Weather- January 2010

[Ragged Robin]

The rock faces here are covered in icicles all different sculptural shapes and sizes and dripping over the ledges high above...sometimes they fall

Icicles-04 has two different coloured mineral drips as it thaws in the rising temperature

[Michael J Campbell]

Just noticed that last year 2009 we had 2175mm of rain in this area. I might change from alpine plants to Aquatics.

[Paddy Tobin]

Nice curtains, Robin,

Paddy

[David Nicholson]

Just noticed that last year 2009 we had 2175mm of rain in this area. I might change from alpine plants to Aquatics.

Good Lord Michael that's over 7 feet in old money. Do you have webbed feet  

[angie]

Anthony you snowmen are well turned out in your street.
Angie

[Michael J Campbell]

Do you have webbed feet Huh  Grin

David, have some trouble putting on the boots lately alright,maybe evolution is starting to work. Must have another look at Darwin.  

[Roma]

A few more snow pictures if you are not too bored with them.  They were all taken between 11.45 and 12.10 on Thursday when we had some bright sunshine before more snow around 2pm.
First , snow which  slides off the greenhouse roof as it warms up during the day has accumulated to quite a depth.
Next two pictures of the road outside my house.  Looking east you can see the snow clouds over Aberdeen heading my way, but looking west it is clear blue sky. The next two are at the far side of the ponies' pasture. 
The others are of the local 'wildlife'.  They were still getting water on Thursday but the ice was too thick for them to break yesterday.

[Ragged Robin]

Roma, fabulous shots of your ponies in the snow - their winter coats look wonderfully warm 

[Ragged Robin]

-5 degrees at 6pm and dropping rapidly but the hoar frost in the dark is so pretty like sparkling diamonds hanging on the trees

[Lesley Cox]

Gote, I like the Reindeer / dog, ummm?

It is  buck (Male goat) actually.

Well that was clever of me because I thought it was a Billy Goat Gruff. He who lived under a bridge.

[Lesley Cox]

Re deer eating ivy and rhodos, I was going to say that a small herd of fallow deer nearby are eating the ragwort at one end of their paddock, which they have never done before. But of course it's not winter food shortages that have made them do so as it's mid summer so why, I wonder?

[angie]

Roma & Robin lovely pictures. I moan about the snow and ice but it doesn't half make wonderful pictures.
Angie

[Ragged Robin]

Glad you liked the frozen effects Paddy and Angie - winter does have a drama that is unique even though it's stark!

[Lesley Cox]

I have just watched CNN World Weather- apart from the fact that is was fascinating to see drivers in Tennessee having trouble driving in an inch of snow- we were stumped to hear that if you want to escape the snow in Europe you need to head to the southern hemisphere. I suppose the 'small part' of  Europe, which is always behind the presenters back isn't really Europe after all! Currently 14C and sunny with gale force winds. 

Well you may as well be in the SH Simon. It's only 12C here today, sunny and with gale force winds.

[Richard Green]

Lesley, I have always been told by horse-keeping friends that Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) was very highly toxic either dead or alive.  It is usually not eaten by aminals whilst living due to a noxious smell and taste, but this goes when it is dried out in hay and it is then palatable but still very poisonous, and therefore much more dangerous.  Perhaps someone can confirm?