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I enjoyed this nice hot summer - Is it me? Back to the garden at last - Is it me?
Did anyone else apart from LizR and myself enjoy the summer we just had?
I became more and more depressed as I read the "Back to the garden at last" threads. Now come on Ladies & Gentlemen! Summer = Sunshine, heat, colourful flowers and long days - I smile and enjoy .......... you lot ....... moan! Autumn = Golden, a nip in the air and leaves on the ground lots of leaves on the ground, annual floods - I smile and enjoy .......you lot.......moan! Winter = Black and white, a chill in the nether regions and hard frozen ground and long,long nights - I smile and enjoy ..........you lot.....moan! Spring = Vibrant green and lengthening days, mud on you boots, lots of mud on your boots, annual floods - I smile and enjoy .......you lot.......moan! Long may the sunshine hot, Jeff -- ( remove the troll to reply). http://uk.profiles.yahoo.com/aquitanium Winston Churchill in a reply to a nasty letter: Sir, I am in the smallest room in the house and before me I have your letter, soon it'll be behind me. |
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For me this has been one of the best summers I can ever remember.
Newly retired, I have just taken up gardening and it has been a real joy to be out in the sunshine watching the garden explode with life. My vegetable crops have been prolific and in the borders my Penstemons in particular have been dazzling. The wildlife garden has been covered by clouds of butterflies and the ponds have seen squadrons of dragonflies and damselflies cruising back and forth laying eggs. You can keep your cool, shady conditions - this is the kind of weather for me! "A Troll aka Jeff Coles" wrote in message ... Did anyone else apart from LizR and myself enjoy the summer we just had? I became more and more depressed as I read the "Back to the garden at last" threads. snip |
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"Peter Goddard" wrote in message ... For me this has been one of the best summers I can ever remember. Newly retired, I have just taken up gardening and it has been a real joy to be out in the sunshine watching the garden explode with life. My vegetable crops have been prolific and in the borders my Penstemons in particular have been dazzling. The wildlife garden has been covered by clouds of butterflies and the ponds have seen squadrons of dragonflies and damselflies cruising back and forth laying eggs. You can keep your cool, shady conditions - this is the kind of weather for me! And where was this "hot summer"? I certainly didn't see any of it. I never even took my winter jumpers off! Similarly with the garden. Lots of problems with erratic conditions and lack of sun - lots of rain. Obviously I am in a different part of the country to the rest of you! |
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" And where was this "hot summer"? I certainly didn't see any of it. I never even took my winter jumpers off! Similarly with the garden. Lots of problems with erratic conditions and lack of sun - lots of rain. Obviously I am in a different part of the country to the rest of you! Where are you Mich? ...to have missed it completely. I live in North London where the temperature was over 30 degrees and clear blue skies on several days. During one of the hottest weeks I was in Cornwall, staying near Truro, where the temperature was mid/late 20's and it felt much cooler with cloudy skies and breezes. Natalie |
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Jeff, yes I agree. Each season is blessed with good things. And now
for a bit of personal indulgence. I will tell you the things I love about each season. Spring - Trees coming into leaf, bird song, the smell from the first lawn mowing. Summer - long days, beautiful gardens, trees clothed in their best, the smells of a summer evening. Autumn - dew on cobwebs, mist, the smell of a misty morning early, the trees changing colour, autumn fruits in the hedgerows. Winter - frosty mornings, snow - lots of it (pleeease God), blue winter skies. Indulgence over. :-) |
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"Helen" wrote in message om... Jeff, yes I agree. Each season is blessed with good things. And now for a bit of personal indulgence. I will tell you the things I love about each season. Spring - Trees coming into leaf, bird song, the smell from the first lawn mowing. Summer - long days, beautiful gardens, trees clothed in their best, the smells of a summer evening. Autumn - dew on cobwebs, mist, the smell of a misty morning early, the trees changing colour, autumn fruits in the hedgerows. Winter - frosty mornings, snow - lots of it (pleeease God), blue winter skies. Indulgence over. :-) Lovely:)) Ophelia |
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The message
from "A Troll aka Jeff Coles" contains these words: Did anyone else apart from LizR and myself enjoy the summer we just had? I didn't. I became more and more depressed as I read the "Back to the garden at last" threads. Now come on Ladies & Gentlemen! I'm back in the garden now........ Summer = Sunshine, heat, colourful flowers and long days - I smile and enjoy ......... you lot ....... moan! Summer + global warning = heat, brown and shrivelled flowers, sweat, eggs horsed shun, thrips, horseflies, more heat, more sweat, heffalumps wallowing in the pond......... Long days is bearabubble. And I do like to see the frogs and warthogs sitting in the reservoirs under some of the larger plant pots. Autumn = Golden, a nip in the air and leaves on the ground lots of leaves on the ground, annual floods - I smile and enjoy .......you lot.......moan! Oh no I dozen. I just goes mushrooming wiv a spring - as you were - autumn in my step. Winter = Black and white, a chill in the nether regions and hard frozen ground and long,long nights - I smile and enjoy ..........you lot.....moan! I loves winter. When I were jbxvat in industry, I would take my holy days in January, and go hiking and camping in the Highlands. Spring = Vibrant green and lengthening days, mud on you boots, lots of mud on your boots, annual floods - I smile and enjoy .......you lot.......moan! You doesn't see me moaning about spring, except perhaps the way it allows summer to sneak in. Long may the sunshine hot, Jeff May the sky cloud over and preserve me from heatstroke. -- Frère Jaques They knocked the Bell down and erected a charade of pops. |
