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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: Anthony Darby on June 01, 2009, 09:13:14 AM
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Third scorching day in a row, but, like last week, I'm stuck inside. :(
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Anthony cant you be sick?
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No. That puts it onto my colleagues. Kids still need a body in front of them. My classroom is 31oC as I await my last class of the day.
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What a day today 27.5c up to 5pm when the temp dropped noticably quickly to 22c
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Stormy skies here playing out dark and dramatic scenes - after a brief clear sky with full moon lighting up the mountains last night
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At last steady rain all night, here in SE Kent.
David
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15mm of rain in the last hour.
Inventive use of the bird table.
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Exotic geckos you have Mick!? :o
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Shouldn't have let Mandy wander around Harrogate show on her own I suppose
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Mick,
Smart bird by the look of it.
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First real frost of the year at my place this morning. -5'C in parts of north Canberra, but no idea how cold it has got in other suburbs. Definitely a wintry blast, but it was a cold air mass pulled up from the Antarctic, so not really surprising in that regard. Still a bit of a shock after has been so mild up until now. Going to toast lots of stuff in my garden I think. ::)
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Coldest June day in 43 years, today here in Canberra. We officially got to 4.1'C, and some parts didn't even get over 3'C. Very unusual! It was foggy and cloudy and decidedly chilly. Altogether a gloomy day and I barely went outside except this morning when I had to. Between today and the -6'C yesterday morning, it has been a somewhat unusual week. :o
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Coldest June day in 43 years, today here in Canberra. We officially got to 4.1'C, and some parts didn't even get over 3'C.
I don't think you'd be fit to live with the Inuit Paul.. ::) ::) ;D ;)
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We had a ground frost this morning, as Vivienne found out on her walk down to the local park with Heidi at 6.45 a.m.!
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We had a ground frost this morning, as Vivienne found out on her walk down to the local park with Heidi at 6.45 a.m.!
No frosts down South for almost three months,but lot"s of heavy showers this week.
Eric
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No Luit, I wouldn't. :o
Our coldest months are July August and some of September, but even then our day temps are usually higher than 4'C.
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Here in N Ireland we are never happy. We are either too wet or too dry. We havent had rain for sooooo long now and I personally could do with some. Well not me but the garden. Plants in the soil are wilting especially the Geraniums and many plants in troughs and pots are dead or dying
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So Mark, have you thought of hand watering? ;) ;D
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Yes I do it but the natural range comes down slower. It's lashing outside ;D I and my plants are happy. I hope it continues all night
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It's been so dark outside for the last 20 minutes the strret lights have come on
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Torrential downpour with thunder and lightning, in Sheffield, at the moment.
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Ah rain.... it would be nice to have some good solid amounts of it. ;D
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But not all in one go Paul.
Sunshining here now, the joys of a british summer.
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Thunderstorms came in yesterday in the Swiss Alps and still threatening - touch and go whether you need an anorak on a walk :-\
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Heavy Heavy rain and big hail stones blocking drains in Sunny Dunny. Oh the joys.and add a bit of thunder and lightening.Jim is away to put on a jersey maybe light the stove.
Jean
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Not a bad idea, Jean, though the jersey will only heat him, the stove will heat you and the house, too!
Grey here, bit chilly and windy but we have no rain....yet..... a weather wifie on the TV said we were likelt to escape therain here.... perhaps she's right :-\
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Don't wish to annoy, but it has been warm, sunny and humid all day here in Lancashire ... so far.
On a very much more serious note please read the following link regarding the very sad death in the mountains of Italy of a lady guest holidaying with the company that we lead wild flower walks for each year; Collett's Mountain Holidays. The very essence of these holidays (especially the challenging and physically demanding Via Ferratas) is the element of risk embodied in these activities and Collett's have always boasted an amazing health and safety record. Please may I convey the sympathies of you all to the husband and family of the deceased, to the tour guides, guests and walk leaders in resort and to everyone associated with Collett's Mountain Holidays at this unbelievably sad time?
http://news.aol.co.uk/hiker-saw-wife-fall-to-her/article/20090615073929209965805
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Goodness me, I was just reading this sad story this morning. I was thinking that it is never safe to underestimate mountains, or indeed, nature in general. We humans tend to think we have everything under our command but such a terrible accident proves that we are so vulnerable.
Condolences to the family of the poor woman and to the other walkers and staff of the company, who must be terribly shocked.
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We are now having some glorious weather. The sunset at 11 p.m. last night was amazing. On Sunday I took some pics of the floor of the choir in Dunblane Cathedral so show the position of the sun's image, caused by an anomaly in the stained glass. I'll do the same at the Autumn equinox and the winter solstice. I also took a pic of the memorial to Captain Scott's ill-fated South Pole expedition.
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Lesley,
Time to batten down the hatches again. Cold and gale force winds heading your way. There has been some nasty stuff down in Victoria and Tasmania wind-wise, so I am guessing you'll be in for it very shortly! :o We've actually had a little rain here, although not nearly enough. ::)
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Cold, windy and wet here in South Australia with the temperature in the low teens C.
Good for the big trees - well not the wind which has taken down branches on many old gum trees in the district the other day. Quite a few big truck loads removed from road/roadsides by Council workers in the aftermath here.
