When I checked the weather forecast for Manchester UK before leaving Colorado, I was promised dreary days, rain, cool winds and mist. What has actually happened has been several fine even warm days in a row, some days chilly and some windy, and not until today much rain at all. Even the rain isn't all that annoying. Spring is definitely on already, gardens brilliant with daffs and crocuses and primroses, and roadsides glowing with wild daffs and clouds of wild cherry blossoms. Today it has been... Sign in to see full entry.