Guest Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Revived by my nap, I went out to wash the eglus to find that Kim had gone missing. She had escaped from the garden and when I went round the side of the house, I found her in the middle of a large playing area of grass. I suspect she has been popping out there frequently because she wasn't at all nervous and DEFINITELY did not want to be caught. After much crawling through the bushes, we managed to get her. She's now shut up in the pen, so I can't clean the eglu. Instead I have scrubbed our new eglu in preparation for the new chickens, which won't be yet, but at least it's been disinfected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Well it has been nice here too, actually sunny, since yesterday afternoon. Well timed too as I went to see Ozzy at the NIA in Birmingham last night and it's not the done thing to turn up to a rock concert with a brolly Being the good chicken mother I am too I was still up at 6.30am to let the little darlings out as well! They don't suspect I was out on the razz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 I saw Ozzy on the news last night Claire - he looked on form I haven't even thought of cleaning Eglus today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 I saw Ozzy on the news last night Claire - he looked on form The strange thing is Lesley, he doesn't stumble over his words whilst onstage, singing or talking to the crowd, but he appears to be eager to please everyone, and I suspect his speech during interviews, when he is out of his 'comfort zone' so to speak, could be a nervous thing. It was a good gig though, I found a nice youtube link and may post it if everyone's ears will stand it! I can hear again now, couldn't last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 I meant he did actually seem to be OK - he didn't appear to be too ill at ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 I meant he did actually seem to be OK - he didn't appear to be too ill at ease. Ahh, I see His speech is better when he is on stage though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 We have just had a massive downpour in Brum. I have checked my (previously empty) rain gauge which now has water up to the 15ml mark That was in an hour Good job I bought myself a waterproof summer parka on Friday then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 its now raining in Teesside. well, its raining out the front with the biggest brightest double rainbow I have ever seen, on the back its blue skies It has been sunny all day, now its not , oh well, at least we have something pretty to look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 I was just coming to post the same! - we have only had the slightest shower but the skies are dark grey at the back and blue at the front. We've just had our second, full, double rainbow in a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Well, I have never seen anything like it! Today has been so warm and lovely, we had all our friends round with their children to kick around in our back garden. We all ate al fresco and had a really lovely day. At 6pm, it started to go dark and a really funny calm came over everything. All in 5 minutes, we had the biggest clap of thunder, followed by huge sheets of lighting and the biggest hail storm you've ever seen. Hail came down the chimney in the kitchen and rolled onto the floor, leaving small puddles of water everywhere, which is amazing as we have a big welsh dresser covering the open chimney breast! The back garden is now one big open-air swimming pool .....just the most bizarre weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 My goodness Gina - I didn't see the hail! Like you we have been in the garden all day but I brought the kids in when I heard the thunder clap and left OH to tidy up the barbie No wonder I could see him running round the garden! He's just confirmed that it did indeed hail on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 We had a gorgeous day on Saturday lovely and warm We went up to Old Trafford to watch Genesis, a lovely sunny evening, it was light til nearly 10pm Sunday was the same, we went to choose a new stair carpet, I say new, we haven't had carpet on the stairs for 7 years We will be living in luxury form next saturday On the way home we went to our town show, it was brilliant Lots of cows, pigs sheep, goats and chickens Very impressed, there were huge displays advertising 'proper' food and big recycling displays as well Harry enjoyed the motorcycle display team even though they couldn't do their full routine as the ground was so wet A very enjoyable weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 We had a lovely day yesterday too, there were clouds but no rain and some really warm sunshine. I still felt bad so didn't do a lot but as the rain held off we did manage to get in the hot tub - twice! (Yes it is better when it's cold but it makes you feel better when you are rough). Oh hark at me with my posh lifestyle - previous owners spent a ridiculous amount of money buying it and then left it behind as they emigrated to Aus. Lucky us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 hmm managed to post it twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagullukuk Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 So am I the only one who got sunburnt yesterday cleaning the eglu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 The Hubby got burnt on Saturday at work. I am covered in horsefly bites - there are loads of the horrible things about at the moment. I have one on my little finger,between the 2 joints, & its so swollen I can barely bend it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 The sun is out - for the second day in a row!!!! Could this be classed as a heatwave up here?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Its been another lovely day here, cloudy at times but no rain. Of course I've been at work so only seen it from the window and now I'm home but too tired (from "teaching" just one lesson) to do anything in the garden. Seeing the doctor tonight to see if they have any ideas about the tiredness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 We had a really hot day at the Yeovilton airshow on saturday with Emma (The Herd) and OH - they got burned and even I caught the sun on my arms. yesterday was cooler, but still lovely, I got the lawn cut and the chooks cleaned out before it started hailing!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 The scaffolding is up! Roof is being replaced tomorrow pray for sun...pray for sun.... I bet as soon as the old roof comes off............ its persists it down. Oh well at least we didn't leave a car on the drive it would stuck there for a week! Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Think we are having a tropical storm here......Besides it being cold and not sunny.......Enough rain though, been like this for over 30 mins now.....Worse than it was the other week http://club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=15085 Cant see it all that well in the pic, but the rain is just constant straight lines..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I hope that all windows were shut and the roof is ok ive just has parents evening for ikkle firsties and at one point I had to stop talking cos it sounded like the ceiling was about to come in it stopped after about 5 minutes though - very odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 We had a lovely sunny day at the Bristish Grand Prix on Sunday but as we were in a covered draughty grandstand we were actually freezing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 We had all the helicopters from that going over all Sunday, Helly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 The reason for all this wet weather..... "The reason for the recent wet weather has been the Jet Stream. This conveyor belt of strong winds, way up in the atmosphere, has steered a series of low pressure systems unusually far-south for this time of year. So instead of hitting Iceland as it would normally, they have cruised across the UK, depositing plenty of rain. As a result, the 'Azores High', which often visits our shores at this time of year bringing pleasant summer sunshine, has been kept at bay. So unless the Jet Stream buckles and heads back north again - we may have to get used to more of the same" Has the jet stream moved because of global warming?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