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Gosh I hope it's safe to drive today, Pat ::)
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Greenhouse temperature reached 44C yesterday on a very hot windless day. Today a little cooler (only a little!) and just beginning a heavy shower but very muggy. Primulas are hating it.
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Another scorcher here in Aberdeen. I have a large sun umbrella shading my Primula florindaes which are in a very hot dry spot next to a path and are feeling the heat badly.
And no, I wasn't daft to plant them there.... they are self seeded! :-X
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Mid -thirties here today . :o
Mid forties in the greenhouse. :o :o
Hope it changes soon. :P
Eric
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Turned this thread into "mid" 2009 :-X
Mid 30s here too.... but, luckily, a slight breeze to cool a little. Too hot to go into glasshouse to see what temp. was there.
Horrified to hear today of two police dogs killed by heatstroke in a van outside police station in Nottingham: I realise that this horrible death is inflicted on many dogs by half-witted owners but these were working dogs, supposedly in the care of professionals, who should have known better >:(
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Turned this thread into "mid" 2009 :-X
Mid 30s here too.... but, luckily, a slight breeze to cool a little. Too hot to go into glasshouse to see what temp. was there.
Horrified to hear today of two police dogs killed by heatstroke in a van outside police station in Nottingham: I realise that this horrible death is inflicted on many dogs by half-witted owners but these were working dogs, supposedly in the care of professionals, who should have known better >:(
there was a news story from edmonton alberta the other day: there was a big fundraiser, something to do with pets, in a park--and a number of people had left their dogs in closed vehicles in the parking lot! temps only low 20's, but in the sun....
no heat dangers here, outside sealed vehicles, its been downright chilly, with some nights near/below freezing! still dry, though not quite AS..
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30-32° C here as well over the last few days.
Watering has become a dayly evening job... :( a lot of plants are clearly suffering... thunder storms forecasted for later today - another thing to worry about... :-\
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Maggi,
That is awful. For police dogs the handler and dog bond is usually even stronger than people with their pets. The handlers will be mortified (to put it mildly!) at what they have done. Is heat REALLY that rare, that it wasn't even thought of? ???
Then again, I can't recall you ever talking about "mid 30s" before. :o
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Cars are like ovens for dogs even with no direct sun in high temperatures - amazed to hear about the police dogs, just staggering neglect...
We looked into a roof heat exchanger for the car which reversed the heat into air conditioning whilst the car is parked - something should be invented as this is a real problem for a lot of dog owners and more and more people travel now with dogs on pet passports.
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Sounds like a heck of a good idea - the roof heat exchanger - for summer here in Australia
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Sounds like a heck of a good idea - the roof heat exchanger - for summer here in Australia
There has been one advertised on TV. It is solar powered and works in a cracked window. Like most items on TV it may be junk.
johnw
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We are now into our summer drought. The only significant precipitation in the last month was 3mm of rain a week ago, and things are getting very dry. Air temperatures are really not very hot, but it's burningly hot if you're in the sun. Impossible to work comfortably in the garden between about 11 am and 5 pm, unless you can find a shaded area that needs attention.
My big specimen of Rheum tanguticum 'Red Select' demands regular deep watering if it isn't to look like the moths have been at it. Likewise, Vancouveria chrysantha and V. planipetala have to watered regularly. I find that none of the Vancouverias tolerates drought unless perhaps in a heavily shaded site - which mine aren't, as I like to see them in bloom.
This drought will continue until early September, but as days get shorter in August, dewfall will be heavier, which alleviates the drought to a minor extent.
It's a good time of year to spend mid-day inside in the shade!
It may be my imagination, but the summer sun seems more burning now than it did, say, ten years ago. Climate change? Or old age setting in?
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Rodger,
Are your humidity levels lower than usual years? Drier heat often feels more "burning" that a humid heat. The same temperature can feel quite difference. What sort of maximum temps are you experiencing at the moment?
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Took my wedding ring off today because my finger was swelling. It has been blistered beneath the ring because it has been burnt! This is due to the heat off the sun on the metal of the ring over the last couple of days!
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When I went to bed last night the weather forcast promised a week of rain to come. This morning the same forcast says there might be a splash on Wednesday! Out with the sprinkler, again.
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Gorgeous sunny mornings and thunderstorms every late afternoon for the past three days or so - heavy, headache weather :-\
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Not exactly a Weather comment, but was anyone on the forum affected by the Earthquake (7.9 magnitude apparently) off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand this evening? :o 7.22pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. Did any of the New Zealanders feel it? I know Lesley is the East coast of the South Island, but I am not sure here exactly others are located? Thought I'd write and ask as it was supposedly widely felt on the South Island. No waves recorded as yet, but they won't know for sure until any possible compression front (or whatever it is called) passes.
There are Tsunami warnings in place for the East coast of Tasmania, plus possible effects for Victoria nad New South Wales depending on how big any waves are. Tsunami warnings are issued regularly in earthquake situations, but don't necessarily mean that anything major will result by the time any displacement hits the shore. Fingers crossed that all is OK for everyone we know.
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My fingers are crossed too, Paul, for everyone to be safe and forewarned..
