Redwing Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 damp here but clear and the birds are singing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Dull, grey and still dark here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 It's raining & mild, 7 degrees & the ground is very squelchy. I was going to clean out the cube & run today but It's not such an appealing prospect at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Dull and Damp here again today I need to finish off my new veg patch area - last week the ground was frozen solid and now it's a muddy quagmire Let's hope it's better weather tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 damp here but clear and the birds are singing Same here; the sky looks to be clearing and it's cooler than yesterday. Like Pam, my garden has gone from permafrost to a quagmire in just a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Dear Fowbird,All we got last time was frost. So a bit of snow would made a change. Will send you some on a bottle just like they send a ray of sun!! Best regards Ian & Valerie and I promise not to let the genie out of the bottle lighter sky than yesterday but still grey and damp - no rain... mild when I let the girls out at daybreak which was... around 8am... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 We've had rain and it keeps going grey again. It's also mild but feels horribly damp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 THE SUN CAME OUT! for all of 30 seconds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 We have seen the sun today, better than yesterday. It is about 10 degrees here at the moment. We are going to Cheltenham Towns' FA cup replay tonight and it will be about 4 degrees by then The hens made a real mess of part of the lawn yesterday , I think they turned over every inch of soil in the garden and the 2 white ones were pretty grubby by bedtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Up the Robins!! I used to live in Cheltenham & met my husband there. His Uncle Orville is a huge Robins fan! Best of luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Fowlbird wrote: oh, Koojie, they have you in a pincer movement - they're also moving north from the M3/A303 Ooooh, better teach the girls how to duck! We already have lots of buzzards - they might compete. At the moment, after a grey morning, some bright spots of blue between the grey. Being fairly high I can see the clouds rolling in from the West/South West but no rain yet. I am not looking out the front - that's mostly grey, although the sun has appeared from time to time. I thought that the mornings were supposed to be getting lighter but just lately I have had to turn the lights on first thing when I didn't have to before Christmas. Even the girls whinge when I let them out at 8, and eventually inch down the ramp. Yay - sun's out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 buzzards! fantastic aren't they? blue sky with white/grey fluffy clouds... light for this time of afternoon too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Grey and drizzly here today. Depressing weather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Rats - it's raining. No buzzards since Christmas - they must know something we don't! I hear them before I see them usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 It was lovely and sunny here at lunchtime, but it's clouding over now and looking like rain. Buzzards and red kites principally compete for different prey; kites are carrion (dead meat) feeders only, whereas buzzards prey on mainly live stuff and only feed off the odd carcass (usually road kill). There's an outside (very rare) chance that a buzzard could go for a chook, but it would be rare. Chickens are prey anyway, so will always duck or run for cover when a large bird of prey or light aircraft goes over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Chickens are prey anyway, so will always duck or run for cover when a large bird of prey or light aircraft goes over. the 4 we have now are afraid of the sparrowhawk when it sits on the fence but our Irish girls tried to chase it off... clouds now a mixed bunch - between Banbury and Basingstoke I think we'll end up with rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 THE SUN CAME OUT! for all of 30 seconds... So I went for a run and got soaked on the way home. Never mind, it was an excuse for a steaming bath with my favourite bath suds and no interruptions. Dull and dark most of the day (apart from that little bit of sun), rain in the afternoon. It's been a balmy 8 degrees and has anybody noticed how much lighter it is in the afternoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardene5 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 We have seen the sun today, better than yesterday. It is about 10 degrees here at the moment. We are going to Cheltenham Towns' FA cup replay tonight and it will be about 4 degrees by then The hens made a real mess of part of the lawn yesterday , I think they turned over every inch of soil in the garden and the 2 white ones were pretty grubby by bedtime We hope that you have a good result in your FA Cup replay tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Poured with rain at lunchtime. Otherwise not a bad day. Quite warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Same here Egluntine, but it's clear outside now and feels colder. I haven't looked at the temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardene5 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Hi Everyone It has been a mixed day for weather around the Preesall , Blackpool & Preston areas. A bit of rain then overcast and warmer than it has been of late. There is little or no cloud at the moment, so could be a cooler night. Thank you to everyone who has enquired how "Baby" is, as it is early days yet it is hard to say just hoping we can repair the damage leg via the splint the vet made. How is the weather where you live in the UK or other parts of the world? Best regards Ian & Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 It was 0.1oC when I first got up this morning Looks like another chilly day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Still pitch black here....but I can hear a dawn chorus for the first time in ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Frosty and much colder than yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 We had a Spring day here yesterday! complete with April Showers It looks as if it's going to be pretty similar today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
