Weather winter 2010/2011

[johnw]

Cohan -  I see we are to get some below freezing temperatures at night in the latter part of next week.  The weather is absolutely vile here, +9c but feels like -3c and raining very heavily, feels more like late March.  

A few more snowdrops ready to flower in the greenhouse, one I believe may be Three Ships.  I see some bulbs emerging in the garden which may be Muscari muscarimi. The witchhazels are starting to expand already.

johnw

[cohan]

no doubt mark! it seems there was little happy medium, though-- it was so cool here, on average, that there was a real problem ripening crops, even typical cool climate things like canola (rape seed) and when they were finally ripening, very late, there was very frequent rain, so it was near impossible for farmers to get them off the fields not quite disaster level in my immediate area, but not a good growing season at all ....though not always unpleasant for humans, and native plants (and those from similarly unreasonable climates  did fine....

[johnw]

+7c here and another 30mm of rain today.

The newspaper today says a snowman was stolen in Kent. 

johnw

[Maggi Young]

+7c here and another 30mm of rain today.

The newspaper today says a snowman was stolen in Kent. 

johnw

I suspect th is was the story that hit the radio news too.... about a woman who dialled 999 ( that's 911 - the emergency services, outside the UK) to ask for police to investigate the theft of her snowman from her garden..... sthe tape of her phone call was played on air.... she was irritated that while her area might not be the best, she thought it was beyond the pale that some one should pinch her snowman.... she was particularly annoyed because it had had two one pound (£1) coins for eyes and two teaspoons for arms........    You really couldn't make it up, could you?

[Gerdk]

+7c here and another 30mm of rain today.
The newspaper today says a snowman was stolen in Kent. 
johnw

Around zero and 30 cm snowcover here - quite unusual for the beginning of December.

Gerd

[johnw]

+7c here and another 30mm of rain today.

The newspaper today says a snowman was stolen in Kent. 

johnw

I suspect th is was the story that hit the radio news too.... about a woman who dialled 999 ( that's 911 - the emergency services, outside the UK) to ask for police to investigate the theft of her snowman from her garden..... sthe tape of her phone call was played on air.... she was irritated that while her area might not be the best, she thought it was beyond the pale that some one should pinch her snowman.... she was particularly annoyed because it had had two one pound (£1) coins for eyes and two teaspoons for arms........    You really couldn't make it up, could you?

If it had been a snowdrop we'd have a suspect in mind but maybe he collects silverware too.

johnw

[johnw]

This is how we have to protect potted plants for the winter in Nova Scotia.  A white plastic film or a sheet of styro will be placed over top once the cold comes. The chips prevent root kill from cold and pots smashing.  One cold frame of many.

johnw

[ranunculus]

Lovely walk (trudge) over our local moors today ... a small selection of images captured ...

My local area
Through the mist
Frozen web on a dry stone wall
Local moorland pond
Through the snow
Moorhen prints
Winter colour
Local bridge
Above the snow
Wool on wire

[ranunculus]

Second and final batch ...


Red
Mist rising
Frozen pond
My local moor
Frosted grass
Frosted grass close-up
Bracken arch
Bracken arch close-up

[Graham Catlow]

A great set of images Cliff.
I particularly like 'Local bridge' and 'Mist rising'

[Miriam]

Wonderful photos!

[angie]

Really lovely pictures. I like the seventh one. Love the rust colour of the leaves against the snow.

Angie

[ChrisB]

Very artistic photos Cliff.  You have quite an eye for beauty.  Love the frozen spider web...

[Luc Gilgemyn]

One could hardly capture the winterfeeling any better in images than this Cliff !
Bravo !
 

[Paddy Tobin]

Lovely set of shots, Cliff.

Paddy