It's currently pounding down here. Actually quite a welcome change after
the heavy freezing rain of earlier. There are 1 inch icicles hanging off
of all the buds, some of these are pretty advanced too.

I sprayed copper on all the maples as a precaution yesterday, hopefully
it will help a little.



--
Gardening in Lower Normandy

On 2013-03-11 14:00:59 +0000, Emery Davis said:

It's currently pounding down here. Actually quite a welcome change after
the heavy freezing rain of earlier. There are 1 inch icicles hanging off
of all the buds, some of these are pretty advanced too.

I sprayed copper on all the maples as a precaution yesterday, hopefully
it will help a little.

We had a scattering overnight which has disappeared and then a few
flakes this morning. Our worst enemy at the moment is a bitter
easterly which is blowing fiercely. But on the lunchtime news, Jersey
and Guernsey airports are shut with snow and they've had a blizzard
which is expected to continue for quite a while yet.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 11/03/2013 14:20, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-03-11 14:00:59 +0000, Emery Davis said:

It's currently pounding down here. Actually quite a welcome change after
the heavy freezing rain of earlier. There are 1 inch icicles hanging off
of all the buds, some of these are pretty advanced too.

I sprayed copper on all the maples as a precaution yesterday, hopefully
it will help a little.

We had a scattering overnight which has disappeared and then a few
flakes this morning. Our worst enemy at the moment is a bitter easterly
which is blowing fiercely. But on the lunchtime news, Jersey and
Guernsey airports are shut with snow and they've had a blizzard which is
expected to continue for quite a while yet.

Here at the sunny end of Swansea bay it has just started to let loose a
few flakes of snow, but that may be warmer than the icy wind we have had
all morning. really nice to be working out in.
I kept expecting to see a couple of Brass monkeys, but the birds seem to
be enjoying it.
David

"Emery Davis" wrote ...

It's currently pounding down here. Actually quite a welcome change after
the heavy freezing rain of earlier. There are 1 inch icicles hanging off
of all the buds, some of these are pretty advanced too.

I sprayed copper on all the maples as a precaution yesterday, hopefully
it will help a little.

Been snowing a bit on and off all morning here, not settling though.

--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK

On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:32:07 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:

this morning there was just a very light breeze, yet the forecasters
keep saying we're having gales. Admittedly the wind has picked up
slightly during the day to a gentle breeze, but a gale? No way!

Only just breezy here too, though it is a nasty north-east wind.

Seems to have gone back to a mixture of sleet and snow here, I'm watching
the ice stalactites growing off the Cornus contraversa branches outside
my office window. Yuk. But at least I don't have to drive anywhere.



--
Gardening in Lower Normandy

In article ,
says...

It's currently pounding down here. Actually quite a welcome change after
the heavy freezing rain of earlier. There are 1 inch icicles hanging off
of all the buds, some of these are pretty advanced too.

I sprayed copper on all the maples as a precaution yesterday, hopefully
it will help a little.

Had a slight covering of snow overnight, which was
blown about by the wind. Most of it has gone now, but
it keeps snowing on and off. Temp in car at luchtime
was -1, with a really high wind chill factor, making
it feel like -6.

forecast for Brecon tonight is for -4, with a feel
like of -11. We are 350ft higher than Brecon, so it
could be a bit chilly!

--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales

http://www.myalbum.ca/Album-RF6CFOHY...-of-Other.html

Taken about half an hour ago.

Steps and path now covered with snow.

Mike

South East Coast of the Isle of Wight (Isle of White?)


"Roger Tonkin" wrote in message
...

In article ,
says...

It's currently pounding down here. Actually quite a welcome change after
the heavy freezing rain of earlier. There are 1 inch icicles hanging off
of all the buds, some of these are pretty advanced too.

I sprayed copper on all the maples as a precaution yesterday, hopefully
it will help a little.

Had a slight covering of snow overnight, which was
blown about by the wind. Most of it has gone now, but
it keeps snowing on and off. Temp in car at luchtime
was -1, with a really high wind chill factor, making
it feel like -6.

forecast for Brecon tonight is for -4, with a feel
like of -11. We are 350ft higher than Brecon, so it
could be a bit chilly!

--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales

On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:00:59 +0000, Emery Davis wrote:

It's currently pounding down here. Actually quite a welcome change
after the heavy freezing rain of earlier. There are 1 inch icicles
hanging off of all the buds, some of these are pretty advanced too.

