HappyhenSG Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 What a contrast with the weather today! It's been beautiful here - just right for tidying up the debris left behind after Sunday night's storm. We've finished salvaging the panels from the run - the rest will be firewood The girls went out for a spot of sunshine/swimming (ducks) this afternoon but are back in the conservatory tonight - just as well my OH is very understanding He is also very handy at DIY. For the rebuild he is thinking of concreting a 6x6 inch gate post in each corner with the panels bolted in between. Bigger bolts this time - the last ones sheered off in the wind Think we will also go with a pitched roof rather than a single slope. OH thinks that the wind caught under the higher edge and just lifted it like a kite. Our site is very exposed to the south, north and west so strength is the key. Any other suggestions as to how we might improve on what we had would be welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Just 3deg here this morning and we have our first frost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Yup frosty here, but rapidly clouding over . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Down to 1deg by sunrise. Absolutely gorgeous here at work, all the deer are breathing steam in the sunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 No frost here- it's still very mild! I'm finding it hard to believe that it'll be November tomorrow It's a bit overcast, mizzly and breezy this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 Mild and damp here this morning with mist on the hills, brightening up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I've just read that we're going to get half November's rainfall on Saturday! More mud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 Nooooo! It's getting darker here now and the wind is bitterly cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Lovely day here again with a good breeze. Was sure the forecast was for rain tho' so went out without putting my washing out - would have been dry by now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Dull and drizzly this morning- 14 deg I wish we could have some crisp Autumnal days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Dull, drizzly and 9deg here, looks to be brightening, but the forecast is for rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Couldn't decide what it wanted to do here today Drizzle then sun, sun then drizzle! Still quite warm for the time of year, IMHO, but my sister, who visited today, says that she has heard that November will be wall to wall cold and snow (what a little ray of sunshine - thanks, sis!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 I'd heard tales of snow too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 We drove back from N Wales today through heavy rain until Birmingham then it improved, just overcast. We had a few black clouds this afternoon but no rain. We have seen so many rainbows this week, real sunshine and showers weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Very wet yesterday evening with a lot of standing water on the back roads coming home from archery. Cloudy with sunny spells here at the moment, 28 years ago it was a lovely bright autumnal day, I remember it well as it was our wedding day! Chrissie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 It has been mild here, misty first thing but bright spells and some showers. Blowing up a hooley now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Very windy here too and sooo dark. We have had a couple of heavy showers but overall a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Heavy frost here this morning, swiftly followed by wind and driving rain. Decided to pass the day at the farmers market followed by lunch at the famed Anstruther fish and chip shop, a day well spent . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Sounds like you had a lovely day. We've just been moving sacks of firewood from work through from the front garden to the back. The woodpile at the bottom of the garden is full and then some, so we've piled it on the patio for now... can't turn free wood away! Blowing an absolute gale out there now, and surprisingly, someone is having a firework display in all that blow and wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Very, very windy here in Abingdon. Much windier than last week when we had apocolyptic gales predicted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Yes, up here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Yes, up here too. And here. Chrissie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 The worst of the wind passed here fairy swiftly, and it is a clear cold breezy evening, we have just come back from a post Strictly walk, very refreshing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Just braved the supermarket run and it's a bit wild west out there - trolleys scudding across the car park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Thrashing wind and rain last night but a warm 12deg when I went to bed. Clear this morning and 6deg, but it's clouding over and we're expecting rain later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
