South East England & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 13/03/14

[Steve C]

Good sunset potential this evening, with the current cloud formations. Nearly 5 hours off though.

[Snowangel-MK]

What a super afternoon for a walk in the park ....

 

 

 

 

......two lovely weekends in a row - feeling rather lucky, long may it last 

Edited March 15, 2014 by MKsnowangel

[Jax]

Wow, really warm out there now, fantastic day all told, some cloud has removed the bright sunshine though.

[Harps]

Another warm cloudless day in London

[tadpole]

Beautiful day and warmer than I was expecting in the sun. Tomato seedlings potted on with out injury to my back and painted the fence and wall all without back ache too. Not pushing it so lawn mowing tomorrow.

Loads of bumble bees and ladybirds out in the sun, hope a late cold snap doesn't appear now, would be the end of many of them.

 

Popped out to buy some yeast and noticed everyone walking around with a spring in their step and seem happier. Amazing what a sunny day can do to lift the spirits.

[Ruthie]

Hi all, gosh what a beaut of a day! Sunny and mild, with a gentle breeze.

Rugby good too. Congrats England on winning in Italy.

France v Ireland will be a mouth watering game I feel.

[Jan_Bromley]

Beautiful day and warmer than I was expecting in the sun. Tomato seedlings potted on with out injury to my back and painted the fence and wall all without back ache too. Not pushing it so lawn mowing tomorrow.

Loads of bumble bees and ladybirds out in the sun, hope a late cold snap doesn't appear now, would be the end of many of them.

 

Popped out to buy some yeast and noticed everyone walking around with a spring in their step and seem happier. Amazing what a sunny day can do to lift the spirits.

 

 

Yes Tadpole, I've noticed lots of bees and ladybirds too. As you say, I hope they haven't emerged too early.

 

Which type of tomato are you growing this year.

 

Ps.... fab, warm afternoon   

[Tamara]

I'm very sorry to hear about your cats LGF - I know how much I value my own cat, Shadow and can't imagine him not being here, although of course I know these times come round eventually. I usually like to put a smile on things and don't discuss things outside of the forum, but I am having a rather horrible time of things atm  - so my cat is especially a source of comfort to me right at this time

 

The weather is sunny anyway

Edited March 15, 2014 by Tamara תָּמָר

[Steve C]

The cloud seems to have cleared, so no great sunset coming up here I'm not sure though as in an enclosed pub... :unsure:

[Bluebreezer54]

Good afternoon folks.

 

Very sorry to hear about the loss of LGF's  cats and also that Tamara is having a horrible time. It is so true that a pet can be a great source of companionship and comfort and I still miss my cat from 3 or 4 years ago. Oddly enough she was almost identical to LGF's.

 

That said it is another glorious afternoon in north west London currently 18.1c and although the breeze is taking the edge off it slightly, it's above average for the time of year.

 

Wishing the best for you all.

[Steve C]

I'm very sorry to hear about your cats LGF - I know how much I value my own cat, Shadow and can't imagine him not being here, although of course I know these times come round eventually. I usually like to put a smile on things and don't discuss things outside of the forum, but I am having a rather horrible time of things atm  - so my cat is especially a source of comfort to me right at this time

 

The weather is sunny anyway

Sorry to hear this.

[tadpole]

Yes Tadpole, I've noticed lots of bees and ladybirds too. As you say, I hope they haven't emerged too early.

 

Which type of tomato are you growing this year.

 

Ps.... fab, warm afternoon 

 

In case of blight which I get in wet years;

Legend

Ferline

 

Others;

Gardeners delight

Roma

Marmande

Minibel

A yellow one that I can't remember the name of.

 

Might stick a tumbling on in too.

Tried loads of others over the years and didn't like them for various reasons. Very disappointed with Black Russian, didn't like the taste.

I've got a very very small garden, not a bit of soil can be seen by summer.

