - 08:04 PM

hope yours was happy.
mine was as depressed as I can remember.

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 21 Jun 22 - 08:06 PM

Well we got wall-to-wall sun here in Bude today, that's two such days in a row. Tomorrow promises the same. The barbecue is in full flow. It's not going to last, so carpe diem is the motto!

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: ragdall
Date: 22 Jun 22 - 05:07 AM

We will get 17hours and 8 minutes of daylight today. A joy of living Northish. How much sun we will see is yet to be determined.
rags

Subject: RE: BS: First day of summer .....
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jun 22 - 07:42 AM

Indeed, Nanuck and Regnarock will get constant sun except when it goes behind a hill for 5 minutes. But they will get less intense sun because it spreads over a larger area.