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1949.

24th Feb. 25th Feb. } Dry, with cold W. NW. wind, rather strong; some sun. Large Snowdon Sax. oppitifolia in front & back garden (near rubbish heap) with first flowers open on 25th & also first flower on our Flowering Currant in back garden. 

26th Fe. Milder, with light W. breeze & misty rain in forenoon. Our first daffodil in back garden & first Hyacinth in front garden just opening.

27th 28th Feb. Very windy, cold, mainly dull; some showers.

1st March 1949. A fine cold day, dry, till late afternoon & then a heavy squall & shower about 5.30, followed by three hours gale from N.W., which proved to be just the edge of a great storm which swept across England & central Europe - Germany getting about the worst of it. All calm by midnight & frost before dawn

2nd March. A lovely sunny day after frosty night with glass up to 30.5; fresh N. breeze in forenoon, but evening windless. In afternoon went to Museum to meet & have a chat with P.P. Graves of Ballylickey Ho., Bantry 

3rd March. After a frosty night, a glorious hot sunny forenoon : spent 2 hours in garden hoping to see a Bumble Bee on Salix cinerea [[female]]

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3rd March 1949, cont.

but none appeared & no honey bees seen either. Green shoots on Carex stricta at motor house now pushing up, but no real "growth" so far. Glass tending down & afternoon not so sunny, owing to high haze & some clouds. Wind rising in late evening & rain came on during night, as warm W. air stream came in from the west.

4th March. Rain or drizzle all day & very mild! Weather report announced approach of cold anticyclone from Scandinavia, but very mild & still raining at midnight here. Korobia cotoneaster with some flowers open at noon & many signs of growth in garden & around after the cold dry spell.

5th March. Still very mild & still raining from dawn to 11 A.M. Rain cleared off about 1 P.M. & a lovely sunny interlude occurred, followed between 4 & 5 P.M. by jam & terrific shower of hail, rain & sleet as we came back in bus from Rathfarnham after walking from Kimmage cross by Willington House. Saw many frogs on road, dead & alive between Willington Ho. & Templeogue Bridge. Also saw six Herons flying W. over Willington House & many (? 6 to 12) standing on trees in heronry at Rathfarnham Castle, where the Jesuits now also nest! 

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