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There is a day in every year,

Eddie Mair | 13:57 UK time, Tuesday, 27 March 2007

I find, on which for the first time that year, you really feel the heat of the sun on your back. Similarly, there is that weary day as autumn approaches when you know the sun's rays will bear only light for months to come.

After another marvellous World at One this afternoon, I walked (sauntered? flounced? minced?) over to a well known coffee store near the office for one of their refreshing beverages. Returning to the office, I noticed on the expanse of grass outside which for months has been frozen/muddy/snow covered - certainly devoid of people - there were dozens of people from the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ and surrounding offices all lapping up the heat. I paused for a moment or two, and enjoyed the heat too. And arrive back at my desk strangely ready to communicate again. To reach out and express myself. Ah the wonders of the sun.

Actually I've just realised it's the quad latte. Sorry.

Comments

  1. At 02:12 PM on 27 Mar 2007, wrote:

    yes Eddie the Joys of Spring, sap rising, warmth and happiness!

    You indeed marvel at the opposite of S.A.D.

    And that would be... hmm... I reckon the other bloggers are better at acronyms than I.

    Maybe Good All Year?

  2. At 02:13 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Ah, the World of Latte special.

    Who needs four wheel drive?

  3. At 02:13 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Gillian wrote:

    Eddie - Should we expect a wee poyem between 5 and 6 since you're in the mood for waxing lyrical?!

  4. At 02:14 PM on 27 Mar 2007, witchiwoman wrote:

    Now, I am in a quandry - tear home and listen to Eddies dulcet tones, or loiter in the garden and do some yoga whilst the sun is still high (I would also add that this will entertain my neighbours, a public service if you will)

  5. At 02:25 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Dozy Parker wrote:

    In awe I watched the waxing moon ride across the zenith of the heavens like an ambered chariot towards the ebon void of infinite space wherein the tethered belts of Jupiter and Mars hang forever festooned in their orbital majesty.

    And as I looked at all this I thought...I must put a roof on this lavatory.

    Les Dawson.

  6. At 02:31 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Robert Browning wrote:

    Pippa's song

    The year's at the spring;
    The day's at the morn;
    Morning's at seven;
    The hill-side's dew-pearled;
    The lark's on the wing;
    The snail's on the thorn;
    God's in His heaven -
    All's right with the world!


  7. At 02:34 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Whisht: Good to hear that you're in such fine fettle - keep smiling!

    Dozy Parker: Love it!

    Witchiwoman: :o)

  8. At 02:43 PM on 27 Mar 2007, witchiwoman wrote:

    Big Sis - great poem on the other thread!!

  9. At 03:18 PM on 27 Mar 2007, wrote:

    Wow! Just just had my first transportation back to September as the Main Page - and I thought you were all imagining it!

  10. At 03:38 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Timetravel is wonderful, RJD. Even the recent comments go haywire at times. I was back with the Pope several times today.


    I know, you probably don't know what I'm on about.

    Just what will it be like on 1st April, I wonder?

  11. At 04:00 PM on 27 Mar 2007, witchiwoman wrote:

    We are gradually moving though September; cheri was once the 'latest entry'. Theres a joke there I'm sure but I can't quite work it out today.

  12. At 04:07 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Gareth wrote:

    Eddie,

    I have been playing tennis with the pupils in my class for most of the afternoon, a welcome escape from the SATs preparation they have been put through for so many hours. It was great to feel the sun on our faces and to enjoy the opportunity to do shomthing non-academic for an hour or so...

  13. At 04:10 PM on 27 Mar 2007, wrote:

    Oh I do know Big Sis. I bumped into the Pope earlier on as well.

  14. At 04:27 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Anne P. wrote:

    I'm begininng to feel left out NOT having been back to September since it was September (apart from the beach then of course)...and my birthday was in September too...just think, I could have been having it over and over again.

  15. At 05:08 PM on 27 Mar 2007, rob wrote:

    yes, it is a lovely time of year...i wonder if it will stay like this until october at least...oh, i suppose we have the april showers to look forward too...and how much of this spring like weather before the water companies start bleating about a water shortage...and after all that rain too...

    love the sun

  16. At 05:36 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Robert Browning wrote:

    Gareth (12) Good on yer! I hope there are more like you out there. After all you've got to catch it while you can!

  17. At 05:52 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Aperitif wrote:

    I knew it was coming -- it smelled like summer last night then I had to drive somewhere earlier today and the car made that summer sound against the road. Hurrah!

  18. At 06:06 PM on 27 Mar 2007, wrote:

    Dozy (5),

    As it happens, I spent today putting the framework for a roof on a composting loo with a view at our community woodland. A lovely day, made even better by the sense of accomplishment. All put together with oaken pegs....Now to find the thatching reed, but it's almost too late, because the warblers will be nest5ng very soon and we wouldn't want to turf them out. Perhaps another year as a skylight loo.

    xx
    ed

  19. At 10:54 PM on 27 Mar 2007, Aperitif wrote:

    By the way, a correction to your title for this thread if you don't mind: There are 365 days in three out of four years; 366 in the others. Except that one a while back where we lost 17 days -- ask Fearless Fred exactly which it was: apparently he remembers it well...

  20. At 12:06 AM on 28 Mar 2007, wrote:

    You're right. I didn't get out of work til nearly 7 but it smelt of spring outside and the sun was still warm.

    Of course, sauntering/mincing for a coffee wearing pyjamas is much more fun..... (See 'Shipping Forecast fun') Aperitif's thinking of trying it!

