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Memory Lane, 5th November 2022: What time of year is it again?

Posted on April 3, 2024 by james

Wandering around the garden today, I see dandelions flowering: Blackberries in bud: Nasturtiums (hiding under the leaves) and pot marigolds (calendula) in flower: Clary in flower: And borage, too: Strawberries flowering as well: Lots of flower on the chile plants … Continue reading →

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Is it possible to build an ark out of ply?

Posted on March 28, 2024 by james

Because I think I might need to 😀 Today has been possibly one of the most grim days weatherwise that I can recall here. My wife apparently woke up to blue skies and (unforecast) frost. By the time I’d dragged … Continue reading →

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Met Office forecast offers trial of new weather data

Posted on March 21, 2024 by james

But when I do try it, the forecast it offers is completely different from the one that uses the current data. So which am I meant to believe? Tomorrow’s weather, hourly from 3am (with the chance of precipitation), old-style: New … Continue reading →

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Storm Eunice damage

Posted on February 21, 2022 by james

Our house is in quite an exposed position being pretty much on the top of a hill with little to shelter it from the wind in any direction, but despite being on the edge of the Met Office’s “red” warning … Continue reading →

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Well this is quite unexpected

Posted on November 29, 2021 by james

This is a photo of some of this winter’s purple sprouting broccoli plants taken on 26th November. They’re starting to flower! The plants weren’t sown or planted out particularly early. In fact possibly later than the instructions on the packet … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Snow chance of growth for now

Posted on January 27, 2021 by james

It’s only a few hours worth of snowfall, and not particularly heavy at that, but that’s how it generally tends to be here, if we get snow at all (sometimes it’s heavier, though not often). I don’t think the onions … Continue reading →

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It really has been a poor summer

Posted on October 5, 2020 by james

This photo was taken on 16th August, still summertime by all accounts. But late in the evening a thick fog settled in the valley below us and gradually crept up to envelope us. Surprising to think it can be so … Continue reading →

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So it’s not summer any more then?

Posted on June 17, 2020 by james

After the blazing heat, June has turned into a month of weather misery so far. Yesterday and today we have had thunderstorms which I don’t mind at all, though it does mean I have to unplug the phone and internet … Continue reading →

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January 1st: Best weather of the decade so far

Posted on January 16, 2020 by james

New Year’s Day was dark. Really dark.

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A bit of a catch-up

Posted on January 15, 2020 by james

It’s been a while since I last found time to post anything thanks to life being quite busy, even over Christmas so I thought it was time for a bit of a catch-up. Swimming hasn’t really been going that well. … Continue reading →

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