The Dogmother Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Been on and off sunshine and blustery showers today, now windy and raining steadily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Snow! we've got snow! I like snow  Knew it was coming, so all prepared this morning - flask of hot coffee in the car and the snow bag with extra warm and waterproof clothes in it, in case I got stuck anywhere. Took a lot longer to get into work but no real problems and all the roads should be fine by hometime. I'm about 8-9 miles from work and have plenty of relatives living around the halfway mark, so if I did get completely stuck and had to hoof it, I wouldn't have too far to go to shelter.  People are just about rolling into work and it's like some big survivor's club - how bad it was, how long it took, wasn't it terrible around this part - it's only snow .  It's very pretty ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 We've had a few brief flurries too, although not enough to stick. Blue skies at the moment. Think that may have been our winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Was glad of my snow bag! Â The snow didn't stop at lunchtime, as the forecast had predicted, and the roads just got worse. For the first time ever, my dad rang work and said I needed to be making my way home as we already had 8 inches of snow on the drive and it was still coming. Off I went and it took me over 1 1/2 hours to make the 8-mile journey . Â Had to leave the car in the village as there was no chance of getting it up the hill, and I trudged 3/4 mile in deep snow up the steep hill, discovering how unfit I really am . Was lucky to find a place to park in the village, and was very glad of warm and waterproof trousers for the hike. I'm sure every tree I passed under dropped snow on me on purpose . Â Still thick lying snow here this morning, but the road looks clearer and I should be able to retrieve the car later. Still think it's pretty though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 We had snow on and off yesterday, clear at bedtime, but more wet snow overnight. Just a sprinkling now, and it's sleeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 No snow, but crisp frost and very cold and grey first thing. Went for a walk around Winchester and it rained a little and then as the wind picked up the sun came out. Nice and warm in sheltered areas but oooh cold otherwise. On the way home we drove through a heavy sleet shower and we've had sleet showers on and off with sun in between. The wind only seems to pick up when the sleet comes. 5 degrees but feels a lot less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Pretty unpleasant yesterday. Bitterly cold with frequent snow/sleet/hail/rain showers and very windy.  Mostly a better day today. Still cold but mostly dry. Enough sun this morning to get the Eglu and a load of towels dry.  Showery now - my chickens are such wimps - every time there's a shower they leg it for the covered run  Gool Peran Lowen (Happy St Pirans Day) to you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Hadn't realised it was the 5th today It's been lovely here today, crisp and sunny with just the odd brief shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Frosty then cloudy, very cold but it seemed to be a tad warmer this afternoon. Saw some sunshine too and a few spots of rain - not a lot though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 A rather nice day - spent a lot of it in the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Lovely here yesterday; got the dogs out for their first fields walk after work this year, in a lovely sunset. Also saw the year's first ice cream van, jingles and all, on my way back from work! Â Today is cold and overcast after a clear start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Also saw the year's first ice cream van, jingles and all, on my way back from work! What a lovely, cheerful sound. A sure sign that the seasons are on the turn. That's one of the things I miss about living out in the sticks. I remember when I was little, the mad scramble to get out of the door before it drove away! Â Lovely here yesterday too, but dull and cool this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 A wild and windy night here. There's a tree down in the field and it's still blowing a gale. Looks like we've had a lot of rain too, yuk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Wild, wet and windy in South Oxfordshire! Lashing rain all day; the brook through the village is very high, fast running and brown - usually its slow, clear and very low! Â Definately wellies and full riding mac for the school run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Meh, dull and wet again. I saw huge great puddles across the sides of the roads round here. I can quite understand why some places were flooded overnight - they said on the radio that some roads had been closed Oxfordshire way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 A bit dull and drizzly this morning but cheered up after lunch. Lots of sunshine and quite mild. It felt springlike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 It has been very wet here. Yesterday on my way home from school the road was flooded and I had to turn around. Never known that road flood in over 20 years of living around Rutland. Today three other roads are impassable due to flooding and all the fields near Duddington are under water. Â Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 So foggy this morning that I can hardly see the end of the front garden! Well it isn't raining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 It's beautiful here. No wind and no rain Hope it spreads up to everyone else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Foggy again, took longer to lift but very nice. Lots of bees out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 We had some dreadful flooding during the week; more standing water in our park than I have ever seen. Â Misty starts this weekend, but really lovely warm days... long may it last! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 This has been a crazy week. The worst winds of the week on Wednesday (but no name this time) with heavy rain, then a nothingy day on Thursday, and an absolutely beautiful, sunny, warm day on Friday with no wind at all. Quite sunny, dry, warming and still for the weekend. Very pleasant and everything's finally starting to dry out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Bright sunshine here today! Â I went down to Falconry this morning and then carried on walking to Tesco just because I wanted to stay outside in the sun The forecast says we are due snow on Tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 We've had a really great week - yesterday was a bit damp to begin with. Cold wind blowing, but today just got better and better. Lots of walking done this week while it's nice to get out and about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 It's been lovely here for the past week. A cold wind and cloud at times but plenty of sunshine. Â Looks a bit overcast this morning but dry for the time being. Easter weekend doesn't look great though. Friday looks good but goes downhill after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
