Blackthorn

I am sure that today on the way into work that I saw blackthorn and that it was in flower, then  again it might also have been hawthorn, as I could not stop to have a look I am not sure. All I can say is that it was a green tree.shrub that had loads and loads of white flowers. I suspect in sunshine, some thing we don't have at this time it would look really great.

Bad times

Bad times are never good especially when they smack you on the back of the head without warning.

Back at work

Back at work after the 4 day weekend, hard work....

Wheels day

Wheels day was held on Good Friday and this year it's 40 years old. They held it on at dunsfold airfield which is huge!

And yes it's where they film top gear and has the race track they use.

It was fun seeing all the differant types of cars old and new.

When I win the lottery my Tuesday car is an Ac cobra selby blue with chrome bumpers.

Chromecast

As you know I have a chromecast and it's works well, it has a lack of apps on IOS but apart from that it's good. So I get an email from Google giving me 5pounds to spend in the play store on anything I want!

Cool or what!

Long weekend

So far the long weekend has been good.

Sunshine

Lots of sunshine which is always nice, blue sky, green grass and trees and a very nice real ale called Specled Hen and some music to listen to.

Nice is a word I could use or even great!

Just wish I was very rich did not have to work and could just relax and enjoy nature at its most busy part of the year spring!

Green is the colour

I rather like this time of year when the weather is good. The fact that the growing season is now upon us is one of the things that I like. There is some much closure and things going on!

One thing that I always like is the fact that there are so many differant hues of green at this time of year, some of the greens are very light and some are very dark but all look great on a nice sunney day.

The sad thing is that all these wonderful greens soon disappear I assume because as the sunlight and the temperatures get hight the trees or plants have to protect themselves against heat UV and water loss. But that does not matter as this short time when they are all the differant light greens is just nice to see and enjoy 

Wood pecker

So today for the first time this year I heard our local woodpecker. I think it's a green one, I am not sure as it's very rare to see it only hear what it's doing to the local trees, I can't say that we have only one woodpecker as they all look a like.

ISS

Saw ISS last night at ten in the evening if the moon had not been so bright it would have been even better as it was it was very bright and well up in the sky.

Chromecast

Well as you know I have a chromecast and it's been okay to use and I can use it on my iPad and the mobile phone and what apps that are out there work. Some of the apps have been set up in such a way so as to just make money and I suppose that's alright.

The one thing that I managed to do is to crash chromecast completely and I did it using of all things u tube!

It was rather s surprise that I managed to break it, but it was a quick power on and off that corrected the problem. So far I have not managed to break it the same way yet but given change I suppose I might manage it.

Drink of the day

Drink of the day today is....Tea!

Yes it's good you know that and that all that counts in my book.

Colder

So I am just getting use to the idea that it's getting warmer outside and what happens?

Yep you guessed it it turns cold again why?

I want to enjoy some time outside in the sunshine, I want to gaze up at the clouds as they float by.

Come on weather sort it out.

Chromecast

As you know I got myself a chromecast just a couple of weeks ago. It works rather well and it seems to do the job. One thing I have yet to work how to do is to set it running on say u tube the use my iPad for something else while it plays out on the TV. So far every time I have tried this as soon as I start to try and do something else the video stops. From reading on Google's website on chromecast that is not what is supposed to happen.

So I don't know doing a search has not given me a solution.

Oak trees

I think in the area where I live and travel that we have several differant species of oak tree, I say this because I think that as the trees are just starting to break into leaf the colours of the leaves is very differant and the rate at which the leaves are growing is also differant.

If I get the chance I want to just see if my theory is correct and that the differant oak trees are differant in how they cope with spring.

I also wonder if they are all using the same type of photosynthesis the same type of chemicals to create sugar from sunlight air and water. 

Spring Grass

Just a note to me that grass at this time is a lovely light green colour I wonder if it's because the light levels are not very high and the grass needs as much light energy as possible, I suppose that in the summer when the sunlight is that much stronger the leves are a much darker colour so that they are not damaged or the grass makes to much food.

Not sure if that is the reason for the colour change, but it is a nice idea.

Drink of the day

I know I have already said what my drink of the day is but I can change the rules as this is my blog.

So my second drink of the day is Pepsi Max which is low sugar and tastes okay.

Sand

So due to the way the wind is blowing we are getting sand from the sarhra I must say it's not proper sand like we have on the beaches here.

I wonder just how much sarhra sand the UK has had dusted on it over the millions of years? Or is it a new thing that has only happened in the last couple of thousand years or so?

I suppose this is one question we will never know the answer to.

Grass

I am told that once the temperature gets above 4 centigrade the grass in the garden will start growing so that means that it will soon be time for the Sunday law mower races to start with the odds trimmer noise thrown in as well.

Question?

Another stupid question that came to me the other day to which I just don't have the answer to.

What is level?

Exactly what is something be level? Level against what?

So what I mean I am not sure that the question is really worded how the odd thought is in my head getting down in words is difficult, but the thing is how do you explain what something is when it's level?

Drink of the day

The drink of the day today is Tea!

Yes it's time for tea.

Works for me.

Things I not eaten lately

One of the things that I have not eaten lately is donuts!

April fools

Just a note to me there where plenty of good April fools jokes in the papers and on the internet yesterday. One that I really like was by Nokia and was an update of their 3110 handset to today's setup, I must admit it it really nice.