On 18/6/08 11:14, in article , "Emery
Davis" wrote:

Sacha wrote:
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We haven't got anything quite that drastic yet but there is absolutely no
doubt that we have an autumnal feel to mornings and evenings. I think we've
had two evenings when we've wanted to take our wine outside and sit
overlooking the garden. We haven't done a real 'bat watch' once yet this
year, though we did see some flying around under the Atlantic cedar when we
did a garden tour a couple of nights ago.

We haven't managed an out of doors dinner yet, only 2 lunches that I can
recall.
Actually I'm not sure I've seen a bat this year, which is certainly
unusual, we normally
have loads.

I think it's been too cold most evenings. Which is very bad news for hungry
bats.

It's all very strange for global warming - as Ray never ceases to remind me.
He gets into Grumpy Old Men mode about global warming, maintaining that
earth temps have fluctuated wildly throughout time and reminding me that the
Romans grew vines for wine making in what is now Yorkshire!


The Romans were smart, and liked their juice!

I should think that from their pov something had to make it worth their
while to leave sunny Rome!

This was once wine country here as well, our village provided it for the
Bishop of Seez throughout the 17th century. Now we make do with Calvados,
which has charms of its own.

There is a fellow making wine near Caen, and of course the English
industry is
growing in quality. I wonder if the enlargement of the Champagne
appellation will
slow French land purchases in Sussex?

Without taking too big a bite of the bait, I will point out that global
warming has to do
with average temperatures over large areas, particularly with respect to
sea level
changes. There's nothing that implies that our climate in particular
will warm.

I know but Ray does feel that like 'greenness' it's become a bit of an
overdone pc thing and he enjoys his little moan about it!

Having said this Meteo France predicts that Parisian temperature will
rival those of
Rome by 2070. I do not intend to be here to verify.

-E

We'll observe from our fluffy little clouds.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild tweaking
to do!)