Valkyrie Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Drizzle this morning, brightened up, more heavy showers, sun out, heavy rain, sun out, shower, sun out, drizzle, sun out - wondering how long it's going to last!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Same here, mostly sunny but a bit of a monsoon at lunchtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 hot, mostly sunny but the odd cloud every now and again here today! naturally the girls and their friends slept in til 11.30 and are even now still lying in a darkened room... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Overcast and muggy here with the odd spot of rain, black over towards the motorway though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Is it me or has anyone else noticed the Autumn nip in the air? I'm looking forward to cosy jumpers with leggings & warm boots. Best get making me some scarves, cowls & gloves! Lots of acorns on the oak trees this year - still green, but I love to see them with their little hats on. There were loads of pears on the trees at my sisters. Seems a bumper crop year for Autumn fruits. Emma.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 My pear tree is fit to burst! I've had to move the chooks' netted area a LOT so that they don't get bopped on the head by any windfall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Definate nip in the air this morning with condensation over cars as well. Suns out now though but for how long............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Exactly what OH said last night. Autumn is here. Even the robin is pipping which always makes me think ugh, summers nearly gone. Blinking monsoon today though, terrible flooding all round here - even our driveway which NEVER has done that before! Well it lasted about half an hour before draining down into next door. Was driving in it and trying not to float along the road, windscreen wipers going like the clappers - still couldn't see very well but a lorry in the other direction sped through the floods and we all got smothered in the wave - it went up soooo high! I could see from the side window. Got drenched through the raincoat right to the undies! And that was just unloading the shopping after the rain had eased slightly - stayed in the car on the driveway for ages before I got out - into the flooded bit. OH said they didn't have any - until he left work and then it was really bad with burst water mains shooting up in the air and bubbling over the pavements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 There was an autumnal feel this morning when I went to sort the girls out. I like autumn but the promise of winter fills me with dread Chrissie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Ah well, Poet's home again so we should have a better winter than the last two! Yep, a definite nip this morning, but it's been so different from yesterday, lovely and warm. Went to a friend's and sat outside with her young nephew laughing and joking in the sunshine. In fact I think it's warmer outside than in! They said on the radio that in some parts it was misty - we didn't have any here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 We had torrential rain yesterday - we went to Hook Norton and all the lanes were flooding. We lit the woodburner last night Today was back to summer and really warm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 We've been in Norfolk for the last 4 days - lovely late summer heat wave, so warm that we've been eating our breakfast outside in the courtyard of the barn. Torrential rain last night (Thursday) but nowhere as bad as some of you have had. Nippy last night and we lit the woodburner in the barn and a definite autumnal chill this morning but really warm for the drive back today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Very black last night but no thunder. 12deg this morning and bucketing with rain - not stopped yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Typing this wearing a sweatshirt and nursing a mug of hot coffee - is this really August or did that happen back in May!?? Took the washing in about half an hour ago - its now 8.05pm - and it was so cold! Conversley, OH is in Osaka and complaining of 90% humidity and temps of 35 degrees - I know which I'd rather have! No doubt, as soon as we hit 7th Seot and the children go back to school we'll be in for an Indian summer If I remember correctly, some time ago the Met Office predicted a scorcher of a summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Claret, hope you had a great time in Norfolk! Where abouts did you go? That bad weather on the 23rd made my plane late by 45 minutes (which was longer than how long the flight took!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Stalham, Percy. I've been there since I was 9 years old. 12.5deg here, dark as night at 7pm and torrential rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Gorgeous day here today until the allotted time for my log delivery, then the heavens opened, I though arrgh wet logs, but the guy turned back and put his truck back into the large woodstore and came and hour later in the sunshine, but no sooner had we put half of them in my shed more heavy rain, we gathered every tarpaulin and tried to cover them, they got a bit wet but not to bad, all set up for winter now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I've got loads of wood to chop up and stack; Phil's dad always says that a tree warms you three times.... once when you chop it down, once when you saw it up and again when you burn it. Cool and cloudy most of the day here, threatening rain but none since first thing. Rosie has managed to get some of the washing dry on the line today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Cleaned the windows on Thursday - it was a bit cold and wet first thing but then sunny and warm. Went to Alresford and did a mega walk in the afternoon. Friday was wet again but we went to Romsey to explore - missed the deluge while we were having dinner, walked around some more, explored the Abbey and came out to BOOM! Thunder. Decided to go home - just in time as we drove through some awful heavy rain. Saturday it was cloudy but didn't rain - watched cricket all day. Sunday was supposedly the best day of the Bank Holiday weekend. Not here it wasn't. We had the outlaws over for a BBQ and it would have been impossible given the heavy showers during the day. So we stir fried and grilled and stayed indoors. FIL was sooo pleased I had made a bread and butter pud - well it was warming rather than fruit and ice cream! Today was nice to start with but got cloudier. No rain, a bit chilly. Did the weeding. Feels quite cold out and I wouldn't be surprised if we have an early frost in the next couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 It's been we ton and off here this weekend, had a lovely walk in the sun on Sunday afternoon though. Monday and today are much colder though, I brought some firewood down by the back door yesterday and had the stove going last night as it was chilly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Turning cold up here and I think Autumn has arrived The trees are losing their leaves far too early for my liking. Rain, rain and more rain since the end of last week. A terrific thunderstorm on Friday which lasted well over 2 hours and torrential rain most of the day. Very windy with it. Torrential rain on Sunday flooding the lane. Today the sun has just peeped out from behind the clouds and it feels a little warmer. We have had the wood burner lit in the evenings. This morning was wet and misty and cold, I lit the kitchen fire to help dry the clothes on the Sheila Maid and warm my cold fingers and toes. Spring and Summer has been a wash out up here. Another Winter like the last two and I am seriously considering moving back down South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Yup, the big lime outside my office window is losing leaves already I'm not done with summer yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 gale force winds here today. we have lost half a willow tree it was only 4 or 5 years old and a lovely shape. didnt know it had gone til neighbour came round to say it had landed on his shed shed is fine, but the tree has split its trunk right to the ground. need to get someone in to deal with it - more money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 part of the pvc fascia on my double glazing came away and blew off into the driveway today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Sounds as if it has been really bad down south. Up here it seems like winter has come. We have had strong winds and heavy bursts of rain but nothing that would cause damage. Girls have spent a lot of time under the conifer as it is great for cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
