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Welcome
People say you can tell when rains are coming because the cows will be lying
down. If this is true then they’d better start learning the back stroke. No doubt Whitehall will issue a
bulletin soon instructing us to equip cows with underwater breathing apparatus.
Everybody at Yorkshire Today would very much like to express their sympathies to
those in Yorkshire who have experienced flooding, or indeed the many associated
problems, caused by the terrible rain.
Of course, for those who usually spend the summer sneezing, the rain may have
come as a bit of a relief, but I bet even they’ve had enough of wading around knee-deep in the wet stuff.
We Brits, though, are renowned throughout the world for moaning about the
weather. It is, after all, one of our defining characteristics. Yet when you
think about it, it’s not the searing heat or downpours we loathe but the sheer unpredictability of
it all. You can almost guarantee that donning Wellington boots for a day at the
races will result in the sun beating down all day. The same goes if you wear a
summer dress, it’s bound to get thoroughly soaked and see-through.
A couple of years back I was talking to a Yorkshire farmer who told me we were
in for a lousy few weeks. He knew this because of the way the swallows were
flying, the flies were curling, or the shape of cow pats or something. My
gleaming red nose two weeks later testified to the fact he was wrong.
Assuming the worst is now behind us and an Indian summer is on the horizon, we
hope this month’s Yorkshire Today provides inspiration for things to do and places to visit
around the county. Yet if the weather continues to disappoint, you can always
turn up the heating, sink into your sofa and just enjoy...
Good reading, as always…
Steve Fisher
Editor
Yorkshire Today, the quality publication for discerning readers.