The spring weather seems to have been beneficial to some of the spring fungi with the early ink-caps and St George's mushroom doing well but even in dampish conditions several species have not made an appearance. Spring flowers have prospered with impressive displays of cowslips and, in particular, early purple orchids.
The water vole population is still present but it has moved slightly both upstream and downstream of the village hall, and the stickleback population, in spite of a continual water flow, is very sparse this year in the same area.
Tony Ezard
WRONG WAY
As an old gentleman was driving down the motorway, his mobile phone rang.
On answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, "George, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on the M1. Please be careful!"
"It's not just one car," said George. "There are hundreds of them!"
The Brain Teaser (Answers on page 22) 1) Two cars are approaching each other, each travelling at a constant speed of 60 mph. When they are two miles apart, a very fast fly leaves the front bumper of one of them, and travels toward the other at a speed of 120 mph. Upon reaching it, the fly immediately reverses direction. This continues until the cars collide. How far did the fly travel?
2) Complete this sequence O T T F F S S. What is the next letter?