We have had quite a few strong earth tremors here in the Alps over the past few years and even that is alarming as the mountain moves
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Tsunami warning has been cancelled now, so at least that danger is gone. No reports of major damage, even in Invercargill (160km from the epicentre) apparently. That's good to hear. 8)
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Lesley's been very quiet these past few days ???
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Here's a nice sunny-ish day looking south east over Lough Neagh
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Lesley's been very quiet these past few days ???
She has, David..... I hope the earth hasn't moved for her......... :-X
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Great watery photos, Mark. :)
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Are you suggesting that Lesley caused the earthquake? ???
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Well Anthony, her cakes and goodies in Cook's corner are earth shattering enough from the scramble to the kitchen and the tummy rumblings thinking about the final result ;D
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I've had to switch the light on to see the keyboard!!!!
Thunder, lightening, rain - wintery type....
Is this really summer? Yesterday 30 degrees today too cold to check it out and the dog is back in bed thinking it's night time - do hope everyone up mountains looking for flowers is safe, time to post some more photos to see us through today ;)
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I am glad that we only had rain last night, no hailstones. At 2am we had an hours solid rain that was heavier than anything I have ever heard before. It was terrific! Looking out of the window this morning, still raining, I can't see any damage to plants, thank goodness.
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It has now rained on 11 of the 17 days in July, so far. Today it's coming down in stair rods and the outside temperature is 14C. This is, allegedly, summer.
SITUATIONS WANTED
Ageing (rapidly!) but enthusiastic gardener and wife seek positions, in any country having average summer temperatures of 25C and average winter temperatures of no less than 5C. Occasional rain can be coped with.
Ageing gardener is willing to undertake a wide range of gardening duties, provided that heavy work is avoided and copious amounts of black coffee are provided. Occasional beer and spirits will also help. Wife prefers not to garden although she is well able to criticise at every opportunity, particularly on aged gardeners planting schemes which always appear to be in rows. Wife may also undertake some cooking duties where she specialises in lemon meringue pie, treacle sponge and custard and a mean steak and kidney pudding.
Free accommodation in liue of wages will be necessary, preferably with three bedrooms, so as to ensure that family free loaders will continue to be able to make frequent and unannounced visits.
As we expect to receive a large number of offers, (in writing please), those enclosing folding money will take preference.
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David,
Try putting a notice in the Davenport newspaper in Tasmania. Fits your bill pretty closely I think for the temps, although might get down to 3'C on occasions in winter so that might rule it out. At least it USED to be right for the temps.... it's been a few years since I was in contact with anyone living there so with the warmer weather we've had the last few summers the temps might be a couple of degrees warmer. At the time, 29 was a heatwave.
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It has now rained on 11 of the 17 days in July, so far. Today it's coming down in stair rods and the outside temperature is 14C. This is, allegedly, summer.
SITUATIONS WANTED
Wife prefers not to garden although she is well able to criticise at every opportunity, particularly on aged gardeners planting schemes which always appear to be in rows. Wife may also undertake some cooking duties where she specialises in lemon meringue pie, treacle sponge and custard and a mean steak and kidney pudding.
Free accommodation in liue of wages will be necessary, preferably with three bedrooms, so as to ensure that family free loaders will continue to be able to make frequent and unannounced visits.
So I take it you won't be letting the rest of the family read the Forum? ;D
cheers
fermi
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I was a little quick off the mark this morning with comments about our rain last night. It seems that it was just a shower compared with the rain just five miles to the west of us with surface water flooding in Nairn and the main A96 road closed for most of the night due to farmers fields being washed out onto the road. Open now.
David, have you thought about a move to Scotland ........
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Fermi, not likely :P
David, I don't think Scotlnd would comply with my minium temperature requirement. On the other hand the regular access to Lorne sausage could well swing things in Scotland's favour!
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We have had a brilliant summer here, so far, with high temperatures most days
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Fermi, not likely :P
David, I don't think Scotlnd would comply with my minium temperature requirement. On the other hand the regular access to Lorne sausage could well swing things in Scotland's favour!
One of my friends was speaking to a fellow Dunblane chorister who was proudly announcing the birth of her first grandchild. "What are they calling him?" my friend asked. "Lorne" came the reply. "As in sausage" my friend responded! ;D "Heard at choir practises" has brought me years of amusement: heard between two older ladies shortly after my own wedding. "Where did they go on honeymoon?" "I think it was Bali?" "That must have cost a lot? Mind you, at their age they won't be having a family!"
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This afternoon the tempertaure dipped to a chilly 10C
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Another wet day here. Went for a walk up the hill at 9.15 p.m. Took this pic of a couple of half-drowned bumble bees on a thistle (Cirsium vulgare). Most thistle heads had one or more on them.
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Anthony why do some bees act drunk and unable to fly?
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Perhaps they are, especially if they have been imbibing fermented honeydew?
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To show how variable the weather is, it was mainly cloudy in Ayr this afternoon. When the sun disappeared about noon I came indoors and watched the golf at Turnberry. It was wall to wall sunshine down there - only 10 miles from where I live!
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Funny old 'game', the weather? 8)
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After the rain, a more pleasant evening. Heidi jumped into this pond thinking the water was shallow! ::)
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Super pic Anthony. Nothing but grey skies and rain until dark here today. Feels like sodding autumn!
