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Maggi Young

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Winter weather begins
« on: November 11, 2016, 01:58:51 PM »
 Hilary and Graeme Butler of Rumbling Bridge Nursery report that things are getting colder in Kinross. Preparing mail orders in this weather not the easiest thing, I'm sure!
 First hard frost of winter today.........


Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie'


 Myrteola nummularia



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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2016, 02:39:28 PM »
Maggi,

I love the photographs - so very beautiful. Thank you for passing them on to all of us.

I sure wish we would have some frost! There was a saying in our area (El Dorado County, California) that there was "frost on the pumpkin", i.e. The first frost of the season would arrive on All-Hallows-Eve, Halloween. This saying was more or less true. I even remember snow falling at the farm around this time. Not any more!  :'(  There has been no sign of frost at all this year. It has been this way for 10 years or more. Maybe we will get some frost by next Wednesday or Thursday. A cold front is moving in and snow levels are to drop to 4,000 feet, 1,219 meters. I will be happy to see some cold frosty weather.  :)
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2016, 03:19:07 PM »
Been quite warm here today, sufficient to work in the garden with only one jumper. Trousers too I should add.
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2016, 03:30:11 PM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on November 11, 2016, 03:19:07 PM
Trousers too I should add.


No pix please until you do.
« Last Edit: November 11, 2016, 04:18:49 PM by johnw »
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2016, 03:46:33 PM »
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2016, 04:22:20 PM »
Or at least a well-placed touque tuque.    :-[
« Last Edit: November 13, 2016, 02:21:38 PM by johnw »
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2016, 07:20:47 PM »
I had to look that up thinking it might be rude, disappointed though ;D
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David Nicholson
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2016, 10:04:41 PM »
First frost tonight -2°c, heating in the greenhouse smells burnt for his first day of service  ???
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2016, 10:27:54 PM »
Light frost here too, hoping for a nice cold winter to give things a proper dormancy and kill off pests. Plus the alternative is wet and windy!
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2016, 11:49:51 PM »
We have had about a week of freezing temperatures. A wave of exceptionally cold air for the season hit us last Monday and ended last night. Expecting rain tomorrow. We experienced -6C where I live but inland they have had below -30C.
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2016, 09:42:16 AM »
Quote from: Hoy on November 11, 2016, 11:49:51 PM
We have had about a week of freezing temperatures. A wave of exceptionally cold air for the season hit us last Monday and ended last night. Expecting rain tomorrow. We experienced -6C where I live but inland they have had below -30C.

That is cold! Here the lowest temperature was -15 couple of nights ago. We have about 20cm snow, but next week it may rain, so it remains to be seen how much of it will melt.
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2016, 01:09:23 PM »
Two light frosts here and rain last night.
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2016, 02:06:57 PM »
Back to normal weather today: +5C and rain . . .  Expecting +10C Monday.
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2016, 04:44:56 PM »
Quite a bit of rain during the night and slow to clear this morning but afternoon was sunny and a warm (for November) 14c.
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Re: Winter weather begins
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2016, 11:11:47 PM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on November 11, 2016, 07:20:47 PM
I had to look that up thinking it might be rude, disappointed though ;D
You assumed it was the French-Canadian version of a merkin?  ;D
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