tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post1886379174402071641..comments2024-03-24T14:37:32.309-04:00Comments on Morning's Minion: Words for a November DayMorning's Minionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-24571933490590042522010-11-24T17:41:10.224-05:002010-11-24T17:41:10.224-05:00One word : freezing! But then that's to we w...One word : freezing! But then that's to we who have been basking in 90 degree weather for most of the past month. Yes, we're back. It will take me a few days to figure out what to say and what photos to post. Hope to get started blogging by the weekend. Maybe sooner. The barn kittens look to be thriving! -- and have a hand delivered bowl of cream, no less. Oh to be a barn cat. I am having to coax the birds back again since they haven't been fed by us for a month. So happy to be back and catch up with everybody.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-22721485911102782112010-11-21T13:02:23.195-05:002010-11-21T13:02:23.195-05:00What a wonderful post! It reminded me of the Brit...What a wonderful post! It reminded me of the British novels that I love so much. <br /><br />Today, I can actually see the mountains across the river, although there are dark clouds rolling by overhead...promising rain later today. At least, there is no FOG. For, at times, it is so foggy here on this little mountainside, it reminds me of being on ship far at sea. <br /><br />It seems the barn cats are pretty smart after all...they stayed in where it was warm and dry and waited for you to come to them! ;-)SouthernHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570700924252634215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-12183121247937814952010-11-20T12:38:02.210-05:002010-11-20T12:38:02.210-05:00Love your post ...great photos ...I'm with Ali...Love your post ...great photos ...I'm with Alistair ...dreich is a perfect word ...one my mother often used, even when we lived in England. I love dour too although sullen folk are often thus described. Here in Fife it is dark, windy, wet and cold ....basically ... dreich.xxAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-50840494876858502092010-11-17T15:14:35.078-05:002010-11-17T15:14:35.078-05:00Wow, i love reading Alistair's Scots expressio...Wow, i love reading Alistair's Scots expressions...and who better than the Scots to understand cold wet weather?! To me cold wet weather is usually unoriginally summed up as "yuck." Our weather in Virginia yesterday was startling...fairly heavy rain, strong wind (remaining leaves absolutely pouring off the trees!), and temperatures in the 50s that felt surprisingly warm, to be followed by thunder at midnight. <br /><br />The kittens are growing up into gorgeous young cats!quiltcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957819126177446578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-4528893983270784632010-11-17T13:55:47.302-05:002010-11-17T13:55:47.302-05:00This post would make a great English class discuss...This post would make a great English class discussion! Really, really great. And your day, your weather is exactly like this one a little further north, except 1. the horse, and 2. I didn't go out. :<) It is now pouring again after nice sunlight earlier. 56ºNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-2735325680605713442010-11-17T10:22:48.171-05:002010-11-17T10:22:48.171-05:00High blue skies, warm days, cool evenings, slowly ...High blue skies, warm days, cool evenings, slowly moving into fall while still clinging to the tailend of summer. Fall is often strange along the coast, one day almost summer (in the 80's last week) and then dipping down into the 60's only to roll back up in the 70's, you might say fall is a roller coaster ride here.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-27498492238500179842010-11-17T04:10:43.074-05:002010-11-17T04:10:43.074-05:00This morning: sodden; stair-rods; ceaseless; unrel...This morning: sodden; stair-rods; ceaseless; unrelenting; grey; miserable - I guess you get the picture!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-17761903841894366532010-11-17T03:24:43.883-05:002010-11-17T03:24:43.883-05:00Cold grey weather here is 'dreich' with th...Cold grey weather here is 'dreich' with the soft Scots 'ch' of 'loch'<br /><br />A cold wind is a 'snell' wind, less cold is a 'chittering wind' because it makes your teeth 'chitter' or sometimes a 'snippin'{snapping} wind . A strong wind is a 'fell' wind, gusty winds are 'bleester'.<br /><br />The lightest of rain is a 'smirr' and heavy rain comes 'dinkin' down and if you get caught in it you'll get 'drookit' {drowned} wet.<br /><br />A brief spring storm is a 'gowk-storm' as it comes with the 'gowks' or cuckoo's<br /><br />mist is 'haar' <br /><br />a heavy covering of 'snay' or 'snaw' {snow} is a 'smoor' {literally a smothering}<br />A swirl of snow is a 'pirl'and an icicle is a 'shuchle' - again with a soft ch.<br /><br />Disagreeable, unsettled weather is 'thrawn'.<br /><br />Cold, damp weather is 'wersh'<br /><br />when rain makes rivers overflow they are is 'spate' - sometimes also used to describe a quick hard downpour although more common is 'teeming' with rain.<br /><br />A partial rainbow is a 'watergow'.<br /><br />A peal of 'thunner' {thunder} is a 'brattle' <br /><br />A halo round the moon is a 'cocks-eye' although can also be a 'broch' moon. A slim crescent of the moon is a 'scliff' of a moon.<br /><br />Boy - you'e had me thinking this morning. Lots of these words are rarely heard these days except by older folks.<br /><br />Jings - whit does that say aboot me!!! Aw Naw!!!!<br /><br />cheers....<br /><br />Dusk is 'gloam' {literally gloom} hence 'roamin in the gloamin'Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667242161539996736noreply@blogger.com