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What a beautiful summer day today (who am I kidding!) :(
I had to have the light on to read the paper over breakfast. It started drizzling at around 1000, turned to steady rain around 1100, and torrential rain between 1230 and 1400. Steady rain replaced that and it's still steady rain as I write. Yeterday was one of only six days so far this July on which there has been no rain.
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After days of rain, as you describe David, we finally had a decent day today and we have a red sky tonight so with any luck it will be Shepherd's delight tomorrow!
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Yesterday was one of only six days so far this July on which there has been no rain.
Six days!Lucky you.We have not had any dry days this month and rain is forecast every day this week.Keeps the plants growing.
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The most unbelievable thunderstorm raging overhead - lightening every few seconds and terrific bangs, torrential rain with huge raindrops - hope the leak is fixed ::)
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Just heard a weather warning for Scotland for the next 36 hours - 2-3" rain expected. Don't know why they need to warn us as that seems to be the norm for July? :'(
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Quite, Anthony! It felt like we got that much yesterday, anyhow :-X
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Popped in to my friend's place in Camelon, Falkirk as I had to go into school to feed the snakes. The bucky lugger was in Trinidad (again) collecting leaf cutting ants. I sent him a text ("wish you were here")! :(
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Only got a few spots of rain here yesterday, Maggi. Did see some black clouds and heard thunder. I think this cloud was heading your way.
( I live about 12 miles from Aberdeen )
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That cloud is gathering momentum and looks pretty thundery to me Roma :o It's extraordinary the amount of thunderstorms we are experiencing and the intensity for 20 mins or more of lightening flashes, thunder claps and huge rain drops pelting down - i wonder what all the wildlife must think ::)
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Weather here today has been the same as yesterday, the day before, the day before that ....
rain sun rain sun rain
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Roma, yes, I think that's the bloomin' culprit! It wasn't taking time to come down... torrential rain and big thunder claps. Ian tells me ( I was not in a position to see, being well hidden in the middle of the house) that there was no forked lightning, only sheet lightning in the clouds... :-X
When it calmed down for a while later in the afternoon I went down to see the pet rabbits I am tending for the neighbours' children this week.... I half expected them to have been washed out of the garden and down the hill..... glad to find them sitting safely inside their hutch and the run not under three inches of water as I had feared....... thank goodness for that... it's a large contsruction and is a pain to move!
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The Pacific Northwest is in the middle of an unusually hot heat wave at the moment. All outdoor fires have been banned. Global warming may be a fiction as the denialists claim, but localized warming is definitely real.
I generally don't water my garden, not desiring a garden on life support, but my big Rheum tanguticum 'Red Select', my Vancouveria chrysantha and V. planipetala, and the many plants in pots have to be watered regularly if they are to survive. The rheum will survive without water, but it doesn't do well under those conditions and would probably eventually peter out after some years.
About all one can do is get outside and water in the early morning when it's still cool, then retreat inside where it's shady and a few degrees cooler and work on cleaning seed and solving sudoku puzzles.
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Today = gale, heavy rain, dark, miserable! Having a new central heating boiler fitted over the next few days so no hot water until Friday unless we heat it on the stove. Maureen's misery deeper than mine, not only will she not be able to wash her hair but the plumbers are competing for her kitchen space and she can't do any washing either. I had been promises a rhubarb pie this week, guess that's off now as well. Think I might go for a much needed haircut. Small problem: new hairdresser is Polish and appears not to understand the term "shortish, but not too short" last time I looked like a fugative from Alcatraz.
C'est la vie.
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We have mostly blue sky! Bizarre! ::)
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Lovely sunny day for the Bridge of Allan Highland Games. The games weekend traditionally means the summer is over and winter starts. :(
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Drizzle and grey skies here.
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Monday morning, bright and sunny......perfect weather for the Russian Forumist we expect to be visiting today :)
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Who's coming? Is s/he coming this way?
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Started drizzling here about 0930 and got steadily worse throughout the day. By 1230 I could barely see across the road with a heavy mist rolling off Dartmoor, and it's still raining now. A real dreicht day! :(
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We had a very violent thunderstorm during the night. It woke us up at 2 am with a crack that put out the power for a little while. (The cat thought us foolhardy to remain upstairs... she fled to the safety of the basement!) Strong swirling winds had the boughs on the spruce waving up and down like ostrich plume fans wielded by Cleopatra's Nubian slaves! Almost constant lightning with heavy driven rain and light hail for about an hour, but no damage other than some broken delphinium stems. :)
And now the forecast is for cool rainy weather all week... oh well, the rain is welcome.
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We were visited today by Oleg ..."onion farmer to the Forum" and his friend Alex, from Moscow. As charming a pair of visitors as one could wish for.... and I do not say this because of the large box of Russian chocolate which Oleg brought for me....this did not necessarily make them charming.... merely very generous! Their charm was evident in other matters.....for instance, they loved Lily (and her little friend, the spaniel who is staying with us just now)...... and they did not mind the chaos there is in the garden at present (with all the reconstruction that is in progress) ::) :-X
It was a delight to spend time with them in our garden and then to visit, after lunch, the Cruickshank Botanic Garden and see some of the older parts of Aberdeen, to share a little history of the place..... the weather was quite beautiful and so an extremely pleasant day was passed in the company of new friends..... just lovely!