 

Weather note....Still blue skies, not as warm but that might be because I'm in a north facing room 

[A.J]

I'm very sorry to hear about your cats LGF - I know how much I value my own cat, Shadow and can't imagine him not being here, although of course I know these times come round eventually. I usually like to put a smile on things and don't discuss things outside of the forum, but I am having a rather horrible time of things atm  - so my cat is especially a source of comfort to me right at this time

 

The weather is sunny anyway

Chin up Tamara, you've a lot of friends on the forum so don't let the gremlins/buggers get you down

 

Out here on the Marlborough Downs (extreme west of the region, but I'm one of those lost souls who is stuck geographically between 2 regions) it's been a beautiful day, with temps peaking at 18C around 2pm and some rather nice mid-level convection with patchy Ac and a few turkey towers late morning....The bbq has been prepped for tomorrow, the grass is cut, the kid's trampoline is sorted, the car powerwashed, all I need now is a nice cool beer, and as luck will have it, I have 4 Old Crafty Hen's in the cupboard with my name on them...happy days!

[Summer of 76]

Chin up Tamara, you've a lot of friends on the forum so don't let the gremlins/buggers get you down

 

Out here on the Marlborough Downs (extreme west of the region, but I'm one of those lost souls who is stuck geographically between 2 regions) it's been a beautiful day, with temps peaking at 18C around 2pm and some rather nice mid-level convection with patchy Ac and a few turkey towers late morning....The bbq has been prepped for tomorrow, the grass is cut, the kid's trampoline is sorted, the car powerwashed, all I need now is a nice cool beer, and as luck will have it, I have 4 Old Crafty Hen's in the cupboard with my name on them...happy days!

My goodness you know how to live in the lost souls of two regions with four hens stuck in a cupboard

 

I keep having to remind myself that at this time last year we were all looking out the window hoping for warmer weather and white stuff kept falling from the sky whilst mowing the grass this afternoon in a T shirt.

[HammerJack]

Evening guys...

ATB LGF, it's horrible losing your dearly beloved pets. As the say, time is the best healer. Also what Jax said, think of all the fond memories. I know that helped me when we had our dog put to sleep after a wonderful 14 years.

Chin up Tamara - hope all gets better soon. You know you will get loads of support from this great thread.

Laters peeps, I'm off for a lovely Chinese meal, and lots of beer haha.

Take care, and have a great evening....

[Snowangel-MK]

I'm really sorry to hear that some of you are going through such sad and horrible things at the moment - as a few of you who know me better than others on here are aware although I'm generally a happy go lucky person I've had some very difficult personal issues to deal with myself in the last year or so and it's not always been easy to keep positive and cheerful but I'm determined to make this year a really happy one!

We are all guilty of letting things get to us or get us down and sometimes we need to look at life differently to find something to make us smile ...so I've seen quite a few people do this and I think it's a great idea so I'm going to try and post a photo of something that has made me happy during the day everyday for the next 100 days.

. . so #DayOne #100daysofhappiness :

I'm using Facebook for mine and if you want to join me here is the link ....

We live in times when super-busy schedules have become something to boast about. While the speed of life increases, there is less and less time to enjoy the moment that you are in. The ability to appreciate the moment, the environment and yourself in it, is the base for the bridge towards long term happiness of any human being.

71% of people tried to complete this challenge, but failed quoting lack of time as the main reason.These people simply did not have time to be happy. Do you?

http://100happydays.com/

Edited March 15, 2014 by MKsnowangel

[Daniel*]

Evening forum friends

A splendid day, rather strange not seeing the rain pattering against the window. The wildlife has really sprung into life I've seen many bees and all the daffodils are in flower a sure message that spring has arrived. Spring is one of my favourite seasons, during the Summer it can be like a sweat box in London. Why some like relentless heat, beats me.

