Weather

[derekb]

Why worry David they say we have a lot of Bed Bugs about now at least they will not be in your bed.

Derek

[David Nicholson]

Derek, I've just been into the spare bedroom to get a book and I have to admit that it still smells of Jeyes inspite of the windows being fully open all day so any bed bugs will really have suffered What really hurts is that my favourite gardening jeans and tee shirt seem to have found their way into the dust bin and I didn't put them there!!

[mark smyth]

lovely day here today

[Paul T]

Howdy All,

We've had some rain!!  Yeah!!  In my rain gauge in the last 24 hours we've had 27mm, which is the biggest 24 hours since May.  So far in the last 3 days we've had 36mm here, which is the equivalent of the previous 2 months added together.  Canberra's official records for this 24 hours will read 39mm because the area it is read got a large thunderstorm go through (11mm in 11 minutes) that we missed out on.  Looks like some of our dam catchments got a decent amount as well, but it remains to be seen what actually runs off into the water supply given how dry it has been.  Hopefully we get some more in the next few days, but at least this has been a good rain event for a change. <whew!>

[mark smyth]

Today was a good day here and too warm for the time of year. I was out all day, at a day of bird lectures, so no photos taken and it was the best day all week. That's what happens. Tomorrow is hopefully as good as today but I'm going out at some stage to collect Sloes, fruit of Prunus spinosa, to make Sloe Gin

[Kristl Walek]

Enjoy any good weather you can get at this time of the year, wherever you are...

I have been outside working in the white flakes all morning...it's hovering around +3C right now (still better than the -35 to -40C of a typical winter here) and bearable outside, even in my few layers, as long as I don't stop working and sweating---and with everything still needing to be done outside, there is plenty of sweat.

The ground may be solid and frozen by the time I get around to plunging all the thousands of pots and flats still sitting in the open.

Kristl

[SueG]

Am I the only one wanting it to rain  the ground is so dry, even on my heavy soil that I'm holding off doing some major planting (ie take two trees out and plant two more)
Sue

[mark smyth]

Rain has been infrequent here too

[johanneshoeller]

Today we have storm (139km/h), heavy rain and snow. We expect more than 2m snow at the weekend!
I hope this weather forecast will be wrong.

Hans

[Casalima]

Can't remember the last time I saw a cloud!! But they are due to arrive tomorrow. Yes, we definitely need some rain!

[David Nicholson]

Kristl, please don't send it East.

[Cris]

Here is still very hot. Since October, it has had almost more florestal fires than in summer.
I realy hope the fresh weather cames soon.

[David Shaw]

Very windy today, but fortunatly no damage to the glass, yet.
We have just had the pleasure of hosting Mark for a talk to the Highland Rock Garden Club and very good it was, too. I have to feel sorry for him - the last time he was at Inverness airport (first Pitlochry Discussion W/E) his plane had to abort its first attempt at landing because of the very strong cross wind. Today the wind was probably even stronger and I honestly expected him to be seriously delayed or even giving us the benefit of his company again tonight! In the event he got away on time even if it was a bit bumpy.
I would not blame Mark if he thinks that the Moray micro-climate and 'banana belt' stories are a work of fiction.
Haste ye back, Mark, and maybe we can do better next time.

[Maggi Young]

Earlier today I was complaing in the Pancratium maritimum thread about the terrible weather here today. Luc said "I've heard it's the remains of "Noel" that have come your way Maggi..."

 We've just been out with Lily... it's blowing a gale and flippin' perishing, blowing snowy hale and rain combined.... if this is the remains of "Noel"  I can believe it... it wasn't this cold last Noel!


I'm surprised Mark hasn't ended up in quite another country, with the winds so bad!

[mark smyth]

The last 10 or fifteen minutes was terrible and no blind to pull over the windows. We made the journey from Inverness to Belfast in 30 minutes. I'm flying too much