Oleg and Alex are only travelling in Scotland on this visit, Mark. They have visited UK quite often but have never been to Aberdeen before. We were astonished to learn of the bureaucracy which they must now negotiate their way through to obtain a Visa to vist the UK.... it seems that in years gone by it was very much more simple.... now it is a tedious process which takes weeks and of course, one might still be turned back on arrival in this country, just as is the case with travel for us to the US now.
Ah, no wonder I stay at home,; things were simpler in my young days! ::)
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.....nothing would surprise me, Maggi.
I visited the Soviet Union (as it then was) several times in the 80's. We were led off the plane by armed soldiers, and were individually put in a thing like a cattle crush to be measured, before being let in through customs. (they then took our passports off us for the duration of the visit). Trying out my Russian language skills (fresh from evening classes) I discovered that they had no idea what or where the UK was (one person got it more or less right, with 'is it part of the USA ?' :o). On my last visit to the USSR, I was in Kiev when Chernobyl blew up, (and decided never to visit again :-X) to be greeted at Heathrow by some bloke in a 'space suit' waving a Geiger Counter at me, and telling me to take my clothes off (but guess that's another story!).
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Giles, I'm sure I'm not supposed to find the story of your plight in Russia so amusing but it is a tale to remember and I do hope you are no longer potentially radioactive as are/were the poor sheep in Wales who didn't even visit Russia in the first place :o
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Maggi, it sounds as if you had a wonderful time when Onion visited and good to hear that the turbulent weather allowed you to do some sightseeing as well - it's a great way to renew acquaintance with your own locality when visitors pop in from abroad 8)
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Yes, Robin, we had a great time... though "Onion" is actually Uli, from Germany...... Oleg is the Russian in question! So many allium lovers in this place... hard to keep track of them all...... perhaps Uli will visit next? ::)
I confess it is quite some time since I was last at the Cruickshank Garden..... the place is not as it once was...... in Roma's time it was a wonderful place. It is still a fine, peaceful garden, but the "top note" of excellence has fallen rather flat, shall we say! :-\ :-X
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Apologies to Oleg... I really should know my onions a little better!
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Speaking of Chernobyl, my wife (who's from the East of Slovakia, not too far from the border with Ukraine) told me the grass on the plain above her home town went black the day after the radioactive plume from Chernobyl first passed over. It was also the day of their May Day parades when the plume passed over and the authorities said nothing about it until later, so all the schoolkids were out taking part in the parades, although the government must have known.
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Apologies to Oleg... I really should know my onions a little better!
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Robin,
My GP keeps telling me having three heads can't be normal, but glowing in the dark is a real asset when it comes to nighttime gardening 8)
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the same storm (same systems colliding, at least) that hit lori was ending here as it started there--it was milling around rumbling here from late afternoon, and threatening to interfere with a show i wanted to watch on t.v. ;)..as it was, i never got onto the computer yesterday, out in the morning, lightning and thunder in the evening..
it finally really got going about midnight, and boomed and poured rain till somewhere around 2am..
luckily no damage around here in this storm -which downed trees and damaged homes in both of the large cities in the province- nor in the one on saturday which caused two deaths--a freak stage collapse at a music festival north of here, and a young girl killed by flying construction material in lori's city, calgary...
after a couple of days around/just below 30C, we are now seeing highs of 12-15 for a few days, and more rain..the rain is good, though not for farmers who have hay cut!..
when i saw the forecast today, i realised i needed to get outside and cut some firewood, so that was my afternoon!
i always tease a friend in florida that we see her annual temperature variation in a single day--several days ago we had a high of around 30C, and a low near 5C......
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Started drizzling here about 0930 and got steadily worse throughout the day. By 1230 I could barely see across the road with a heavy mist rolling off Dartmoor, and it's still raining now. A real dreicht day! :(
......... and today is even worse :( :( :(
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here it will be a sunny week with around 30º and low humidity (now 31º/ 20% humidity and little wind).
Many of yours could think its a marvellous weather, but we are quite worry because this is the perfect day for some mother f :-X take the advantage to burn the country. Last week 4000 hectares and two people die, in south Gredos Mountain Range, and actually in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is another very big fire.
Good weather in summer in Spain, means fires.
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Rafa, we are seeing the fires in Gran Canaria on TV and we are told about the fires on the mainland also.
There are big fires in British Columbia, Canada too : we are seeing these on TV too. Very frightening and so damaging for wildlife. :'(
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We were told on the local news that N Ireland had more than the monthly average for July - +40%
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Thunder and lightning now and interupted TV viewing
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We were told on the local news that N Ireland had more than the monthly average for July - +40%
The mind boggles ... +40% Good job we are not talking temperature here ;D Its gotta be either Sunshine or Rainfall .... my guess is rainfall although Guiness consumption up by 40% would do more for the local economy :P
btw Mark I will be repotting my colchicum at the end of the month as currently away on hols.
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Rafa, we are seeing the fires in Gran Canaria on TV and we are told about the fires on the mainland also.