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The message
from "Mich" contains these words: And where was this "hot summer"? I certainly didn't see any of it. I never even took my winter jumpers off! Similarly with the garden. Lots of problems with erratic conditions and lack of sun - lots of rain. Obviously I am in a different part of the country to the rest of you! gasp! Oh, where are you? Any houses for sale nearby? /gasp -- Frère Jaques They knocked the Bell down and erected a charade of pops. |
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On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 14:06:53 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote: Long may the sunshine hot, Jeff May the sky cloud over and preserve me from heatstroke. Do you think hot,Jeff is any relation to mutton,Jeff? -- Headline of the week "Fowl Spell Casts Outrage Among Community" One resident said: "These witches need to be exposed." http://allafrica.com/stories/200308220434.html |
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"Natalie" wrote in message ... I live in North London where the temperature was over 30 degrees and clear blue skies on several days. During one of the hottest weeks I was in Cornwall, staying near Truro, where the temperature was mid/late 20's and it felt much cooler with cloudy skies and breezes. Natalie That's what I remember, lots and lots of sunshine, no wind and warm evenings, but never hot :~) never thought I would be glad of Cornwalls cool summers! -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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"Natalie" wrote in message ... " And where was this "hot summer"? I certainly didn't see any of it. I never even took my winter jumpers off! Similarly with the garden. Lots of problems with erratic conditions and lack of sun - lots of rain. Obviously I am in a different part of the country to the rest of you! Where are you Mich? ...to have missed it completely. Cornwall. We had a few warmish days, a few humid days , but never anything that hot! |
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" Where are you Mich? ...to have missed it completely. Cornwall. We had a few warmish days, a few humid days , but never anything that hot! Where in Cornwall? I know Cornwall's weather can vary considerably. Natalie |
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"Natalie" wrote in message ... " Where are you Mich? ...to have missed it completely. Cornwall. We had a few warmish days, a few humid days , but never anything that hot! Where in Cornwall? I know Cornwall's weather can vary considerably. The bit that always seemed to have rain clouds over itg. Seriously, some people class us as north Cornwall, others SE cornwall. Around Bodmin Moor. |
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"Mich" wrote in message Cornwall. We had a few warmish days, a few humid days , but never anything that hot! Where in Cornwall? I know Cornwall's weather can vary considerably. The bit that always seemed to have rain clouds over itg. Seriously, some people class us as north Cornwall, others SE cornwall. Around Bodmin Moor. Well I know Cornwall has trees growing horizontally and the grass is always green but I never realised the difference in the weather could be so much. I was down there at Marazion in '76 and it was certainly hot there then. Here in West London it's been a wonderful summer, only two or three days when it rained a bit, otherwise sun and more sun, very hot, over 100°F one day, and the bluest sky's I've ever seen in the UK. As for the allotments, peas gave up completely, Runner Beans also didn't like the heat but are now flowering well, spuds grew well but still a lot of slug damage on some despite using Nemaslug. Best carrots ever (Long Red Surrey), Tomatoes doing well too, brassicas growing well although caterpillars are rife this year. So it's some wins and some losses. Moan, me, never. -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars, there's bugger all down here. |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Mich" wrote in message Seriously, some people class us as north Cornwall, others SE cornwall. Around Bodmin Moor. Well I know Cornwall has trees growing horizontally and the grass is always green but I never realised the difference in the weather could be so much. I was down there at Marazion in '76 and it was certainly hot there then. Ah! '76 was very hot, I remember it well. I was still at school in those days and spent the summer on Plymouth Hoe sun bathing and playing tennis! But this year has not been exceptional. In fact quite often the mist has been down for much of the morning with the sun unable to burn it back. As for the allotments, peas gave up completely, Runner Beans also didn't like the heat but are now flowering well, spuds grew well but still a lot of slug damage on some despite using Nemaslug. Best carrots ever (Long Red Surrey), Tomatoes doing well too, brassicas growing well although caterpillars are rife this year. So it's some wins and some losses. Err I havent had any of those problems g. A few problems with tomatoes not having erratic sunshine Cucumbers coming off four a time. Beans running riot. Strawberries did have a poor start , but improved. Apples haven't been good Onions haven't done well at all, had to give up on those. |
