beach chick Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 howling gales here too; chicken parasol blew out of its stand and blocked access to WIR; the other parasol in the front of the house literally jumped out of the hole in the table to leave the table still standing and the parasol on the ground - lucky it wasnt up. way too windy to go on the beach with the dog, its vile when it's blowing, your shoes fill with sand, the poor dog has to walk with his eyes shut! but still VERY sunny and no sign of any rain at all which means more watering tonight... ho hum. edited to add - just checked BBC weather site. apparently our winds are 18mph today; down to 13mph tomorrow and then 26mph on Weds/Thurs!! I cant believe today is only 18mph... I used to have a print out of the Beaufort Scale, must google it again and find out what speeds count as what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MammaT Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Oh my Beach Chick, it does seem much stronger than 18mph here too but who knows? We're on a corner and the wind whips around. I've been chasing loose things all over and trying to find places to stash them. And some felt has blown off our shed roof too. Mild in comparison with what's happening elsewhere I'm sure. I'm thanking my lucky stars as my sister and brother-in-law had a narrow escape due to high winds having blown some sheets of hardboard off a lorry on the M20. One hit the car but only minor damage to it and none to them. Think it's time to batten down the hatches... and the chickens (but don't they look lovely when the wind fluffs up their knickers?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Well, the thrashing rain cleared and the ground was dry again when I walked the dogs at 6pm. Really nippy wind though, I had a warm coat and a hat on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Hailstorm at 5am woke me. Sounded like a train Another one at about 2ish. Apart from that it has been very windy with heavy showers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 No wet here at all today and we're back to looking like a dustbowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Two days of gale force wind and torrential rain showers have left the garden in tatters. Power cut on Monday evening right in the middle of cooking the evening meal so we had to get out the camping stoves to finish it off. The internet also went off just after I posted on here on Monday afternoon and has only just started working again. Chilly overnight with a touch of frost. A beautiful morning though, blue skies, sunshine and not a breath of wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 ali-s I can just picture it You must be getting really long days by now. What time does it get dark? Not till 10 ish here and we are quite a way south. Well, for the first time in weeks I have woken up to no rain....it is overcast though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 6deg and bright this morning, the wind has now got up and it's getting cloudy - we're promised rain for tomorrow.... I don't think it'll last that long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Blustery and bright here with high cloud and some sunny spells. I hope that you get your garden sorted Ali, sounds nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 You must be getting really long days by now. What time does it get dark? Not till 10 ish here and we are quite a way south. It is light past 10pm now and light when OH gets up at 3.30am. In a few weeks we will only get 3 hours of true darkness which is great for being out doing jobs in the garden late but not so good when you are trying to sleep at night. Cold today and torrential rain. Back to Winter here. Garden covered with shards of broken corrugated sheeting from the WIR and the wood store. Two water butt lids found in the fields, 3 have gone forever or until the Wheat is harvested. We have lost nearly all the Plums, Gooseberries, Pears and Cherries which until a couple of days ago promised to be bumper crops. Bean Poles scattered in the veg garden and the veg garden gate hanging off its hinges which means it is not now Chicken proof. Several bird seed feeders either gone or broken beyond repair and the bird feeder pole bent. We have plenty of tree branches and twigs to collect from the Chicken's area that can be used for kindling in the stove . Roll on Summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Clouded over here now and the wind has got up. Got all my washing dry in the end though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Really heavy rain this morning for about 30 minutes, now really heavy rain again with thunder Chicken made me laugh, she ran out of her covered run when she saw I opened the door, felt the rain and ran straight back under cover and shook herself bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Really heavy rain this morning for about 30 minutes, now really heavy rain again with thunder Same here, the rain is really lashing down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 naturally, now that half term is here, the weather has turned... cold, grey, windy. still not enough rain to make any difference to anything though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 It was ghastly here this morning. cold and wet with high winds, but it cleared as per yesterday and is now sunny and lovely. I met a couple in the pet shop - they'd come from Herts (near where I come from) for a camping weekend in the Cotswolds and were buying a warm coat for their lurcher pup as it was feeling the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Today is the 29th May and it is the 29th successive day we have had rain; but, I suppose there is rain and rain We have had mizzle/drizzle/light rain/scattered showers/bouncing rain/soaking rain/thundery rain/horizontal rain of diluvian proportions and hail. What we really need here is Perfect Rain, the sort you get at night when the fields breathe a sigh of relief after a hot sunny week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 We had some rain on Thursday but only a couple of mm and it has threatened all weekend but nothing has happened. It was very windy last night I was worried about DS who was camping on DofE, but he was fine and didn't get wet. We made him start off in his raincoat and waterproof trousers because it was black as midnight at 9am yesterday, but he ended up boiled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 we've got wet stuff tonight... after I've spent an hour and half watering the new border, the veg and the pots. it seems actually to be quite wet - a kind of persistent drizzle, which could actually be quite useful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 OMG......I don't believe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Same here . And the wind has dropped at last . Ali, I can't believe how much damage you've sustained . What a shame about all your crops . We have a damaged WIR roof but other than that it's all big trees/branches in the woods that have come down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 ANH, we are quite exposed here. Surrounded by flat land with a few wooded areas which act as some sort of windbreak but not much. The only hilly bit is the Castle hill which is man made. Yesterday looked promising, blue skies and quite warm. A day in Inverness with DD, torrential rain all the time we were there and Inverness is always at least 10 degrees colder than at home Came home to be told that we had had hailstorms. All my newly planted out Runner Beans have been smashed to the ground and another panel in the greenhouse which had been cracked in the storms last week smashed and lying inside the greenhouse Today is lovely, blue skies again and the sun is shining and warm Fingers crossed for a lovely day as I am back at work tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Crikey...........there's me moaning about a month's rain. I feel quite humbled...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I am always moaning about the weather, or just moaning generally Lovely day yesterday, warm and sunny and no wind Greenhouse repaired and Runner Beans given lots of TLC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 what a contrast! yesterday was boiling hot, sunny - but with a wind. today we have no wind, and grey grey skies, and rain - well it's more like drizzle, but at least it's making things look clean. think I might still have to water the new border tonight though, because it's not really getting the ground properly wet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hmmm, well having been away in temps of the late 20s/early 30s, I am having trouble adjusting to the cooler weather back home, but it's nice to see some rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