There are big fires in British Columbia, Canada too : we are seeing these on TV too. Very frightening and so damaging for wildlife. :'(
We've also had images of the Fires in Gran Canaria on TV here.
Some of the Victorian firefighters are now on the way to Canada to help out there. I know they get paid to do this sort of thing but I still think they are amazing people especially after what they had to deal with here just 6 months ago!
cheers
fermi
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We were told on the local news that N Ireland had more than the monthly average for July - +40%
The mind boggles ... +40% Good job we are not talking temperature here ;D Its gotta be either Sunshine or Rainfall .... my guess is rainfall although Guiness consumption up by 40% would do more for the local economy :P
btw Mark I will be repotting my colchicum at the end of the month as currently away on hols.
I thought it was forest fires? ::)
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Absolutely tipping down today, and school starts on Monday. :(
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Gosh that's early, isn't it Anthony? Hardly seems as if the summer has started with all the rain... ::)
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Absolutely tipping down today, and school starts on Monday. :(
So soon Anthony, when did you break up?(school I mean, not you!! :P )
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Absolutely tipping down today, and school starts on Monday. :(
So soon Anthony, when did you break up?(school I mean, not you!! :P )
Same as always: lunchtime on the last Friday in June.
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johnw - first heavy band of rain from Hurricane Bill just went by a half hour ago.
I suppose I will get the remnants of Hurricane Bill on Wednesday or Thursday!
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johnw - first heavy band of rain from Hurricane Bill just went by a half hour ago.
I suppose I will get the remnants of Hurricane Bill on Wednesday or Thursday!
That'll be your fence away again then, David!?? :o
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Hurricane Bill just left town. Mercifully the winds stayed out to sea so we got rains and a few gusts though nothing like predicted. Cape Breton appears to be the landfall site so they may see his full fury.
Now to clean up the mess and yes it's headed your way. Good luck.
johnw
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johnw - first heavy band of rain from Hurricane Bill just went by a half hour ago.
I suppose I will get the remnants of Hurricane Bill on Wednesday or Thursday!
That'll be your fence away again then, David!?? :o
Wouldn't surprise me. I had to re-fix part of on Thursday as a result of wind damage!
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Wet and blustery here tonight.
let's hope that all the damage the Cape Breton folks suffer is the odd bit of fence!
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Wet and blustery here tonight.
let's hope that all the damage the Cape Breton folks suffer is the odd bit of fence!
More damage reports are coming in. In the city one tends to forget about the damage storm surge can do. This despite the fact the Hurricane Centre here warns us it is the the most serious threat. An acquaintance in nearby Peggy's Cove says her parent house has moved off the foundation and the family's artisan shop was washed off its foundation and tipped. A few secondary coastal roads near Halifax are washed out.
Wave heights north of here were reported at over 16 metres and 25 can be expected in southern Newfoundland.
Idiots - local and visiting - flock to Peggy's Cove as seen in this photo - http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/08/23/hurricane-bill023.html (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/08/23/hurricane-bill023.html). Five such spectators at Acadia National Park were swept into the ocean with three are still missing. Just in at 10 pm, three 19 year olds hit by a massive wave at Peggy's Cove whilst standing on the rocks, this despite road closure and warnings all day long.
johnw
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As the queen probably didn't write in her diary yesterday: "stayed in, reigned all day". Well it more or less did rain all day yesterday. Fortunately not at the Oval! ;D
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My goodness, what bad news. Frightening damage.
I cannot say, however, that I have too much sympathy for any clot who gets washed away while rubbernecking in a stupid place! :(
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Yes ,well... the "fortunately" appears differently depending on which side of the fence you're standing. ;D ;D ;)
The English most definitely deserved the win, that is for sure. Well done!! 8)
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Four days now of grey skies and drizzle without a hint of blue yet 30 miles or so up the road it was quite a pleasant day yesterday. Wednesday and/or Thursday we should get the remnants of Hurricane Bill.
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And this area around the lighthouse and beyond is where the idiots stand!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY_RGtCOWoo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY_RGtCOWoo)
johnw
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Hurricane Bill just left town. Mercifully the winds stayed out to sea so we got rains and a few gusts though nothing like predicted. Cape Breton appears to be the landfall site so they may see his full fury.
Now to clean up the mess and yes it's headed your way. Good luck.
johnw
good to hear it wasnt worse.... saw those fools in the waves on tv.. havent yet heard how nfld fared..
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Typical. Sitting here in my classroom with the sun blazing through the window! Room temp 27oCelsius!
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Strong winds throughout much of Southern Australia the last couple of days. Lots of trees down etc. haven't been as bad here in Canberra, but Melbourne has had a bad time of it in particular. Adelaide and Sydney too.
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Yes came home from a night in Adelaide today to see the arils all flowering nicely but nearly horizontal. And the wind is still strong so photos would be blurred. Better check for pollen to try some pollinating today if possible or this year will also be a washout for seeds.
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We had 1.5 inches of rain on Sunday. 2 inches fell between 10pm and now 10.45am. It's still raining and I have to finish judging gardens.
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First thing this morning it was bright and sunny; BBC weather said rain at 10 - rubbish! Five to ten it started raining.
