It doesn’t matter that there’s a very cold snap forecast for the UK or that there’s still a bit of rain and some brisk winds here in the Dordogne. Winter is officially over.<\/p>\n
How do I know that? Because today I had flight after flight of cranes (‘grues’ in French) flying over my house heading north to their summer homes in northern Europe. And those canny birds know when to make the trip, they just do.<\/p>\n
So don’t break out the bikinis and sun cream just yet, but maybe think about digging out the shorts and getting ready to put away the thick jumpers. It may not quite look like spring out there but it’s just around the corner, for sure.<\/p>\n
Trust the ‘grues’. They’re never wrong – they can’t afford to be with all the effort that’s involved in flying as far as they do. Looking back on My Trike, it appears that they are about a week earlier than last year, which possibly bodes well for the coming spring and summer.<\/p>\n
Let’s hope so anyway – it would be nice to have another long hot one – with plenty of flying, even if it does have to be first thing in the morning or late in the afternoon \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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