In the month of May, football will finish. And in 
the month of May, Cricket has started, as well as lawn bowling, both seen here at the local Portishead pitches taken this weekend. There are a lot of reasons to wear white when playing sports here in the UK, I guess. Personally, I don't get it!
Spring is here and I am definitely enjoying the longer days. The sun rises by 630 and sets after 830, and it's not the summer soltice yet. 
I have plenty of time to spend 2+ hours a day walking and exploring Portishead. I also made it back to the docks in Portishead where this new exhibit has been erected celebrating the UK's history with the sea. The pillars are set up to look like waves, and each has an inspiration carved. Getting to it is another story as it is still in the middle of a construction site, but it is pretty impressive!L
astly, it is very important to note that Manchester United will be traveling to Moscow to play Chelsea for the Union of Eurpean Football Association [UEFA] on 21 May. This is an all-England play-off and the host city travels like the Superbowl. UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe, runs Europewide national and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those competitions.
astly, it is very important to note that Manchester United will be traveling to Moscow to play Chelsea for the Union of Eurpean Football Association [UEFA] on 21 May. This is an all-England play-off and the host city travels like the Superbowl. UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe, runs Europewide national and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those competitions. By the way, this is different from the results of the Premier League, the English league in which both Manchester United and Chelsea both play. Manchester is still favored to win, but Chelsea is not far off.
New words or phrases:
Gutted - means unhappy to miss, as in "I feel gutted about the meeting yesterday"
Trip to the tip - means gathering you recycling and trash, usually over a holiday weekend, and taking it to the recycling center and/or dump
The cat's mother - something that is really cool, kind of like saying "the cat's pajama's" though how many cats do you know wear pajamas?
Bfn!
