The dog kept me awake for quite a lot of last night. Thunder, lightning and downpours but not in this valley. He doesn't like the thunder but I could barely hear it but I always know it's somewhere about. Some very light rain today but hopefully more tonight, preferably without the fireworks for his sake as well as mine. Everybody I spoke to round here said 'what thunder?' including a neighbour with a thumping great GSD who is usually as bad as my dog
Rained overnight , but nothing apocalyptic as was forecast, maybe we've just been lucky ! Waiting for the storm too as am due to add to the war on slugs with nematodes
i'm on the south east coast and been waiting for the promised downpour and after looking promising all day it's now baking hot, i hate watering the garden.
Got very excited about the idea of some rain for my parched garden but at about 5pm last night I rechecked the met office forecast which said there was a less than 5% chance of us getting any rain for the foreseeable future - despite being in the centre of the yellow severe weather warning area for Friday & Saturday.
Ho hum - perils of living in the driest part of the country I thought & watered some new plantings.
At about 8.30pm the heavens literally opened - driveway was like a river - all drains overflowing - gutters overflowing - newly washed windows spattered with roof moss - grass getting greener by the second - shrub roses in full flower looking sadder and limper by the second.
Woke up this morning - it had clearly rained some more & then it started raining heavily again. Dashed out in a quiet spell about 11am to do some emergency staking and it has been quietly raining all day since then.
Most of it has been good rain - straight down soft stuff and the garden has had a really good, much needed drink. Some of it was heavy and damaging though and I suspect there will be some damage to put right tomorrow.
As ever in gardening - swings and roundabouts
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
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Some very light rain about 30 mins ago, just enough to lay the dust but the garden wants a good soaking...
The dog kept me awake for quite a lot of last night. Thunder, lightning and downpours but not in this valley. He doesn't like the thunder but I could barely hear it but I always know it's somewhere about. Some very light rain today but hopefully more tonight, preferably without the fireworks for his sake as well as mine. Everybody I spoke to round here said 'what thunder?' including a neighbour with a thumping great GSD who is usually as bad as my dog
I can confirm that there are thunderstorms around ....we're in the middle of one at the moment
Thats a googled photo, not one of mine. I'm busy hiding under the duvet
Still waiting for my rain. There is a very light drizzle now, so still hopeful
In the sticks near Peterborough
Rained overnight , but nothing apocalyptic as was forecast, maybe we've just been lucky ! Waiting for the storm too as am due to add to the war on slugs with nematodes
it's been raining all night and all day just light stuff that wets every thing with out bashing things to bits
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is it just me or do the weather forecasters seem to be getting it wrong more than they get it right ? D.D.
i'm on the south east coast and been waiting for the promised downpour and after looking promising all day it's now baking hot, i hate watering the garden.
It's all over here and barely meaurable in the rain gauge
In the sticks near Peterborough
No chance now Jo.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Got very excited about the idea of some rain for my parched garden but at about 5pm last night I rechecked the met office forecast which said there was a less than 5% chance of us getting any rain for the foreseeable future - despite being in the centre of the yellow severe weather warning area for Friday & Saturday.
Ho hum - perils of living in the driest part of the country I thought & watered some new plantings.
At about 8.30pm the heavens literally opened - driveway was like a river - all drains overflowing - gutters overflowing - newly washed windows spattered with roof moss - grass getting greener by the second - shrub roses in full flower looking sadder and limper by the second.
Woke up this morning - it had clearly rained some more & then it started raining heavily again. Dashed out in a quiet spell about 11am to do some emergency staking and it has been quietly raining all day since then.
Most of it has been good rain - straight down soft stuff and the garden has had a really good, much needed drink. Some of it was heavy and damaging though and I suspect there will be some damage to put right tomorrow.
As ever in gardening - swings and roundabouts