The garden is no longer a pond but a lake, plants (including trees) swimming up here in north Cumbria. Why is it that every time I look at the evening weather map there is one bank of cloud and it is over my house??? Really heavy rain all day. The ground is so saturated that the water has nowhere to go so it just sits there. Oddly in this completely wet year my 15' row of carelessly planted sweet peas have provided me with months of vases of cut flowers sometimes six a day and even in this dreadful rain I was able to dash out and rescue a couple of bunches from the top of the plants which have at times been laid horizontal to the ground by the sweeping winds we have here.
Manchester- wet all last night, then dried up by first thing.
Drove down to NWorcestershire & wasnt too bad- sun a lot of the time. Still dry when back this evening.
M6 a pain though, diverted via Wolverhampton ring road late this morning & stopped at Stafford services this evening to allow the jam further up to sort itself out, which it did! J.
Stockton on Tees partly cloudy??? which part would that be then? I can see blue skies bright as can be and lovely sunshine beaming at me. Should write a song about it or even a sonnet. Yesterday turned out nice with late morning and afternoon sun then a downpour tea time followed by the last embers of the sun sinking in the west, it reminds me of those Desert sunrises and sunsets I never tired of watching, one minute there next minute gone. Washing shopping and with a little luck a wander round the GC running quickly past the "C" things, at least a smaller section of them this year.
It rained again last evening but the sun has arrived just now in Manchester, along with a streaming cold! Thank you daughter.
Am waiting on the washing machine finishing, then am off out to start wrapping up pots of plants to be stored etc. Have taken tablets, have lots of tissues in pockets/shed & will cope..... J.
Jo, sorry to hear about the cold and you have to take care. It is not raining yet although looking very much like it, just arrived back after a late start, I suddenly remembered my notes were in the back pocket of the trousers in the washer going full blast. Stop washer wait for what seems hours and get money from pocket soaking wet. out came the iron and kitchen paper ironed them dry slowly but fifty pound is worth taking care over so all was well only shopping started later than planned.
Have managed to bubblewrap the pots that stay outside & some that have returned to the coldframe. It seems early to be doing it, but havent had any frost here yet & just didnt want to tempt fate.
Definitle a cold as keep eating none stop- starve a fever, no chance!
Frank I've found notes in the back of OH's jeans before now- all washed & usually being ironed too! J.
Been a lovely Autumn day, warm sunshine. temp this afternoon 16.5c on the car thermometer. Don't know how accurate those things are but it felt nice and warm. A day without rain, marvellous. The trees are begining to look wonderful.
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The garden is no longer a pond but a lake, plants (including trees) swimming up here in north Cumbria. Why is it that every time I look at the evening weather map there is one bank of cloud and it is over my house??? Really heavy rain all day. The ground is so saturated that the water has nowhere to go so it just sits there. Oddly in this completely wet year my 15' row of carelessly planted sweet peas have provided me with months of vases of cut flowers sometimes six a day and even in this dreadful rain I was able to dash out and rescue a couple of bunches from the top of the plants which have at times been laid horizontal to the ground by the sweeping winds we have here.
Manchester- wet all last night, then dried up by first thing.
Drove down to NWorcestershire & wasnt too bad- sun a lot of the time. Still dry when back this evening.
M6 a pain though, diverted via Wolverhampton ring road late this morning & stopped at Stafford services this evening to allow the jam further up to sort itself out, which it did! J.
Stockton on Tees partly cloudy??? which part would that be then? I can see blue skies bright as can be and lovely sunshine beaming at me. Should write a song about it or even a sonnet.
Yesterday turned out nice with late morning and afternoon sun then a downpour tea time followed by the last embers of the sun sinking in the west, it reminds me of those Desert sunrises and sunsets I never tired of watching, one minute there next minute gone.
Washing shopping and with a little luck a wander round the GC running quickly past the "C" things, at least a smaller section of them this year.
Frank.
Morning Frank.
It rained again last evening but the sun has arrived just now in Manchester, along with a streaming cold! Thank you daughter.
Am waiting on the washing machine finishing, then am off out to start wrapping up pots of plants to be stored etc. Have taken tablets, have lots of tissues in pockets/shed & will cope..... J.
Worcs
Rained all night - 5mm Supposed to be sunny but sky is becoming more overcast and gloomy.
Garden is just a squelch to walk on.
Jo, sorry to hear about the cold and you have to take care.
It is not raining yet although looking very much like it, just arrived back after a late start, I suddenly remembered my notes were in the back pocket of the trousers in the washer going full blast. Stop washer wait for what seems hours and get money from pocket soaking wet. out came the iron and kitchen paper ironed them dry slowly but fifty pound is worth taking care over so all was well only shopping started later than planned.
Frank.
Had a dry morning here but just had a heavy shower but managed to get a few jobs done.
Frank - is that what they call "money laundering"?
Caroline, I expect the money police any time now.
hence the disguise "err" I did post the correct one I hope.
frank.
We've just had a really heavy rain shower!
Have managed to bubblewrap the pots that stay outside & some that have returned to the coldframe. It seems early to be doing it, but havent had any frost here yet & just didnt want to tempt fate.
Definitle a cold as keep eating none stop- starve a fever, no chance!
Frank I've found notes in the back of OH's jeans before now- all washed & usually being ironed too! J.
Hi everyone.
Nr Lincoln.
Been a lovely Autumn day, warm sunshine. temp this afternoon 16.5c on the car thermometer. Don't know how accurate those things are but it felt nice and warm. A day without rain, marvellous.
The trees are begining to look wonderful.
ChrisX