Wonderful and sunny here today my side of The Styx very pleasant as well it did get to tropical 18.4c early on but a bit cooler now at 16.5 and not a breath of wind for a change so all in all a grand day, but will it be like this tomorrow I very much doubt it.
I've been at the queen's jubillee pageant at Cosford today with a party of school children, and although it was soggy underfoot, we managed by lunchtime to sit on the grass to eat lunch. The sun came out and we ended up getting burnt! How's that for July sunshine, and a freak occurence this year - the sun stayed out for the whole of the Royal visit! The Queen must have brought it with her!
Phew, a day here in my bit of Manchester with no rain, so far!
Reached about 18C & quite pleasant. Lawn finally got its' cut & then I sat out with a book to cool off!
Did fruit picking this morning- Wigan/Cheshire border & wellies needed as squelchy underfoot in places, but at least no rain whilst there. Daughter having a jam making lesson tomorrow morning! (fruit in coolbox plus several ice packs at the mo) J.
Mostly cloudy with a few showers for most of the week. Get-outable weather at least. Today, however, has been unremitting rain. Either soft rain or hard, downpours. Definitely not worth getting wet and trailing around. Three cheers for on-site swimming pool (indoors) where wet is a different experience , books, cross-stitch and computer. Hope for a bit better tomorrow!
Good day yesterday, some garden jobs done, some flowers to enjoy, the beans are thinking about flowering - pink flowers which is rather a surprise as `i was expecting red one - but any flower is welcome - maybe the rain washed the colour out? Back to wet now, and remarkably cool, hope that wasn't it for the year. Special wedding and anniversaries in September, maybe it will be glorious then - huh?
Sweet peas have begun to flower at last, not overly enthuiastically but there are some out. Berries need picking but it is too wet to do it just now - soon I hope before they turn to mush.
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Fine sunny day here in the Midlands today, although we are starting to get the obligatory rain now.
Wonderful and sunny here today my side of The Styx very pleasant as well it did get to tropical 18.4c early on but a bit cooler now at 16.5 and not a breath of wind for a change so all in all a grand day, but will it be like this tomorrow I very much doubt it.
I've been at the queen's jubillee pageant at Cosford today with a party of school children, and although it was soggy underfoot, we managed by lunchtime to sit on the grass to eat lunch. The sun came out and we ended up getting burnt! How's that for July sunshine, and a freak occurence this year - the sun stayed out for the whole of the Royal visit! The Queen must have brought it with her!
Phew, a day here in my bit of Manchester with no rain, so far!
Reached about 18C & quite pleasant. Lawn finally got its' cut & then I sat out with a book to cool off!
Did fruit picking this morning- Wigan/Cheshire border & wellies needed as squelchy underfoot in places, but at least no rain whilst there. Daughter having a jam making lesson tomorrow morning! (fruit in coolbox plus several ice packs at the mo) J.
Update of my hols in north Cornwall:
Mostly cloudy with a few showers for most of the week. Get-outable weather at least. Today, however, has been unremitting rain. Either soft rain or hard, downpours.
Definitely not worth getting wet and trailing around. Three cheers for on-site swimming pool (indoors) where wet is a different experience 
, books, cross-stitch and computer. Hope for a bit better tomorrow!
Poor, SV...I saw the weather forecast for the SW & wondering how you were coping.
Ah well! It's Fri 13th tomorrow so perhaps things will improve.
OMG David - I'd forgotten about the date! Good job I don't suffer from triskaidekaphobia
Normal sevice is resumed.
Actually dry here, if overcast, for the second day.
It can't last into the weekend...
Good day yesterday, some garden jobs done, some flowers to enjoy, the beans are thinking about flowering - pink flowers which is rather a surprise as `i was expecting red one - but any flower is welcome - maybe the rain washed the colour out? Back to wet now, and remarkably cool, hope that wasn't it for the year. Special wedding and anniversaries in September, maybe it will be glorious then - huh?
Sweet peas have begun to flower at last, not overly enthuiastically but there are some out. Berries need picking but it is too wet to do it just now - soon I hope before they turn to mush.