fowlbird Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 bright and sunny here, dry too which is the most important thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Clouding over, but managed to hose down and clean the spare roosting bars without my hands freezing. Still patches of snow, but apart from the avalanche bits from the greenhouse roof, I expect to see the beds clear by morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Melting like mad here and the councils are taking the snow away by digger and lorry from craigellachie, dufftown and rothes - aberlour has been missed out so far!. I also got over to my sons house to-day - first time in 10 days and had to dig up to my knees worth of paths to get to the front door - the house seems fine so I can take the cat back tomorrow as he is home then sometime and he will be glad to be back home again!. Still up to the welly boot tops outside in the garden though and its bringing the rhone pipes off roofs when it eventually comes off with a thud!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Brrr you have had a bad time up there. Been a bright day here but still quite cold, murky now I think it may rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Dull but dry day with temps around 6 or 7 Cloudy night. Bought a weather station from Argos for hubby's Valentine so we can play with it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Been glorious here today, temp up as far as 8C at least! DH & DS built the - by is it bright in the sunshine!! Got the cleaned out (but did refrain from a pressure wash!!) for a friend to borrow to house his new chooks, also cleaned out the . Hopefully it'll be dry enough to do the tomorrow, I did empty it yesterday, just didn't wash it down as the batties faff around in & out all day & I think they are unimpressed at having their boudoir rearranged too often!! Finger's crossed we can get the big run at least started tomorrow !! Sha x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Mild enough here to melt all the snow . Sadly, the ground is now a quagmire . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Tonight it is raining so the snow is melting fast which is great but what mess tomorrow in my garden - flooding I should think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 Lovely day here too, although the sun didn't last all day. Most of the snow has gone now and the garden is like a bog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardene5 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Hi Those so called met men said only a 10% chance of rain for the Fylde well we would say more like 25% but it was milder than we have had it was + 3 degrees. Any how we were able to sort out the garden and divide it into two, so that the plants that are early starters have a chance to grow without a bit of light pruning Baby managed a bit of free ranging but came to Ian when she needed help which was lovely to see. How has the weather been for you today wherever you live in the world? Best regards Ian & Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Stunningly beautiful day here, sunny and blue skies, its cold and there is still shed-loads of snow on the ground though. I spent most of the afternoon pottering about the chicken run, cleaning everything out in a leisurely way and chatting to the girls A Saturday well spent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Dull grey misty drippy day No wind. Plenty of bird song The air is full of that strident blue tit territorial twitter, pierced by the more melodic blackbird and robin or overwhelmed occasionally by the rooks from our neighbouring rookery. Spring is round the corner, I guess. Only eight weeks to Easter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 It's been cloudy, but quite warm so have been out digging in the garden with a little help from 3 friends who promptly stuffed the red ants nest I had unearthed. Which is better than them stuffing themselves with my leeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Garden still covered in snow - cannot get to it to see plants far less dig the plots. The snow has shrunk as we had rain and higher temps overnight and to-day its windy and dry and not too bad - cleaned out the girls and the corrugated plastic run cover has slipped with the weight of the snow and so there was a gap in the middle so had to remove the rest of the snow and sort it. Got sons cat home this morning and he screamed the whole way over - had to go via the long route due to the snow on ben rinnes road. I was glad when we reached the house as I was fed up hearing him. He enjoyed being home and wanted out -but he still has to stay in till Iain comes home tonight or tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 The sun tried to come out through the thin cloud, but we have just had a mini shower. There is only one patch of snow left on the path the size of a dinner plate and about an inch thick, all the rest has gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Most of our snow has gone nowa nd yesterday was beautiful; I really enjoyed cleaning out all the animals for the first time in ages. The garden is stil boggy. Yesterday it was -3deg when I got up, today it was +3deg, so a slight difference and it's so nice not to feel stiff with cold. We took the hound for a lovely long walk, then she needed a shower when we got back as she was filthy up to her eyeballs with caked on mud! One exhausted dog now sleeping in the kitchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Snow slowly melting here. Have been out for the afternoon to Nottinghamshire, and there is no sign of any snow there. A dull grey, but dry day here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Wet grey morning and the snow is really shrinking fast - can see paths now and some plants - poor old daffodil leaves are funny shapes with being under the snow and the snowdrops just pop up again. The girlls dont like this weather and shelter under the trees - its been bad for them as they want to free range but everywhere was snowy or wet!. Flooding on some roads and water lying everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 We were away over the weekend but apparently the weather was lovely here. I was for no frost... so worried about the girls water but thankfully our lovely friend came round at 8am on Sunday morning to check on them for us... phew! Cloudy start today and cool at 2 degrees but I can see a few patches of blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Another grey nothing day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 We had a really cold grey day on Saturday, yesterday was warmer and we got some gardening done, very boggy garden still. Today is lovely really spring like, it is about 12 degrees sunny and warm when you are out of the briskish wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Dullish, but warm today. Snow almost gone, so the bus lane was gritted this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Milder here today 11.5! when I was driving home. Snow gone but I can see the bulbs coming through. Just need some sun - any forcast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 10oC and feeling rather warm today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yesterday was very nice. The snow has now melted from the garden although there are still quite a lot of white drifts on farmland around Basingstoke along the M3. When I took mum home last night the temperature was reading 6 degrees with a clear sky. Looking at the car it looks like frost, but the temperature reading on the weather station is 5 degrees, so probably heavy dew. I am up early because I was too hot and thirsty!! Must be a heatwave then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
