tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post4842105780606600997..comments2024-03-18T17:15:39.964+00:00Comments on Life on (nearly) a Small Island: Dreich weatherSianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13827449325297069660noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-58237432865674960162011-02-14T21:46:24.118+00:002011-02-14T21:46:24.118+00:00Mary Z - No - sloth is my problem not the Orkney w...Mary Z - No - sloth is my problem not the Orkney winter ;-) Ah yes the forsythia was always the first to show colour in my garden "south" too. Hmmm wonder if I could plant some in my garden - it has happy memories!<br /><br />VioletSky - Well some of the grass goes fairly brown, but Graemsay is known as the "green isle" and it does always look fairly green in winter! And the grass in my garden is certainly growing...!<br /><br />Dancer - I have lots more Scots words to learn and Orcadian ones too. I love learning new words! Yes Spring is nearly here.... I AM still trying to appreciate Winter...but I'm getting impatient now!Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-15744073857385302932011-02-13T23:27:16.439+00:002011-02-13T23:27:16.439+00:00Scots is full of juicy onomatopoeic words, but ...Scots is full of juicy onomatopoeic words, but 'dreich' has to be one of the best of all. Sadly it's only too useful in Scotland! Lovely to see the flowers and buds though. We're getting there, slowly, slowly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-79292143193182342732011-02-13T18:05:21.558+00:002011-02-13T18:05:21.558+00:00Not many signs here, I'm afraid. I love how yo...Not many signs here, I'm afraid. I love how your grass stays so green all winter, though!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-30449897462778090942011-02-13T17:50:54.209+00:002011-02-13T17:50:54.209+00:00Good to hear from you. I was hoping the Orkney wi...Good to hear from you. I was hoping the Orkney winter hadn't gotten to you. Love those early signs of spring. None here yet, but there should be by the end of this predicted warmer week. We have those teeny iris-like flowers, too, but the forsythia is always the first to show color.Mary Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986934534719487604noreply@blogger.com