Just got back from the Choral Society's carol concert in the Church. When we set out to walk to church there was already a slight frost. There was also a big full moon with a very large and complete circle round it, almost like a complete, pale rainbow. If folklore is to be believed a ring round the moon means rain is on its way, and the further away from the moon the ring is, the further away the rain is. It should mean, if this is to be credited, that we shall have rain in the next two or three days.
The concert was excellent. More than half of it was sung by audience and choir. I do enjoy singing 'While Shepherd's watched their flocks by night' to the tune of 'Ilkley Moor'. A good deal of improvisation can be indulged in - great fun.
A rather good light supper with mulled wine was served afterwards. During this supper Hilary told me of an adventure she had yesterday evening. After she'd left the cinema club she walked home to Church Street (where she lives) and was stopped by a policeman and told she couldn't go down it, because there was a serious fight going on. Groups of youngsters were fighting. One group had downed an opponent and was kicking him in the head. She told the policeman where she lived - a few steps away- and he escorted her to her door, and later checked that she was still safe and unmolested.
Things have come to a strange pass when an elderly widow of a Canon of the Church has to be escorted to her home in a normally quiet street of a small country town by a police officer.
Goodnight All.
2 comments:
Ring round the moon - in my neck of the woods - used to mean snow.
Batten down your hatches.
I think we could both be right Pat, and the ringed moon definitely was on both counts. We've had a good deal of rain since then; and yesterday evening there were flurries of snow. Lovely day again today though.
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