  21. At 08:42 AM on 28 Mar 2007, Jack Falstaff wrote:

    It is indeed wonderful to feel that summer is finally arriving and the grimness of winter is over.

    But, of course, the 27th of March is always a particularly wonderful day. It's my birthday!

    Quad lattes all round - and for the Sony nomination.

  22. At 11:08 AM on 28 Mar 2007, Val P wrote:

    Happy Belated Birthday Jack F, I'd offer to bake you a cake, but my nerves couldn't stand it :o)

  23. At 11:30 AM on 28 Mar 2007, Aperitif wrote:

    Happy birthday for yesterday Jack.

    OK, OK, call me unsophisticated, but what is this "Quad Latte" that everyone seems to be on about lately?

    A, mostly a tea drinker... x.

    THERE IS NO MALICE IN MY SPEEDINESS!

  24. At 02:03 PM on 28 Mar 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Okay, Appy. Quad latte.

    Four shots of espresso plus steamed milk plus milk froth. Cost: mega *bucks.

    I'm sure a quad chai latte might be available for you?

    At least Eric's diluting the caffeine (slightly). Mind you, I have to say that I'm a great latte lover (as opposed, say, to a great Latin Lover). Hm, there's a thought ....

  25. At 02:29 PM on 28 Mar 2007, witchiwoman wrote:

    BS - quad chai latte.........oh joy!!

  26. At 02:59 PM on 28 Mar 2007, Aperitif wrote:

    Thanks Big Sis, now I understand. I confess, latte is the only kind of coffee I drink outside of home -- all others are too strong and taste too much like, well, coffee -- but I always think it would be so much nicer without all that silly froth. Just coffee made with nice hot milk and brown sugar -- yum! And wo betide any chancer who tries to sprinkle chocolate on top of my coffee!!! No! No! No!

  27. At 04:08 PM on 28 Mar 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Appy: I'm with you on the froth. A weeny bit's okay, but too much is just, well - too much. Also agreed about the chocolate, though I'm surprised from you as I thought you were a chocoholic? ;o)

    Actually, I don't drink a great deal of coffe (headaches, palpitations, etc.) but do like a really good one, particularly as made in Italy, where they know how to roast beans properly and make a mean cappu.

  28. At 04:55 PM on 28 Mar 2007, Fearless Fred wrote:

    Well, you can tell I'm an Engineer... Coffee has to be black, no sugar or fancy schmancy sprinkles. If pushed, I'll drink expressos or americanos. Oh, and I did have some turkish last week in Slovenia:-)

  29. At 05:15 PM on 28 Mar 2007, Aperitif wrote:

    Yeah, Big Sis (27) I know I seem to have a reputation here for being a chocolate fan -- probably because I was involved in the chocolate runs way back. I do like a little milk chocolate now and then, but chocolate should be just chocolate -- not combined with coffee or toffee or even most biscuits. And -- horror of horrors -- I'm not keen on dark chocolate at all. My unhealthy food of choice is salt and vinegar crisps (preferably Seabrook). I'm not really all that sweet-toothed.

  30. At 06:00 PM on 28 Mar 2007, Aunt Dahlia wrote:

    Spring is sprung,
    the grass is riz
    I wonder where the camels is?

  31. At 06:24 PM on 28 Mar 2007, Plagiariser wrote:

    Cammelia, Cammelia,
    The camel so fair
    Had lovely long lashes
    And beautiful hair.

    Oh, all the male camels
    Fell into a trance
    Enthralled and absorbed
    At the sight of her dance.

    She danced through the desert,
    Her hump it did sway,
    And wiggle and shimmy--
    Throughout the long day.

    The music, it made her
    So light on her feet,
    You'd think she was floating
    In time to the beat.

    Her eyelids were lined
    With the blackest of kohl,
    And her hump undulated
    With her belly roll.

    Cammelia was graceful,
    And slinky, and sleek,
    No wonder she captured
    The heart of the sheikh!

    Original Poem by Shira

  32. At 08:26 PM on 28 Mar 2007, wrote:

    You're joking! A quad latte is FOUR shots of espresso? Good grief. No wonder I'd never heard of it. I'm seriously worried about Eddie's heart now.

  33. At 11:17 PM on 28 Mar 2007, Aperitif wrote:

    Everyone is so poetic these days. Is it the springtime, d'you think?

    Gah! I am not being malicious!!

    Really!

    Truly!

  34. At 04:55 PM on 29 Mar 2007, Cammelia, Lady Dromedary wrote:

    Plagiariser, oooooo, how did you know it was 'kohl '- I always thought it was spelled 'coal'. (swoons at the thought of 'turkish delight')

  35. At 05:17 PM on 29 Mar 2007, Sheikh Al-Owver wrote:

    ......And look where it got me,
    fat drunk and in trouble

    Rubiayat of Omar Sharif

  36. At 08:11 PM on 29 Mar 2007, PlagiariseRJD wrote:

    Cammelia, Lady Dromedary

    I must be honest - the poem is entirely stolen (originally penned by Shira). I thought the verses so apt that I substituted your name.

  37. At 10:56 PM on 29 Mar 2007, Val P wrote:

    Aunt D - 30 -

    ....the camels on de wing!
    Gee wizz, ain't dat absoid,
    I tot da wings was on da boid?

  38. At 09:45 AM on 30 Mar 2007, Cammelia etc etc wrote:

    Camels with wings...mmm I've always wanted to fly.
    Oh yes. I shall warm to this theme, Ta ValP

  39. At 12:42 AM on 31 Mar 2007, Val P wrote:

    You're welcome Cammy!
    (Whilst I, apparently, am maliciously fast :o( )

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