BBC forcast said it would stop at 4. It did and we now have a bright evening.
They actually got it right, well done the BBC.
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Makes a nice change for the Beeb to get anything right :P
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I took some barbecue food out of the freezer for tonight's tea. Given up on any chance of cooking al fresco this summer! :(
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Whilst the "tropical" east of England has a nice hot and sunny day again, here in the west it is grey, drizzling and with a heavy mist. Typical Devon weather!
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Dry for a change today, so I'm cutting my grassy mud. I have four hanging baskets which are blooming away quite the thing. They haven't been watered since early July! :-\
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Just back from our break in Italy where it was baking hot and swimming in the Med was gorgeous but crowded 8)
Jazzy survived with a fan and air conditioner blowing on her most of the day and night :o Still she came to life after sundown and did her spaghetti trick ;D She's relieved to be back in the mountains and forests I think ::)
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I hope you played the music to Jazzy? ;D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCISixwMuQA
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Anthony, thanks so much I enjoyed the Bella Notte from Lady and the Tramp which I haven't seen for literally years ( I saw the film when it first came out!) Jazzy is dreaming in her bed and amazingly the story is very similar of an Italian tramp dog which she fell for on holiday - he was rescued by the owners when only a pup, left abandoned and tied to a tree (how can people do that?), now Shaunee is prince of his patch in the olive groves ;D
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Torrential rain driving in from the south west here since around 1300 accompanied by near gale force winds.
Regular readers who haven't got tired of me banging on about my climate will know that Maureen keeps a diary and since 2004 she has recorded all the days on which we have had rain. She does this in order to counter all those of our visitors who say "Haven't we had a nice summer" ;D
Here are her figures for the last three dire summers we have had.
2007 2008 2009
June 19 9 9
July 21 17 20
August 13 25 20
She has a fairly un-scientific system and only records rain she sees, so if it rains during the night but not during the day it doesn't get recorded.
So far September has done very well 2 rain days out of 2 :(
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So far September has done very well 2 rain days out of 2 :(
3 out of 3! ::)
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Today we have the first really bad day (I believe) this summer.
We really cannot complain!
And the rain and stormy winds would have come anyway, even if not forecasted.
It's always alike, when my wife cleaned the windows outside.
I did really warn her but she seldom listens, I'm afraid ::) ::) ::)
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;D ;D ;D
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They are all the same Luit, never listen to true wisdom :P ;D
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We have are own form of wisdom David called 'listen but don't comment' - keeping the peace ;)
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No comment :-X
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From BBC news report:
"Aberdeen had its wettest September day since records began in 1943, with a month's worth of rain falling in the 24 hours until 0900 BST. "
Yeah, I can well believe it! :'(
Further north, near Carol and David Shaw, things are really much worse :o
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apart from two very heavy short showers not a bad day here today.
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Don't worry David, there is more on the way,we get them here first then send then across to you. :)
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Heard on the TV today Aberdeen had 3 inches 7.5cm of rain yesterday with floods in Elgin
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Yes, Mark, a month' sworth of rain in one day.
Elgin and the Moray area is very badly hit.... gardens washed away.... ghastly mess. I feel so sorry for those affrected..... flood damage takes soooooooo looooonnnnngggg to clear up... folk could be out of their homes for months :'( :( :P
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The weather on the west coast of Scotland has not been any better. We went down to Stafford, then Peterborough for the Bird Fair at Rutland and back via Lincoln so I could visit RAF Coningsby and then home. We left in a temp. of 13c and rain. We aquaplaned down the M74 to Carlisle where the rain stopped. When we reached Stafford, 28c and sunshine. The next five days were warm and sunny. We left Lincoln in 27c and by the time we reached Doncaster it was tipping it down all the way to Scotch Corner. To add to the enjoyment, they have started digging up the A1 from Leeming Bar to Scotch Corner with 5 mile queues of lorries blocking the road ! Back home it was dry but a temp of 13c. I am certain that the Scottish border was established by the Romans looking at the clouds and rain and marking the border accordingly. Anyone driving North will recognize this. Since we got back two weeks ago, we have been in a permanent gale with added rain. The picture was taken out my dining room window about 10 minutes ago. What you cannot see is the fine smirr, ( for the uninitiated, this is finer than a drizzle and even wetter) and the strong winds. At least I do not have to water the garden
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What's the blue conifer?
I used to go to the Stafford bird sale every year to buy/sell/swap Australian and other parakeets
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Picea pungens glauca - dwarf form. This is about 12 years old, and thankfully, slow growing. We bought it at the small garden centre next to the exhibition hall in Hexham.
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thanks
Great weather here today but now a cool wind is blowing. It was 22C at 3pm
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Damp here today, and we've got Monday holiday with more of the same! :(
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Today has really been a dreicht day here. It's never really been light; a rolling mist coming down off Dartmoor, and a thin, but persistent drizzle-bit like a summers day really! I have it on good authority though that at Widecombe (yes, that one, Uncle Tom Cobley and all!) not more than a dozen miles from where I live it was a beautiful day to celebrate the famous Widecombe Fair. I also have it on good authority that it was a lovely day in Huddersfield too.
