Anyone from the UK?

[Filipinawife]

Hi Maria enjoy the sun!

I sunbathed on the balcony for the first time this year yesterday

 

[Wriggle]

Should be more tonight..

So long internet smut

 

[Greylag]

Sorry and good morning everyone. I have stayed away from the thread for a few hours having been seeing reference to painting gates and cream pies. It was too much for my metabolism which I thought was safe on a thread like this. I return now I have seen homely references to weather, coffee and cake

 

[RosewoodTulip]

So long internet smut

You'll have to send out carrier pigeons with your nudes

 

[Greylag]

I sunbathed on the balcony for the first time this year yesterday

Wonderful. I have been out in the garden all week and today is another beautiful one. Unfortunately all work and no sunbathing.

 

[Filipinawife]

Wonderful. I have been out in the garden all week and today is another beautiful one. Unfortunately all work and no sunbathing.

Maybe soon

 

[lingus60]

I'm just chuffed the solar flare didn't stop all the electronic devices like the doomsday peppers said it would.

My Mac rebooted all of its own accord. Wonder if it was due to the flares?

 

[Wageslave]

Sitting in the garden with a beer and a cigar and a black cat for company

 

[Wriggle]

You'll have to send out carrier pigeons with your nudes

Do you not know what my job is.
No pigeon will put me out of a job.

 

[Biggalute]

Glorious day here, hope you're all getting the same

 

[orangecurious]

morning all

missed Lady Aurora last night, as i always do in Norway! oh well. one day

 

[orangecurious]

although i have seen the Lady twice in Norge, just briefly, the teasiest of glimpses, but you always want more.

 

[RosewoodTulip]

It was really clear in my village. Unfortunately I was fast asleep but a good friend took some pics of it to show me. Hoping it'll still be visible tonight. I've always wanted to see the aurora

 

[lingus60]

They reckon it should be still visible tonignt; maybe not as strong as yesterday but fingers crossed...

 

[orangecurious]

hard to see in SW/W London, too much light to the north.

remember people, don't wave, whistle or shout at Lady Aurora. I learned this from the Sami

 

[RosewoodTulip]

hard to see in SW/W London, too much light to the north.

remember people, don't wave, whistle or shout at Lady Aurora. I learned this from the Sami

Oh that's interesting. What's their reason for that?
I like waving at things but I'll be good

 

[lingus60]

We're fortunate here in North Yorks; easy to get out of town to a dark sky spot

 

[orangecurious]

Oh that's interesting. What's their reason for that?
I like waving at things but I'll be good

Not sure, but you may be kidnapped by the Lady, have your soul taken, or just meet with a terrible fate. You must treat the Lady with respect and not make too much noise to disturb her.

 

[orangecurious]

Sami shaman drums often had symbols that depicted these fires. When the aurora blazed in the sky you should be careful and stay inside and the children were told to quiet down.

If you disrespected the lights it would not only bring bad fortune, the lights could also sweep down and beat you to death. Despite the danger of mocking and teasing the northern lights - you were never supposed to wave or whistle at it - there was a rhyme that every child knew but never dared to say out loud.

there you go... don't wave!

 

[orangecurious]

Sami people believed the lights represented the souls of the dead and it was improper to discuss them. Waving at them was frowned upon too as if you caught their attention, the Sami believed the lights would reach down and carry you away.

That's from an article in Forbes, so must be true. I once texted someone that the Lady was overhead and, since then, have not seen her properly, so I must have upset her.

 

[lingus60]

Thanks for the info... and the warning OC

 

[RosewoodTulip]

there you go... don't wave!

Thank you for sharing
I can definitely see how a superstition like that could come about.

 

[orangecurious]

you can wave at Swifts though... and say hello.

at least, i think so... not heard otherwise from the Sami, but maybe they don;t reach that far north. I know Swallows do though

 

[joclfc]

Morning all, late up today, night shift later

 

[AWonkyDonkey]

IT'S TOO HOT!