Mm Links June 2013 Week 4

[Manxiemo]

This time last year I had been back from the other side of the world for about six weeks, leaving the tropical rainfall of northern Australia and the blistering heat of Singapore for the grey skies and occasional warmth of an English summer.

This year, here in Britain, we have had a couple of weeks of blue skies, albeit with clouds, and a certain amount of warm sunshine, but whatever happened to spring? Having arranged to meet up with my family on the Isle of Man towards the end of March I could not have anticipated that by then the snow would still be thick on the ground and my train journey across from east to west to reach Manchester airport would necessitate the train trundling through high walls of packed snow on either side of the carriage and even being forced to stop at a "red for danger" sign just after Sheffield.

When eventually I reached the outskirts of Manchester, it was doubtful if my flight would leave and even when its arrival in the airport was confirmed, those getting off it were full of doom and gloom about all the roads on the Island being closed because of snow, and 15,000 sheep and lambs being buried alive. Nice! But I made it there, and back again a week later in one piece, if somewhat traumatised.

Now, I have a so-called "summer" holiday to look forward to, again with my family, but this time down in Cornwall, of which more next week.

[Elspeth]

Spring fever
Snow plough
Milk train
Black sheep

[kettledrum]

Spring water
Snow goose
Train ticket
Mountain sheep

[Handbaglady]

Spring Chicken
Snow Storm
Steam Train
Sheep Shearing

[wickedtongue]

Good Morning

Spring Roll
Snow Leopard
Gravy Train
Mountain Sheep

[tonyav]

Spring. Flower.
Snow. Drift.
Train. Delay.
Sheep. Shearer.

[pixie373]

Spring time
snow leopard
steam train
count sheep

[x-ray]

SPRING CLEAN
SNOW FLAKE
GHOST TRAIN
SHEEP SHANK

[baza]

spring FEVER
snow DRIFT
EXPRESS train
sheep DOGS

[middlestump]

spring WATER
snow WHITE
train ROBBERY
COUNTING sheep

[Strix]

Now back from my meeting and thank you Manxiemo

spring BOARD
snow LEOPARD
GHOST train
sheepFOLD

[andres]

Springbok
Snowberry
Freight train
Sheep-dip

[ChrisHewat]

Good evening Manx Queenie - SHAZZA is going with:

Spring ONION
Snow DRIFT
EXPRESS Train
Sheep SHANK

And I’m going for:

MATRESS Spring
Snow FLAKE
CAMEL Train
Sheep SHEARER

[patchett]

Morning all

spring ONION
snow FLAKE
EXPRESS train
BLACK sheep

[twix123]

Thanks Queenie and good afternoon all. I'll try:

THERMAL Spring
Snow PLOUGH
Train SPOTTER
Sheep ISLAND

[lysander]

Spring onion
Snow plough
Express train
Sheep skin

[gen2]

The game has now closed and the results have been posted here:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1254054.html