Turnedoutniceagain

Sun's out in Svalbard !! http://www.nilu.no/niluweb/services/zeppelin/

So basically the GS is pushing further north & slowly weakening. From a Cold Lover's point of view that's both good and bad news B)

2 swallows just arrived, headed straight for the cow-shed !! Roll on summer........

LOL, me too !! I need to get out more......

Not made it this far north yet. I had a good scout around the barns & sheds on sunday, eyes peeled though !!

Not true, I had a good 2mm's in 36 hrs !! :lol: :lol: :lol: As the METO said - "Heavy snow"

Damned rain here :lol: :lol: Meto reckons it'll "thicken up" later.

Fair enough, this is a cracker !!

Oilseed Rape seems to be well on it's way around here. Maybe a week earlier than usual if that. Not seen a bluebell yet.

Yooouuuu betcha !! They're fattening up nicely now. I've got 4 big uns put aside for the freezer. Extra rations for them !!

Just nipping outside to saw some more logs !!

I need to make a decision soon. I've got 5 guys on standby to do an outside flooring job in Manchester (Trafford Centre) on sunday, the floor treatment has to go down on a DRY floor. Can't see it happening at the moment. Any help/advice welcome. Should I call it off now ??

Well it's been 2 days now and still no word from Pakistan about them setting up a "Quake Appeal" for the devastated people of Lincolnshire. Next time they have one, they can b*gger off, they'll not get a penny from me !!

My 1st thought also !! We've had few "happenings" of late (house built in 1642) I thought our "Old Man" (as my daughters call him/it) had decided to give my bed a shake again. My dog was unusually bouncy also last night, she wouldn't settle at all.

I blame the Government !! We never had these when Thatcher was in charge .....

No, looks like a Tawny to me. Great Owl's a lot larger. Well done rabbit, 3rd shot's a belter.

pm me about Stills if you need one, I err.......have experience of several types in the Middle East (Had to leave Saudi rather quicker than I anticipated)

So how did the various brews go ?? Anyone gone blind ? :o My Hedgerow gin concoction of damson, sloe, elderberry & blackberry was a belter. Couldn't talk for several days !! Anything you'd try differently next autumn ?? Do tell....

Try emailing this lot, they're usually very helpful. http://www.nilu.no/niluweb/services/zeppelin/ Click on Current View, plenty of daylight now !!

Saw plenty this weekend, all confined to Damson/Plum trees. Maybe a good early crop on the cards, I can get the Gin going early then :lol:

Took the scenic route home from an early morning meeting in Hampshire & went over Watership Down - stunning !! Also noticed a few trees in early blossom, probably Blackthorn looking at the shape.

Too many herons seem to be staking out the orchard pond here. Anything that moves gets gobbled up pretty sharpish. 3 there today.

http://www.nilu.no/niluweb/services/zeppelin/ If you're quick (it's midday now), there's some daylight in Svalbard !!

There was still an understandable bot of "fence-sitting" on the Beebs 10:30 Wx programme. Good to see the "Early Warnings" being flashed up though !!

Good one....LOL Metcheck have gone for an early Weather Watch already !! Here it is - hot off the press UK Outlook for Saturday 2 Feb 2008 to Monday 11 Feb 2008: Chilly at first with northwesterly winds and wintry showers across northern parts perhaps even snow to low levels here with strong to gale force winds. Drier and brighter in the south with lighter winds, but cold. Frosty in many places overnight. Milder weather will return to many parts on Sunday with heavy rain at times across northern and western hills, possibly wintry over high ground of the north. Drier in the south. Continuing unsettled through Monday to Wednesday with rain at times and strong to gale force winds. Mild in the south, perhaps some wintry showers in the north. Later in the week conditions look like becoming more settled once more with largely dry conditions in the south, and perhaps some rain at times in the north with southwesterly winds. Updated: 1154 on Mon 28 Jan 2008