Tam hope your ok - thinking of you. And all those who are going through tough times

[john pike]

http://www.weathercharts.org/ukmomslp.htm

Hi all

Hope your all ok

Looks like we still stay dry up to tuesday on the above

Beezy west/ north west winds but notcold but cooling down tues on

Tomorrow still looks nice if not a shade chilly in the wind

Temps between 15-18 degrees

Cloud may build mid pm on

Anyway take care and be back tomorrow

Best regards

John

[Croydondazz]

Thanks John

[Summer of 76]

http://www.weathercharts.org/ukmomslp.htm

Hi all

Hope your all ok

Looks like we still stay dry up to tuesday on the above

Beezy west/ north west winds but notcold but cooling down tues on

Tomorrow still looks nice if not a shade chilly in the wind

Temps between 15-18 degrees

Cloud may build mid pm on

Anyway take care and be back tomorrow

Best regards

John

Thanks John, hope that roof has now been fixed and you have a sun tan for your hard work

Edited March 15, 2014 by chris mantle

[PiggiePalace]

Thanks John, hope that roof has now been fixed and you have a sun tan for your hard work

 

 

....and any "Mrs Pike" or helpful neighbours have now reclaimed their saucepans!

Thanks Mr P.

 

xxx

[lassie23]

I won another satchel full of money today thanks to  Goulanes 13/2 and it was sunny 18.5c. I don't get tips often but thanks to Tammy's Friend and Goulanes, it's been a profitable two days. If only I felt comfortable sharing tips in this forum, then I could spread the wealth. But this is a weather forum and I also don't want to encourage gambling. Furthermore, could you imagine if they lost? Still 10.3c here more sun tomorrow

[Alixzandra]

Working in the sunshine for most of the day, heeding Charltonkerry's words about 'its all in the planning' for my polytunnel project. Started on the raised beds, so glad of the good clear day and another to follow tomorrow.

 

I joined this 'what I thought' was a quaint little gardening group on Facebook and thought oh well, I'll share a picture of my humble work in progress.  I have been bombarded with about 40 notifications in the last hour all with various questions and others just arguing what polytunnels are best  I know gardeners are passionate, but blimey!

[PiggiePalace]

Evening fellow regionnaires

Another lovely sunny and blue sky day......

I'm so proud of what I achieved today - I summoned up the courage to finally venture out walking with a friend of mine to discover and photo a World War One memorial on the local golf course. Amazing that I've lived in this village for 16 years and spent most of it in a windowless office/business unit without ever exploring my neighbourhood! Wow - how times (and circumstances) have changed!

I am still "re-habilitating" myself after my house was wrecked by devastating floods and everything else that followed on as a result,  and I am finally, after 6 years,  starting to accept that I can/will never be the same person as i was before that most awful time. The good news is that I no longer want to be that person any more - with nothing but work and targets and judging myself so harshly when i didn't achieve them - but it's taken 6 years to realise that and "let go"  

 

I am now working towards developing  a kinder, more enjoyable and self-sustaining life for me personally. I still have a long way to go towards that real peace of mind/feeling comfortable in my own skin.. I still have "blips". and "panic attacks"....but I'm getting there, little step by little step. Today was a major positive step. (Just need to get a job now!)

To those of you undergoing tough times - you have my sympathy and support. All any of us can do when faced with "tough times" is to take each day as it comes and make progress little step by little step....and not set too unrealistic goals for ourselves that, (if  we don;t achieve them), actually compound our current distress.

 

xxxx

P.S. Beware - the new additions to the Piggie Palace household are currently getting confident enough to have their photos taken. Some of you might be on the receiving end of some piggie kisses soon!

 

I won another satchel full of money today thanks to  Goulanes 13/2 and it was sunny 18.5c. I don't get tips often but thanks to Tammy's Friend and Goulanes, it's been a profitable two days. If only I felt comfortable sharing tips in this forum, then I could spread the wealth. But this is a weather forum and I also don't want to encourage gambling. Furthermore, could you imagine if they lost? Still 10.3c here more sun tomorrow

 

Another begging letter sent!

xxxxx

[Jax]

Evening peeps

 

 

What a great day weather wise it has been, looking forward to tomorrow as well.

 

 

will upload some badly taken sunset pics as well as I felt left out with the ones on here.