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		<title>First flowers of 2010?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next door in Pat &#038; Dave&#8217;s back garden &#8211; Snow drops!

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		<title>Back garden pictures</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enjoying this fine Spring-like day, we have the first hints of real Spring with bulb shoots coming up:

Most of the fish survived winter &#8211; Margaret counted more than 60 here:

(there&#8217;s a couple of Chloe pics too, here and here)
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		<title>Another week, another walk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back to Goose Cove reservoir, one week after the big winds took down trees; now, the trees are all cleared from the paths, leaving some neat cuts behind:

On the reservoir itself, ice is slowly giving way to water:



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		<title>What a difference a day makes</title>
		<link>http://www.margaretandian.com/2010/03/06/what-a-difference-a-day-makes</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, snow on the ground; today, bright blue sky, warm sunshine, and a LOVELY day!



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		<title>White coating</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Winter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unusual weather overnight &#8211; we have a white coating over everything!

This is quite rare for us; is we get snow it&#8217;s generally at least a few inches &#8230; this we can just ignore! Though it looks pretty  
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		<title>The ultimate Easter Eggs?</title>
		<link>http://www.margaretandian.com/2010/03/01/the-ultimate-easter-eggs</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not sure how long these might have been in England, but I just discovered orange flavour Cadbury Creme Eggs today &#8230; YUM!

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		<title>First buds of 2010?</title>
		<link>http://www.margaretandian.com/2010/02/28/first-buds-of-2010</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gloucester]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While walking the reservoir today, I saw this:

I&#8217;m surprised to see this, but I do think Winter 2009/10 was relatively mild and apparently this tree agrees &#8230;
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		<title>Goose Cove Reservoir Trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One week later, and another walk round the reservoir &#8211; no ice this week, and surprisingly few downed trees actually!

(the dog is Beau, who decided to walk the reservoir with me!)


(thanks, whoever cut this slot for us to walk through!)


More pictures in the Gallery
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		<title>Downed Trees</title>
		<link>http://www.margaretandian.com/2010/02/27/downed-trees</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another result of the huge storm Thursday night, and the accompanying near hurricane winds, was that many trees blew down. By now, many have been cleared, but Margaret took me to a local cemetery where the damage remains very visible:




Thankfully, our home and those of our neighbours are un-touched &#8211; though many people in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s the Essex river?</title>
		<link>http://www.margaretandian.com/2010/02/26/wheres-the-essex-river</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian C.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A huge storm over North East USA delivered torrential rain and near hurricane force winds to Gloucester (luckily not the crazy heavy snow storm that happened further south in New York and Pennsylvania states) &#8230; one effect, combined with high tide and full moon, the winds pushed storm surge water in to the coast and [...]]]></description>
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