Good things about January

emma · Strong Club Player

Good things about January

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

January can usually be depended upon to be properly cold, which I really like - I melt for most of the year.
I genuinely also like the tax deadline - it's done. Until April I don't have to start worrying about it again.
This January in particular has been a good one for astronomy too, with the good conditions that winter brings, clear nights, and in 2015, a bright comet, a rare simultaneous triple transit of Jupiter's moons, and 6 planets all visible in the night sky.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I like the increasingly longer hours of daylight! Not much else. The appearance of snowdrops, maybe, my crocus daren't show their heads until February usually.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

I like the Australian Open and the start of a new season
The FA Cup 3 rd round
Central heating
That March is getting closer

emma · Strong Club Player

yes, definitely the Australian Open !

emma · Strong Club Player

insomniacfolder wrote:
January can usually be depended upon to be properly cold, which I really like - I melt for most of the year.
I genuinely also like the tax deadline - it's done. Until April I don't have to start worrying about it again.
This January in particular has been a good one for astronomy too, with the good conditions that winter brings, clear nights, and in 2015, a bright comet, a rare simultaneous triple transit of Jupiter's moons, and 6 planets all visible in the night sky.

oh, that's interesting about the planets, are they all still visible or have I missed it? keep meaning to go to the local observatory so maybe I will next month.

emma · Strong Club Player

Madeline wrote:
I like the increasingly longer hours of daylight! Not much else. The appearance of snowdrops, maybe, my crocus daren't show their heads until February usually.

yes, I lived up in the north east for a couple of years when I was a child and one thing I remember is the cold! lovely part of the world though with interesting places to visit.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

OK. I'll bite.

Being a complete bah-humbug type of person, January coming around means that we've got that Xmas rubbish out of the way and we can all get on with life again.

emma · Strong Club Player

:)

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
OK. I'll bite.

Being a complete bah-humbug type of person, January coming around means that we've got that Xmas rubbish out of the way and we can all get on with life again.

For a moment I thought that was Ratty posting :)

emma · Strong Club Player

very bright sunny day so difficult to take a photo but here is the lamb with its mother.

will try again as it didn't work first time.

-- Edited by emmas on Tuesday 27th of January 2015 02:03:47 PM

Bob in Brazil · Improver

Here Brazil, we have summer holidays all month of Janeiro. It muito hot and I go beach every day smile smile

paulisi · Tennis legend

Ah the infamous Bob in Brazil is back.......

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

emmas wrote:
insomniacfolder wrote:
January can usually be depended upon to be properly cold, which I really like - I melt for most of the year.
I genuinely also like the tax deadline - it's done. Until April I don't have to start worrying about it again.
This January in particular has been a good one for astronomy too, with the good conditions that winter brings, clear nights, and in 2015, a bright comet, a rare simultaneous triple transit of Jupiter's moons, and 6 planets all visible in the night sky.
oh, that's interesting about the planets, are they all still visible or have I missed it? keep meaning to go to the local observatory so maybe I will next month.

Before I go...

Yes, all still visible. Though to see them all in one night you'd need a clear view to all horizons and be out from about 18:00 to 03:00 - Mercury & Venus appear early, Mars & Jupiter later, and Saturn & Uranus later still. You can see all but Uranus with a pair of average Binoculars - Mercury is a bit tough because it's very low in the sky.

They won't all be visible by Mid February though.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

January also very good for the Hong Kong challenger that Kyle is quietly ripping up. Thread-less
Lamb chops with lots of mint sauce
Totally with the Christmas being totally over dead and done sentiment not to resurface until after the Next tennis trip to the O2