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Spring Watch have been saying that they're on the decine, but this year and last year, I've never heard so many round here. I reckon there must be 3, or 4 between here and Downton. I hear them all the way along our walk.

Looking cool and hopefully Sunny for the Cuckoo Fair on Saturday @CheesepuffScott I've heard loads of Cuckoos down by the meadows this year, so it can proceed.

Back room, by the fire.

Random heavy shower over us, just then. Actually felt stormy for a bit. Wasn't a bad day all in all. Christchurch early on, then back to Salisbury to take my Mum and bro out for a late lunch in the Haunch of Venison. Sunny and breezy most of the way through. I delighted in showing the severed hand to some American tourists. They were disgusted. Edit: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mummified-hand-stolen-from-haunch-of-venison-pub-1921831.html Got the proper fire going now... In late April.

I'd be quite content sitting in the garden cloudwatching today. ?️

It was the Apaches from Middle Wallop Army Air Corps. They were buzzing over here between 9:30 and 10pm last night. Pretty low too. We get them all the time down here. They seem to use Clearbury as a waypoint, or similiar. I don't mind them and the Chinooks. It's the horrible whiny Eurocopter that uses the fields on the other side of the A338 that gets to me, although they don't do it so much these days.

Raining here now. Just popping out for a sniff.

Back in blighty after a couple of weeks dashing about in Croatia. No direct hits from the storms in the Adriatic during the first week, but saw a couple of CGs over Korcula, from Hvar. Here's a lenticular cloud North of Split. Nobody else on the bus was taking pictures, so obviously nobody else is as sad as me. Some storms clouds building to the North of Split. And the sunset back here, 10 minutes ago.

On our hols and just missing out... There's more activity further South, so hoping it might go bang when we pop out for some tea later. ?️

There's n'owt so queer as folk.

Heaviest shower of the day coming through now. Proceeded by hail.

Cold, wet and horrible out there. Haven't walked this morning for the first time in ages.

Nice little hail shower heading your way. Formed overhead here out of nothing much. Hoping to go for a walk in a bit.

Just got soaked in it on the way home. Great fun. 

Nice little hail shower pinging through at the moment.

Still being fingered here.

Looking good out there at last... dig, dig, dig.

Or get in the car and head North. That's what we'll be doing, if it looks brighter up there. We're brewing in Christchurch tomorrow, so they'll be no escape from the gloom down there by the looks of it.

Next door's fence has gone.

Hoping the One O'clock News stays with their outside broadcast at Westminster. The squall line shoud be passing through there in a bit. Edit : Here it comes. Edit Edit : They switched back to the studio just after it hit.

I've had squallier.

The squall line is just coming through now. Looks tastier for Fordingbridge, 7 miles to the South. See you on the other side.

Hail, now heavy rain. Brighter returns on the radar a couple of miles to the South.

Fantastic afternoon at St Mary's yesterday watching Saints turn it around against Spurs. Windy, but not as windy as it is now. We're off to Southbourne later for a wander. Hopefully this cloud will continue to be swept away. ?️

I've just checked my emails from last year's Tour 1. I received my payment request email 27th March. Have fun out there. It'll be a blast.