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"Mich" wrote in message ... .. I was down there at Marazion in '76 and it was certainly hot there then. Ah! '76 was very hot, I remember it well. I was still at school in those days and spent the summer on Plymouth Hoe sun bathing and playing tennis! Well here it's been almost as hot (some days hotter) for certainly as long this year too. As for the allotments, peas gave up completely, Runner Beans also didn't like the heat but are now flowering well, spuds grew well but still a lot of slug damage on some despite using Nemaslug. Best carrots ever (Long Red Surrey), Tomatoes doing well too, brassicas growing well although caterpillars are rife this year. So it's some wins and some losses. Err I havent had any of those problems g. A few problems with tomatoes not having erratic sunshine Cucumbers coming off four a time. Beans running riot. Strawberries did have a poor start , but improved. Apples haven't been good Onions haven't done well at all, had to give up on those. Got good onions as normal if a little smaller than usual. Been a constant battle to keep the strawberries alive (I grow them on humps) with watering. As I said, just kept the beans alive and they are now flowering well. Swedes (your turnips?) hardly grown. It's been the dryest summer I've ever known after a very dry spring. I must admit when I drove around down there last week, we stayed on Exmoor, Weddon Cross, for two days and then stayed with friends near Camelford for the remainder, the grass was very green not light brown and dead as it is around here. -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars, there's bugger all down here. |
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"A Troll aka Jeff Coles" wrote in
: Did anyone else apart from LizR and myself enjoy the summer we just had? I became more and more depressed as I read the "Back to the garden at last" threads. Now come on Ladies & Gentlemen! Um, I did actually post in that thread to say I liked the summer - before you did, in fact. Mind you, if you didn't see that post, you probably won't see this one. So why am I posting? I dunno! *** confused *** -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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The message
from LizR contains these words: And crunching over frosty grass:-) Anyone else think it's like walking on cornflakes? Please Miss, what are cornflakes? -- Rusty Hinge No m'lud, it wasn't a sneg. My joints creak. |
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:50:13 GMT, LizR wrote:
Winter - frosty mornings, snow - lots of it (pleeease God), blue winter skies. And crunching over frosty grass:-) Anyone else think it's like walking on cornflakes? The best time to give the grass a trim in the winter, too -- ®óñ© © ²°°³ |
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In article , Nick Maclaren
writes Trees changing colour? They need frost to do that! For the past few years, their leaves have rotted off before changing colour, due to the wet .... Are you sure of that? we have autumn colours in the garden, and no frost yet. And the last few years have seen the most beautiful colours. The prospect of 4 months of near-continual wet, the sort of cold that gets to your bones, and continual darkness is too horrible to contemplate it. Unfortunately, I can't avoid it :-( There *are* universities in other bits of the UK, you know. You don't *have* to live in E Anglia. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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In article ,
Kay Easton wrote: In article , Nick Maclaren writes Trees changing colour? They need frost to do that! For the past few years, their leaves have rotted off before changing colour, due to the wet .... Are you sure of that? we have autumn colours in the garden, and no frost yet. And the last few years have seen the most beautiful colours. Yes, I am sure, but am happy to believe that it is very species and location specific. I agree that I have seen some very good yellows (especially oaks), but some of the other colours have been rather disappointing. The prospect of 4 months of near-continual wet, the sort of cold that gets to your bones, and continual darkness is too horrible to contemplate it. Unfortunately, I can't avoid it :-( There *are* universities in other bits of the UK, you know. You don't *have* to live in E Anglia. Dammit, East Anglia is one of the DRIEST parts of the UK, and it isn't far off one of the lightest parts in winter! It is the country as a whole I am referring to :-( Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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In article , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Kay Easton wrote: In article , Nick Maclaren writes Trees changing colour? They need frost to do that! For the past few years, their leaves have rotted off before changing colour, due to the wet .... Are you sure of that? we have autumn colours in the garden, and no frost yet. And the last few years have seen the most beautiful colours. Yes, I am sure, but am happy to believe that it is very species and location specific. I agree that I have seen some very good yellows (especially oaks), but some of the other colours have been rather disappointing. After I posted this, I thought of Virginia Creeper and Boston Ivy which both go an incredible red frost or no frost. And of course there's the deep purple-red of the pear against our back wall. The prospect of 4 months of near-continual wet, the sort of cold that gets to your bones, and continual darkness is too horrible to contemplate it. Unfortunately, I can't avoid it :-( There *are* universities in other bits of the UK, you know. You don't *have* to live in E Anglia. Dammit, East Anglia is one of the DRIEST parts of the UK, and it isn't far off one of the lightest parts in winter! It is the country as a whole I am referring to :-( You mean - you regard Cambridge as having the *best* climate in the UK??!!! Ah well, it takes all sorts. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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from Kay Easton contains these words: /snippetry/ There *are* universities in other bits of the UK, you know. Are there? You don't *have* to live in E Anglia. I do. My house is stuck securely to next-door. -- Rusty Hinge No m'lud, it wasn't a sneg. My joints creak. |