I sprayed copper on all the maples as a precaution yesterday, hopefully
it will help a little.

Snow and ice pellets on and off since last night.

Covers the ground then clears away, then more comes.

The temperature see saws between +2 and -2, sometimes over a very short
time.

At the moment there is snow on the grass but not on the road.

Outside temperature is -1.6C.

Not looking good for the rest of the week either.
Met Office has yellow snow warnings until the middle of Thursday for East
Anglia.

We are predicted to be getting the worst of it, I think, because the wind
is coming in from the NE, although the worst weather is over the channel
at the moment according to the radar.

Cheers

Dave R

On 11/03/2013 14:36, David Hill wrote:
On 11/03/2013 14:20, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-03-11 14:00:59 +0000, Emery Davis said:

It's currently pounding down here. Actually quite a welcome change
after
the heavy freezing rain of earlier. There are 1 inch icicles hanging
off
of all the buds, some of these are pretty advanced too.

I sprayed copper on all the maples as a precaution yesterday, hopefully
it will help a little.

We had a scattering overnight which has disappeared and then a few
flakes this morning. Our worst enemy at the moment is a bitter easterly
which is blowing fiercely. But on the lunchtime news, Jersey and
Guernsey airports are shut with snow and they've had a blizzard which is
expected to continue for quite a while yet.

Here at the sunny end of Swansea bay it has just started to let loose a
few flakes of snow, but that may be warmer than the icy wind we have had
all morning. really nice to be working out in.
I kept expecting to see a couple of Brass monkeys, but the birds seem to
be enjoying it.
David
Well our snow flurries lasted about 10 mins, but there is still quite a
healthy breeze blowing and the temp is still at freezing point, so it
feels sub Arctic and I've had to work outside for about 3 hours, I now
feel a definite kinship with the Brass monkeys.
David

David, 'Brass Monkeys' had nothing to do with gardening ;-)

Mike

"David Hill" wrote in message ...

On 11/03/2013 14:36, David Hill wrote:
On 11/03/2013 14:20, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-03-11 14:00:59 +0000, Emery Davis said:

It's currently pounding down here. Actually quite a welcome change
after
the heavy freezing rain of earlier. There are 1 inch icicles hanging
off
of all the buds, some of these are pretty advanced too.

I sprayed copper on all the maples as a precaution yesterday, hopefully
it will help a little.

We had a scattering overnight which has disappeared and then a few
flakes this morning. Our worst enemy at the moment is a bitter easterly
which is blowing fiercely. But on the lunchtime news, Jersey and
Guernsey airports are shut with snow and they've had a blizzard which is
expected to continue for quite a while yet.

Here at the sunny end of Swansea bay it has just started to let loose a
few flakes of snow, but that may be warmer than the icy wind we have had
all morning. really nice to be working out in.
I kept expecting to see a couple of Brass monkeys, but the birds seem to
be enjoying it.
David
Well our snow flurries lasted about 10 mins, but there is still quite a
healthy breeze blowing and the temp is still at freezing point, so it
feels sub Arctic and I've had to work outside for about 3 hours, I now
feel a definite kinship with the Brass monkeys.
David

On 11/03/2013 18:16, 'Mike' wrote:
David, 'Brass Monkeys' had nothing to do with gardening ;-)

Mike

I know, the Monkeys were the things that held the cannon balls and when
it was really cold they contracted and the balls fell off, but that
doesn't paint the same picture.

It still is snowing in Alderney, as the puffin webcam shows: Alderney Puffin Cam

I like to use the expression 'Freeze the balls off a brass bedstead'. You
can use that in front of your maiden aunt ;-)

Mike

"David Hill" wrote in message ...

On 11/03/2013 18:16, 'Mike' wrote:
David, 'Brass Monkeys' had nothing to do with gardening ;-)

Mike

I know, the Monkeys were the things that held the cannon balls and when
it was really cold they contracted and the balls fell off, but that
doesn't paint the same picture.

In article ,
'Mike' wrote:

I know, the Monkeys were the things that held the cannon balls and when
it was really cold they contracted and the balls fell off, but that
doesn't paint the same picture.

It's a myth, anyway, because the difference in the coefficient of
expansion of iron and brass isn't enough to cause that effect.
Nobody knows how that saying originated.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article ,
says...

I like to use the expression 'Freeze the balls off a brass bedstead'. You
can use that in front of your maiden aunt ;-)

Mike


I wonder in this promiscuous age if such a person
exists!


--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales