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Anthony Darby

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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2010, 09:09:50 PM »
Me too! ;D
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2010, 10:03:13 AM »
Guess what happened last night?
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2010, 10:52:00 AM »
Lots of rain?
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2010, 12:02:40 PM »
Plague of frogs??

I love frogs but our lane is a migration route and at the moment driving down at night you have to go very slow and swerve from side to side to avoid hitting them.
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #19 on: March 22, 2010, 12:23:39 PM »
Toads are the worst for this as they tend to be in pairs in amplexus (male firmly attached to female's back) and very slow on their feet. At least some frogs (males) hibernate at the bottom of the breeding pond so don't have far to go.
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #20 on: March 22, 2010, 04:18:40 PM »
Yes it rained and rained. The beds are now wet again. The soil was dry to a couple of cm. Bob had .25 inch.

No frogs in my garden and have only seen one once. The primary school across the way was built on top of a brillaint newt pond. You wouldnt get away with that these days. I used to catch dozens and keep them in glass sweet jars before letting them go again
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #21 on: March 29, 2010, 09:58:46 PM »
Snowing heavily here now,the first snow of the winter or spring.

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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #22 on: March 30, 2010, 06:54:29 AM »
Woke up to 2" of snow. Uck

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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #23 on: March 30, 2010, 10:07:34 AM »
Thankfully the snow has missed us but there is heavy rain, howling wind and very cold
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #24 on: March 30, 2010, 11:51:08 AM »
Cold and a heavy drizzle here and windy
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #25 on: March 30, 2010, 01:15:43 PM »
Rain rain and more rain i'm starting to get behind on one ladies garden and i hate it she's fine about it but its phoning the next client to say i'm sorry i can't start this week does my head in.Never mind at least my water buts are chocker
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #26 on: March 30, 2010, 01:25:23 PM »
Three days ago we had snow overnight then sun, warm enough to sit outside, and now today we have strong winds, dark skies and rain - all plants in the rockery are shellshocked  :o
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #27 on: March 30, 2010, 01:39:33 PM »
Rain rain and more rain i'm starting to get behind on one ladies garden and i hate it she's fine about it but its phoning the next client to say i'm sorry i can't start this week does my head in.Never mind at least my water buts are chocker

Good to see someone care about the service they provide Dave. May you always have lots of work and the energy to do it all.
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #28 on: March 30, 2010, 01:46:31 PM »
Rain rain and more rain i'm starting to get behind on one ladies garden and i hate it she's fine about it but its phoning the next client to say i'm sorry i can't start this week does my head in.Never mind at least my water buts are chocker

Good to see someone care about the service they provide Dave. May you always have lots of work and the energy to do it all.
Hear hear, David.... Davey is the sort of chap there should be more of!

The bad weather is so much more of a problem for those having to work outside to earn their living....a lot easier for those of us whose time is our own, even if we do moan about the rain and snow!!
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Re: Weather March 2010
« Reply #29 on: March 30, 2010, 06:15:29 PM »
We had more snow few days ago, the depth of the snow is about 80 cm :/

 


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