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angie

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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #315 on: December 18, 2010, 04:45:56 PM »
Paddy who's a clever boy then  8)

Angie :)
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #316 on: December 18, 2010, 04:52:03 PM »
For all those Forumists snowed in lik me   :( :(  something to tax the little grey cells.

Can you see what these words have in common.
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Art, If the first letter is placed at the end, the word can be read right to left, a palindrome of sorts. Paddy

My solution was they have 2 x 2 identical letters (that's  what make them behave like a sort of palindrome.
Trond Hoy, gardening on the rainy west coast of Norway.

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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #317 on: December 18, 2010, 06:47:47 PM »
some snow photos
I dont remember the snow in '85, or the '60s and '70s when snow lay like this every winter, so this is the most snow I have seen
Easter Island head
exotic bird so hungry it didnt fly away
snow in the garden
snow in the garden
snow on troughs
snow on troughs
crevice bed not that anyone would know
« Last Edit: December 18, 2010, 06:49:36 PM by mark smyth »
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

All photos taken with a Canon 900T and 230

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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #318 on: December 18, 2010, 07:20:43 PM »
Have you skis, mark?
I have skis but not enough snow!
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #319 on: December 18, 2010, 07:33:30 PM »
Hoy I need snow shoes or two tennis  rackets
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #320 on: December 18, 2010, 08:01:17 PM »
You don't believe the weather forecast do you Stephen? I am not sure the summer gets warmer either.

thats what i think at this time of year--it will just stay white and cold forever! we already had lower than -35C in mid november, but we have not been past mid -20's since then, and a few days near or above freezing, but no melting in the trees here..

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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #321 on: December 18, 2010, 08:35:35 PM »
We had quite a bit of snow today.  The snow in the last two days seems to have fallen on a different part of the UK than the snow 2 or 3 weeks ago, current conditions coming from the north, whereas the previous weather came from the east. 
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/observations/snow/map.html
Very cold predictions for the week ahead, some maximum daytime temperatures of -5C
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #322 on: December 18, 2010, 08:42:16 PM »
Mark, that bird reminds production of Oiva Toikka.

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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #323 on: December 18, 2010, 08:43:22 PM »
I think it looks fine, Diane. What about your plants do they cope with this weather?

I can't boast of much snow here (they have more snow in the rest of Norway), so here's one pic from another year and in the mountains: What the snow is for:
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #324 on: December 18, 2010, 08:50:27 PM »
Oh boy, I havenīt ski since military service 1995 ;D

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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #325 on: December 18, 2010, 08:54:31 PM »
....so here's one pic from another year and in the mountains: What the snow is for:

That'll be where I am tomorrow....in case you are wondering...
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #326 on: December 19, 2010, 06:49:09 AM »
Minus 19 degrees at Pershore (Alpine Garden Society Headquarters) overnight!!!   :o
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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #327 on: December 19, 2010, 09:48:38 AM »
Cool 8)

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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #328 on: December 19, 2010, 10:19:26 AM »
For all those Forumists snowed in lik me   :( :(  something to tax the little grey cells.

Can you see what these words have in common.
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> 1 Banana
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>  2 Dresser
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>  3 Grammar
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>  4 Potato
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>  5 Revive
>
>  6 Uneven
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>  7 Assess


Art, If the first letter is placed at the end, the word can be read right to left, a palindrome of sorts. Paddy



Spot on  :)












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Re: Weather winter 2010/2011
« Reply #329 on: December 19, 2010, 10:38:58 AM »
Minus 19 degrees at Pershore (Alpine Garden Society Headquarters) overnight!!!   :o

 Crikey, that's cold..... they wouldn't normally get such low temps. would they?
The electricity and internet will give up again in those conditions, I expect.  How strong is the roof, if the cold came with heavy snow????
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