Weather 2008

[David Nicholson]

Flurry of snow here about 0900 but all gone by 0930. Nice and bright now but a cool Northerly breeze

[Casalima]

My father woke me up at 8.25  (not that early, but I was actually sleeping in for the first time in weeks) to say that it was snowing in Kew.

Chloë
(whose UK family is moving to a house WITH A (small) GARDEN in Crouch End tomorrow - anybody want to buy a flat in Kew?  )

[ichristie]

Hi, this is spring in Kirriemuir this morning, me and my grandson out looking for plants cheers Ian the Christie kind

[mark smyth]

Great looking winter suit and I can see the snowman is a gardener

Today may be 10c going by my thermometer but it definitely is going to be Anemone rescue day. It's
f-f-f-f-freezing out side

[Maggi Young]

Snow has melted here in Aberdeen but now the wind is getting much stronger again and there are very black clouds about....not too worried though, because Flanders cycling is about to come on TV!

[derekb]

This is sunny Sussex it ended 2 inches deep and only partley gone

[ichristie]

Hi again, with this Siberian weather the birds are all looking for food so here is a picture of some Goldfinches at my feeders today we had abot 12 birds. cheers Ian the Christie kind

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Snow has melted here in Aberdeen but now the wind is getting much stronger again and there are very black clouds about....not too worried though, because Flanders cycling is about to come on TV!

and a great race it was wasn't it Maggie !
and on top of that, the Flemish winner - Stijn Devolder - lives only 5 km from here - I think I might go and have a pint in the pub where his supporters have their club house... 

[Maggi Young]

Indeed, Luc, yours seems a good idea! Stijn Devolder was  worthy winner, pity we only saw half an hour to the finish on TV  I think there was an hiour earlier, but I was at work and Ian was wathing the Grand Prix!!   Good to have some sport to amuse us in this weather! And soon Gent- van Wevelgem and Pari- Roubaix! Hurrah!

[mark smyth]

Ian you will got more Goldies if you feed them with Niger/Nyger

[Maggi Young]

Ian you will got more Goldies if you feed them with Niger/Nyger

So "they" say, Mark, but we only get occasional Goldies and feeding the nyjer seed didn't tempt anymore or the few we had more often... it did  however, get us FORESTS of nyjer seedlings 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Indeed, Luc, yours seems a good idea! Stijn Devolder was  worthy winner, pity we only saw half an hour to the finish on TV  I think there was an hiour earlier, but I was at work and Ian was wathing the Grand Prix!!   Good to have some sport to amuse us in this weather! And soon Gent- van Wevelgem and Pari- Roubaix! Hurrah!

You must have missed them in the snow shower they crossed earlier in the day then : great sports !
Here it was on TV from 12.30 until the finish - We didn't miss one single image - out here the Tour of Flanders is almost religion 
I went to have a look earlier in the day to see them pass by at approx. 5 km from where I live.  Smell the atmosphere !
A great day !!

[mark smyth]

Maggi I think your garden is too crowded for goldfinches. Try putting a niger feeder on the birch

[ichristie]

Hi again, we do feed Niger but the Goldies and Goldcrests love the Sunflower hearts we also feed what is sold as Robin food and we have bullfinches this last week with greenfinches. We have more heavy snow at the moment so looks like another day at the computer tomorrow, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[annew]

Our goldfinches will not touch niger while there are sunflower hearts to be had - I eventually had to throw the niger away.