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Thread #121852   Message #2667024
Posted By: Jack Blandiver
29-Jun-09 - 08:53 AM
Thread Name: BS: A Midsummer Night's Walk - Fleetwood, UK
Subject: RE: BS: A Midsummer Night's Walk - Fleetwood, UK
We always used to say sailor's delight, being brought up near the sea I suppose with strong maritime leanings in the family, though Richard Inwards' Weather Lore (1893) would confirm this:

Sky red in the morning
is a sailor's sure warning;
Sky red at night
is the sailor's delight


I believe shepherd's delight to be the more common, hence:

If you empty your bowels at night,
A shepherd will have a red face in the morning.


(Ivor Cutler)