Winter weather begins

[David Nicholson]

I had to look that up too, my vocabulary must be sadly lacking

[ashley]

You can't but learn on this Forum David
Also good for Scrabble or the next pub quiz, not to mention the next time you're talking to a French Canadian

[johnw]

Another wind storm last night.  How windy?  At Grand Étang in Cape Breton a 50m Vestas was no match for les suêtes even with the brakes applied!


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/grand-etang-wind-turbine-snaps-1.3921256


john

[angie]

The day before I left to head home their was a ice storm in Owasso, Oklahoma  , my friends garden looked like a fairytale. They say these ice storms can cause a lot of damage but this one wasn't bad.
Pretty I thought.
Angie 

[Maggi Young]

That is pretty, Angela -  lucky it wasn't so bad as to affect your flights  home, though- we prefer to have you HERE!!

For those stuck indoors with wintry weather, remember all the goodies there are  here on  the SRGC website to amuse you - and don't forget the likes of Tim Ingram's diary posts - this week for the AGS he's thinking about books, and Scottish mountains

[angie]

That is pretty, Angela -  lucky it wasn't so bad as to affect your flights  home, though- we prefer to have you HERE!!

For those stuck indoors with wintry weather, remember all the goodies there are  here on  the SRGC website to amuse you - and don't forget the likes of Tim Ingram's diary posts - this week for the AGS he's thinking about books, and Scottish mountains

Nice to be back Maggi, it's amazes me the amount that I will have to catch up with here .Plenty to keep me busy. See you soon.
Angie 

[Maggi Young]

This video is cheerful - time-lapse  film of Eranthis and  Galanthus opening




Aconite and Snowdrops filmed by Neil Bromhall for www.rightplants4me.co.uk

"The Aconites are one of the earliest flowers to emerge in spring. As you can see they can tolerate being covered by snow and when the snow melts the flowers open in order to attract insects. They are a valuable food plant for insects in early spring, as are snowdrops.
This sequence was filmed in my studio. I dressed a sets to match where the plants grow naturally.
The sequence took several weeks to make. Each time the flowers opened and close it took one day to film.
I frame every 6 -15 minute interval using Nikon D300, studio flash

Music 'Spring is in the air' by Paul Mottram "
www.rightplants4me.co.uk

[Cfred72]

Perfect to give hope for the arrival of spring 

[ian mcdonald]

Still dull and mild here.

[David Nicholson]

Very wet here for the last two days with many local roads flooded by drainage from the fields.

[Rogan]

In contrast, we've had middle to upper 30's ('C) regularly here this summer and, two weeks ago, it reached 41'C (105.8F) right here in my cabin! Nothing much wants to grow at those temperatures! 

[François Lambert]

Rogan,


Those temps make me hesitate one second (but not longer) about my holiday plans for this year ... my wife & I will go to Namibia in late November.  But they say the dry heat is easier to cope with than our humid heat waves in summer (when we get one of course)

[ArnoldT]

Expecting 10-12 inches of snow here today.

Been a while since that happened.

[Chris Johnson]

Blocking high pressure over the near continent is always good for us. It does bring colder weather, which is no bad thing, and keeps the Atlantic depressions at bay.

[Yann]

Tonight new gale, it's very strong. No take off at the airport, roofs damaged in the neighborhood.
Same in UK?