Learning English - SNOWY SPRINGTIME

20,951 views ・ 2013-03-25

English Addict with Mr Duncan


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How is your day going? Is it as strange as mine I wonder?
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Right now in England it is supposed to be spring. Normally by now, the yellow daffodils
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would be out in bloom and many birds should be busily building their nests, or in some
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cases, rearing their young. But no! None of that is happening here at the moment because
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here it is still mid-winter. Or at least that is what it looks and feels like. Of course
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this is not the first time that snow has fallen this late in the year. In the past we have
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had snow as late as April. However, the odd feeling this unseasonal weather pattern produces
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is hard to avoid. It's worth noting that not everyone will get this extreme weather. The
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harshness or severity of the snowfall depends on not just where you are located, but more
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significantly, how high up you are living. The higher the ground, the colder it gets
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and quite often that means more snow.
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This is a very unusual situation, but I suppose strange things happen all the time. Has anything
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unusual or strange ever happened to you? To be honest, I find the odd quirks of life quite
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interesting and they certainly draw my attention. So maybe I should not worry too much about
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the weird weather conditions. After all, as we say in English...''variety is the spice
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of life''. This is Misterduncan in England saying wherever you are and whatever the weather
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is like in your neck of the woods, stay happy and thank you for watching me, teaching you...and
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of course...a very cold and chilly...ta-ta for now
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