CatsCube Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Glad to hear the girls are settling in well. Today is my first day without Noah at home in a while. I think they have forgotten what I look like at work, but fingers crossed Noah is at the childminders for a half day today and if he seems okay I will go back to work tomorrow. He is like bambi on ice at the moment, after spending 2 weeks on a ventilator he has a lot of muscle wastage so has slowly had to learn to walk again. We have been encouraging him by telling him he can help dig on the allotment and grow strawberries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Just looked out of the window and it is sleeting. Tarnation. Update: Over as soon as it started. Phew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTree Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 It's really pelting down here. Opened the door to the run about an hour ago as I thought it would ease off, the girls shot out as normal. Looked out half hour ago and they're all stood in the run looking glum and ruffled. Hope the dry weather comes back soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 We've had heavy showers here too, but not sleet. It's pretty cold again though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 It's got colder here and it rained quite hard for an hour or so but has eased off a little. Hubby has 5 miles to cycle home from work but these yorkshire men are made of hardy stuff and it never seems to bother him. Chooks have been in and out of the run and look very bedraggled. Somebody has to invent a waterproof chicken to cope with the Southern Lakes weather. I'll lock them in early so they get a chance to dry off a little before they go to bed. Oh dear, lashing down again. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 It's vile here too; lashing rain, blowing a gale and none too warm either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMitch Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 It's horrendous here too. It's been raining all day and now we have gales. Just been to lock the chooks in their run as the lawn.....well mud patch is now under about 4 inches of water. They were none to happy and are a bit scared now with the wind shaking their run. I thought the roof was going to blow off it the wind was so strong. Very Scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Rain has stopped I've just heard my first Curlew of the year Early These guys move to the coast in winter but come back to the fields in spring so maybe they know something the weather forecasters don't. Female Tawny kept me awake shrieking last night but no answering Toooooo Woooooo so maybe she still has a mate to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Eugh! It's hideous here- torrential rain & gales... just seen my chimney cap fly down and land on the middle of the lawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Where did the spring go?? It is blowing a gale here and raining on and off. Children not looking forward to running and football training later on but tough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 We must have got off lightly then. Just the odd dark cloud here today and some bits of blue sky. OH has now gone to shovel soil in the dark for a couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 It started out not too bad - even had a bit of sun. Just been out to put the girls away to find the carpet had blown across the garden, the shower curtain ripped from the side and blown away and a pane of glass has smashed onto the new deep beds. Job for me tomorrow morning before the girls cut their feet. I think it must be a bit breezy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Wet and miserable for most of the day, back garden will be a swamp again at this rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 been snowing really heavy for over an hour, still goin strong, over an inch lying (no internet connection tonight either so writing this on my phone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Just been out to get the chooks grubs etc in as DH didn't when he came home, & discovered the garden is in training to be a paddy field again! One of the sheets of corrugated plastic has come adrift on the walkin run, so everything is awash! I think I'll deal with it tomorrow How long is this wind etc supposed to stick around? I haven't seen a forecast for days, so it came as a bit of a shock when I went outside earlier. I want the lovely spring we've had for the past week+ back Sha x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardene5 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hi Everyone Well he weather here in Preesall has been a bit wet today. This evening it blow a gale and now the wind has dropped to nothing. For the next 12 hours the forecast is rain or snow showers and a feels like -1 degrees!!! Seem like winter is here again!!! How is the weather wherever you live in the world? Best regards Ian & Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 still snowing hard, over 2 inches now....,happy snowy birthday to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Was really blowing when I went to bed but now it is still and there are patches of blue sky promising some sunshine. Bird bath frozen outside and a there is light dusting of snow on the garden. Winter's not giving up easily is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Very cold last night, all the rain had frozen to the car and DH had to s"Ooops, word censored!"e it before he could come home. Clear but chilly now - although they have threatened hail, sleet and snow for the Midlands Happy Snowy Birthday Feemcg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Very cold here too. Blue shy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 still snowing hard, over 2 inches now....,happy snowy birthday to me Happy Birthday Fee!! The wind has died down and it's much colder this morning... Not as bad as the forecast but everywhere is lightly covered with a crust of frozen hail. Ominous clouds in the sky though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 NOW it's snowing. Fed up with this. I need to dig some compost into the veggie patch. Where's Spring???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 woke up to a light dusting of snow, sunshine and blue sky now OH was working overnight in North Cornwall, he said he saw quite a bit of snow coming down overnight there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 Just +1deg here this morning and ice on everything. We had tremendous rain and gales last night; I had to close my bedroom window for the first time in ages! Garden is squishy again, just when I thought it was finally drying out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 We had loads of rain yesterday too and gales Sunny with a cold wind so far today, possible snow showers over night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
