Groovychook Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 today is very wet and miserable. I hope it stops, I could do with cleaning out the chooks. Chrissie Me too, but the weatherman on the radio this morning said that we've got another seven days of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 I got mine done yesterday just before the heavens opened. I heard that too Groovychook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Absolutely horrendous here. Raining stair rods and water is gushing down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Still bucketing here and the wind is getting up now. Very appropriate that you still have your winter avatar Egluntyne, seeing as I've just heard that we could get snow as early as November this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Dark and torrential rain here, but quite warm at 15deg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 bizarrely warm here too. Constant downpours for days have turned the garden into a pond. Several roads flooded - getting to work is going to be 'interesting' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Yes, quite a lot of surface water here too. Cherwell is on flood alert after last night's rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Torrential rain and thunder yesterday evening, luckily that was it for the night, but we have loads of surface water here now. A colleague travelled to Worcs. yesterday and showed me some alarming photos on his phone of the flooding on the roads there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 It's ok folks, I have just bought a new rain coat from the Blacks link thread, so no more rain for us for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 It's due to stay dry now; turning colder outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Below 10 degrees here for the first time in ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Just 5deg at the moment, clear and sparkly stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Horrendous heavy rain on Tuesday. Drove up to Cheltenham on the motorway and couldn't believe the amount of speed hungry nutters speeding past with no visibility Lovely yesterday and a bright but dampish start today. Still mild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I think we have the same as you - its been mild (around 18-20) and wet for a week or so. We are quite high on a hill so we have the novelty (to me) of cloud and mist descending so we can't see further than the edge of the garden, rather than the usual view which extends to about 10 miles away! But the best thing of all is that there is grass everywhere particularly in the olive groves, the first we have seen since we moved. Its all new and soft and bright green; if I still had the chooks, they'd be in heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Down to 4deg when I left the house this morning, lovely scene at work of fog in the valleys, sun shining through and the deer standing knee-deep in the mist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 It's one of those really dark mornings when you wonder if you got up an hour early by mistake warmer and wet, but storms on the way by the sounds of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 It's fairly bright at the moment here, but the wind is picking up. 16 deg and high white cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 It has been another mild day here and quite sunny with a blustery wind. It is raining now and the wind has picked up again, not as strong as last night though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Its been bright but very breezy here today but are we really in for the mother of all storms ? Not sure if the Met office are over reacting a bit after the horror of the late 80's storm which they played down. We should be doing the school shoe run to Abingdon tomorrow but will take a view first thing. Our local forecast is promising heavy rain overnight but bright and showery thereafter. Either way it looks like being a damp half term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Mild and very windy here today, swinging between brighter spells and lashing rain, but nothing calamitous. Hope there aren't any trees down tomorrow morning on the lanes I travel to for work. The rain we've had will weaken the roots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Just been to check on the chickens down the bottom of the garden and (fingers crossed) it seems really sheltered there. We have trees all around but they seem to be providing shelter rather than anything else. Of course, it could be the lull before the storm.... Let's hope it isn't as bad as they predict and there are no injuries or damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I am locking my hens into their Cube tonight, just in case. I would hate the hen pen to take a hit & have my girls scattered all over the village Today was ok actually - bright & very windy. We shall see what tonight brings, but there are already reports of wind turbines being taken down by the gales in the west country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Hope the storms are not as bad as predicted for you folks down south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 It seemed worse earlier here on the not so sunny south coast. Apparently worse to come. Have shut the girls in the cube tonight and hopefully they will be ok. Hoping everyone stays safe with no damage tonight X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Very mild here today. Strong, gusty winds one minute and calm the next. It's started raining heavily- think the storm is due to hit in an hour or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
