Great news from Amal

[fish]

I'm pretty sure Johan Hultsalmon picked it up when the guy with the shovel cleaned to roof. I think you'd better take it up with him.

[fish]

Tuesday 09:45 and it's a rainy miserable looking day in Åmål, but the snow seems to be breaking up. More and more you can see roads, paths and people.

Not long now till short skirts and bare flesh.

[snaps]

18.30 CET and it's still NOT dark. Some of the snow looks dog-piss yellow, ewwwww I think Sweden, like the UK has been trapped under a block of cold air for so long now unmoderated by the atlantic currents. Everyday the Sun shines here now, but it is still COLD and all the trees and plants are a month or more late.

[fish]

...Some of the snow looks dog-piss yellow, ewwwww ...

10:00 Wed and the place could do with some colour to brighten it up a bit.
Looks wet, cold, foggy and bloody miserable there today.

[bruno]

21:00
Why the red car stopped on the bridge?

[fish]

00:45 Friday
It's gone now.

The owner must have found out you noticed it and hidden it behind the building.

He's up to no good, I'll bet.

[fish]

11:00 Monday.

I've seen white snow, I've even seen yellow snow, but this dirty brown pile of sludge lying around is the most disgusting looking snow I've ever seen.

Does it always look like this as it starts to thaw?

[Ian]

Yes.

[fish]

10:30 Tuesday and the sun is shining on the sludge making it look almost pretty.
Lots of people, lots of cars.
Looks like Åmål is coming out of hibernation at last.

Surely this is the year Agnes and Elin return for the spring festival.

[snaps]

Don't get your hopes up prematurely. Winter is returning to northern Europe. An overnight freeze, and snow is predicted here for tomorrow and for Karlstad on Thursday, so we might not be done with it yet.

[fish]

...Winter is returning to northern Europe...

Damn!

[fish]

11:00 April fools day and yes, the sun is shining, the snow/sludge is rapidly disappearing, heaps of people are walking and even wearing colourful clothes again.

Winter is definitely over. Fish has spoken.

It wouldn't dare come back after that.

[bruno]

In the meantime, winter has come back to SOUTHERN Europe as well....

[fish]

You must be sick of it by now, poor things.

I just wish winter would get here.
Everyday now is in the mid to high twenties, and dry. So dry. Hardly any rain for ages.

Methinks we're in for another year of drought.

[snaps]

11.15 CET. Another dismal grey Bank Holiday Monday in Amal, not a sign of joy in sight. Christ! what a way to spend Easter.