Then more prosaic interpreters of traditional country wisdom blew away romantic confetti to remind us not to discard that warm woolly (and itchy) vest until end of the month.
Another school of thought gathering beyond the nearest hedge claimed ‘May’ referred to the hawthorn tree – Crataegus monogyna – whose common name is ‘may’. So you should wait until the hawthorn’s in bloom before doing away with that cosy underwear.
However, anyone who has shivered on a cricket ground either as player or spectator in early days of a new campaign can vouch for comfort of extra layers when searching winds whistle in from deep square- leg.
Then more prosaic interpreters of traditional country wisdom blew away romantic confetti to remind us not to discard that warm woolly (and itchy) vest until end of the month.
Another school of thought gathering beyond the nearest hedge claimed ‘May’ referred to the hawthorn tree – Crataegus monogyna – whose common name is ‘may’. So you should wait until the hawthorn’s in bloom before doing away with that cosy underwear.
However, anyone who has shivered on a cricket ground either as player or spectator in early days of a new campaign can vouch for comfort of extra layers when searching winds whistle in from deep square- leg.