Thursday 10 January 2013

Red Sky At Night...

...Shepherd's Delight or Sailor's Delight?


What do you say, Shepherd's or Sailor's?


We have a difference of opinion in our house.


I've always said Shepherd's Delight.


There was a frost this morning after last night's red sky, but the sun is shining now and it's a beautiful, crisp day.

18 comments:

  1. Ialways say 'The shepards hut is on fire ' ...love Jan xx

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    1. I like this one! I bet everyone either chuckles or groans when you say it!

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  2. Like you I've always said 'Shepherd's Delight'. It's been a cold and overcast here today. Flighty xx

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  3. Don't you know Morecambe and Wise? Red sky at night..... means the bank is on fire!

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  4. Shepherd's Delight at our house. The sky is just beautiful on your photos Jo. We've had fog for the last 2 days, and I actually can't remember the last time I saw the sun!

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  5. We've always said "shepherd's" like you. Lovely photos - and I love the last comment!
    Happy New Year to you Jo!
    Gill xx

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  6. Shepherd's Delight.
    Love from Mum
    xx

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  7. I've always heard and think sailors delight. Red sky in the morning, Sailor take warning.

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  8. Red sky at night - shepherds delight.
    June

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  9. Shepherds delight here in Worcester too! Jx

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  10. Definitely shepherds delight! Maybe its a Yorkshire or northern thing?

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  11. I say shepherd's delight and I'm a southerner. I don't really understand that saying to be honest, but I do like your photo of that beautiful sunset.

    Gillian x

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  12. Shepherds delight in this house too xx

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  13. We say "shepherd's delight" here. But then my mum was a farmer's daughter so that might be why.

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  14. Despite living on the coast, it was always shepherds delight. But as Anne says, my fathers family were farmers so that might affect it. I never heard any of the sailors at the harbour where I worked use sailors delight either though... x

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  15. I'm from the south and hubby's a Yorkshire man, we both say shepherd's delight :)

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  16. Gorgeous photos.
    Definitely Shepherd's in our house.
    Lisa x

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  17. Thanks for all your comments. I think it must be Sailor's in America and Shepherd's in England. I don't know why we have a mixture of the two in our house then, we don't have any American blood in our veins.

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