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In article , Jaques d'Altrades
writes The message from Kay Easton contains these words: You don't *have* to live in E Anglia. I do. My house is stuck securely to next-door. Good point. So is mine. Interesting feature is that next door's mains water supply runs through our cellar. Quite an incentive for them to be nice neighbours ;-) -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 13:43:05 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote: The message from LizR contains these words: And crunching over frosty grass:-) Anyone else think it's like walking on cornflakes? Please Miss, what are cornflakes? Flocons de mais. Breakfast cereal. Liz |
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-- (remove the troll to reply) http://uk.profiles.yahoo.com/aquitanium Always look on the bright side of life.... di do di do di doody doody do "Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... "A Troll aka Jeff Coles" wrote in : Did anyone else apart from LizR and myself enjoy the summer we just had? I became more and more depressed as I read the "Back to the garden at last" threads. Now come on Ladies & Gentlemen! Um, I did actually post in that thread to say I liked the summer - before you did, in fact. Mind you, if you didn't see that post, you probably won't see this one. So why am I posting? I dunno! *** confused *** -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- Oops! sorry Victoria, you did post a positive reply, I must have been overwhelmed by the negative agreements with the original poster! Jeff |
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-- (remove the troll to reply) http://uk.profiles.yahoo.com/aquitanium Always look on the bright side of life.... di do di do di doody doody do "Victoria Clare" wrote in message .205... "A Troll aka Jeff Coles" wrote in : Did anyone else apart from LizR and myself enjoy the summer we just had? I became more and more depressed as I read the "Back to the garden at last" threads. Now come on Ladies & Gentlemen! Um, I did actually post in that thread to say I liked the summer - before you did, in fact. Mind you, if you didn't see that post, you probably won't see this one. So why am I posting? I dunno! *** confused *** -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- Oops! sorry Victoria, you did post a positive reply, I must have been overwhelmed by the negative agreements with the original poster! Jeff |
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-- (remove the troll to reply) http://uk.profiles.yahoo.com/aquitanium Always look on the bright side of life.... di do di do di doody doody do "LizR" wrote in message ... On 13 Sep 2003 02:40:03 -0700, (Helen) wrote: snip And crunching over frosty grass:-) Anyone else think it's like walking on cornflakes? LizR Why yes I do! but it tastes horrible though ; ) Jeff |
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Trees changing colour? They need frost to do that! For the past few years, their leaves have rotted off before changing colour, due to the wet .... Not so. We've travelled to Leeds from Kent today and noticed (even at the side of the A14!) that very many trees were showing yellows, golds, browns and reds. Mary |
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Mary Fisher wrote in message .. . Trees changing colour? They need frost to do that! For the past few years, their leaves have rotted off before changing colour, due to the wet .... Not so. We've travelled to Leeds from Kent today and noticed (even at the side of the A14!) that very many trees were showing yellows, golds, browns and reds. Agreed, it is the fact that the tree stops food supplies to the leaves that causes the change, this can happen as a result of frost, but also just due to the daylight hours. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
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Mary Fisher wrote in message .. . Trees changing colour? They need frost to do that! For the past few years, their leaves have rotted off before changing colour, due to the wet .... Not so. We've travelled to Leeds from Kent today and noticed (even at the side of the A14!) that very many trees were showing yellows, golds, browns and reds. Agreed, it is the fact that the tree stops food supplies to the leaves that causes the change, this can happen as a result of frost, but also just due to the daylight hours. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
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Whitedog said...
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 14:06:53 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades wrote: Long may the sunshine hot, Jeff May the sky cloud over and preserve me from heatstroke. Do you think hot,Jeff is any relation to mutton,Jeff? P'raps he's a cousin of Hotblack -- Fran The email address in the headers is now a spamtrap; however ynyschwith at lineone dot net (no spaces) will reach me. |
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