Old Weather Forum

OK, I will fill the gap you created in the J row with (J02-J10) Lindbergh At 7:52 A.M., 20 May 1927 Charles Lindbergh urged his small plane off of the runway at Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York. Thirty-three and one half-hours and 3,610 miles (5,810 km) later he landed in Paris, the first to...

Sorry No Quiz, (it's just about the same outbound stops as it was last time I went to Cairns.)

Not sure which way we will be coming back so I will try to do a quiz then.

Being as I will be travelling for abt 2 months in 10 days time I am submitting every second day if no one has an entry by them.

I give you the (E12-E20) Loch Ness (L07-L01) Monster

The modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster was born when a (reported) sighting made local news on 2 May 1933.

If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly. * I don't have any solution, but I certainly admire the problem. * Maybe I'm lucky to be going so slowly, because I may be going in the wrong direction. * By doing just a little every day, I can gradually let the task completely overw...

Nice shots Gordon.
Sorry you missed it Jill they are something else to see in the real.

Clouds coming in down here.

Cloudy and local lights in our village.

From our ABC news

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-11/ ... 103834604?

Some people were lucky and saw them.

Anybody been lucky to have seen the latest Aurora which should be visible till Sunday?

A traditional dance seen throughout the month of May is (D01-D06) Morris (A01-A07) Dancing . It is a traditional English form of folkdancing, performed by groups of men or women. Short video https://www.youtube.com/embed/H613rLnozzo For a longer video with commentary. https://www.youtube.com/embed/9...

(K19-K12) Florence (K02-K12) Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy on 12 May 1820. Her father was a wealthy landowner. She was brought up in Derbyshire (where she spent her summers) and Hampshire ( where she spent her winters).

Florence was named after the place of her birth

That is not

so

bad considering obso is obsolete terminology.

To use the extra cash wisely we would have to choose the items based on their (+r)

merits.

I wonder when Zooniverse will recognize the ease of entering data using a modified SS like we use.
I was thinking of having a go at this one but their interface is so clunky I did not even bother going past the tutorial.

Just the thought of meeting a lycanthrope let alone turning into one sends a

shiver

down my spine.

I think we could put some of the (-a)

items

we have found up for sail sale.

Happy Birthday from downunder.

5th May 1944 (A13-A20) Mohandas (c13-C18) Gandhi is freed from prison.

Morgan wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 2:48 pm F07 Up BOYLEN Anne Boylen was executed on May 19 1536. Second wife of Henry XIII. She pretty much started the Church of England, was mother of Elizabeth I and had more intrigue in the court in 3+ years as queen than would fit in 3 years of a TV drama.

It would fit better at F08 up.

Morgan wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 6:12 am C 01 across If you don't need a space MOTHERS DAY Else, use L 07 across. Seems like this is one holiday both hemispheres agree on.

Pity its at L07 it would have filled the line at C1

This is also a repeat post.

The Romans celebrated the festival of (C07-C11) Flora, goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. It was held annually from April 28th to May 3rd.