For those interested in rural pursuits more information here about Widecombe Fair.
http://www.widecombe-in-the-moor.com/wid_fair/widecombe_fair.php
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David
Glad to hear that it was good at Widecombe Fair. My sister, who lives in Plymouth, phoned me on Sunday, and mentioned that she had arranged to go there with some friends. I had to sing her a verse of the song and amazed myself that I could remember all the names. No wonder the mare died having to carry that load !!
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There was frost on the roofs this morning. :o
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Well we had a 29C hot and windy day yesterday - 29C today forecast. Unheard of weather for September and far too early for such heat!!!
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Weather changing here - sunny days but cool autumnal feel to the air (great gardening weather). Flocks of small birds busy in the trees.....grapes ripening for wine making in the Rhone Valley
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We have just had a week of clear skies and very nice warm days between high teens and 21 and 22C. All change on Wednesday :P
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Last night I went to an island on Lough Neagh to 'see' what bats are present. Here are a few photos from the trip across. An annoying a$$ on a jet ski ruined the perfectly still water
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Still, wonderfully moody photos of the sunset, Mark, glorious colours :)
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I just love the ripples - really add to the image.
Still summery in the East too, could do with some soft refreshing rain to water all the repotted bulbs.
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Three sunny days in a row! :o 19oC today (we never ever get 29oC ever ever :().
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Best day in this current run with 22.5C according to the car I was in. Lots of lovlies out enjoying the sun :-* ;). Where do they hide on bad days?
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Weather due to break tonight with rain and thunderstorms coming in....still able to garden until 7.45 pm before the light goes! :D
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Lots of lovlies out enjoying the sun :-* ;). Where do they hide on bad days?
Usually with Ian, Mark ... that should be worth a G & T at the conference? :D :D :-*
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;D
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Lots of lovlies out enjoying the sun :-* ;). Where do they hide on bad days?
Usually with Ian, Mark ... that should be worth a G & T at the conference? :D :D :-*
huh? ???
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Lots of lovlies out enjoying the sun :-* ;). Where do they hide on bad days?
Usually with Ian, Mark ... that should be worth a G & T at the conference? :D :D :-*
I quite agree, I'm sure the ladies of the forum will agree with the Chinese girl, who said to the stamp collector "philately will get you nowhere".
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We had a beautiful warm but very windy day here with 25 C. A good idea to clean the brains with a walk on the beach nearby.
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nice shots of blowing sand.
Our warm spell is due to break on Saturday and come back on Sunday
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Just seen reports on our news that the North Island of New Zealand got a surprise snowstorm yesterday afternoon. 600 people had to be rescued from cars. Swept in quickly and left thick snow. Pretty amazing for the North Island I think. I think I saw mention by Lesley that they've just had snow, but she is way down in the South Island, so a little more expected I would imagine. Weird planet at the moment, isn't it! Floods, Fires (here in Aus and over in the US at the same time), Earthquakes, Snowstorms, Drought etc. :o
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Rain at last !!! :D :D :D
It's been raining all morning - the first rain worth talking about for two months !
August and September were awfully dry here - Rhodo's are loosing leaves - young plants in the garden suffering (or killed) by the drought...
This is very unlike Belgium ;D ;D ... and this while Sicily and a lot of areas in Southern Europe are suffering from floods.. ??? ??? ::)
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It's on its way here, Luc, no rain for weeks and bone dry but the dark clouds are gathering over the Alps.... amazing intense pale sunlight spots over the mountains on my walk this evening - forgot to take my camera :P
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In the UK we only had 40% of the average rainfall for the month. In N Ireland, well my garden, I only had one wet day in September.
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.... and only four here ;D
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No rain here four four weeks,but promised for tonight
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The first proper rain falling here in 7 weeks. It started at 12.30 and it's still falling. 2cm so far
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Raining all day here and I've just been out with Lily and the wind is making it feel VERY cold! :P
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after quite a warm late august and september-warmer than mid-summer! we had 32C in late sept, it has plunged--snow flurries off and on for several days, lows below -10C for a couple of days, and highs below freezing!
sun is thinking about coming out now, but not quite committed to it..a couple of cm staying on the ground now for the next couple days at least, looks like...
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No rain here today. Been quite a pleasant week.
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3cm fell yesterday. I though I could plant some bulbs but the ground is still dry
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We've caught up on the missing rain...
40 l per m2 over the last few days... and we've been fortunate .. some places had over 60 L/m2
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A few spits and spots, but mostly dry today.
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Luc,
I've never heard rain measured in L/m2 before. How does that convert into traditional ml in raingauges?
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Probably makes it sound as if there was less rain than there actually was, Paul. I can see the BBC adopting it to tell us that it wasn't really such a bad day afterall!
Occasional showers here today but is so c o l d and grey.
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I was confused also so I Googled it and found the answer on a Scottish web site
"rainfall of 10 litres per square meter is equivalent to 10mm (1cm) of rain."
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Only saw this now.
Sorry to have confused you guys, but what Mark writes is correct.
Describing rainfall as 40 L/m2 is frequently used over here - gives a good idea as well I find. 4 buckets of water on one m2 is quite a splash... ;D especially if you get them in just an hour's time...