Frogleg7/2/04 11:16

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 16:16:12 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Frogleg" wrote

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:52:50 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

... is in full bloom - and perfume. Oh bliss!

But the daphne seems to be stuck :-(

Why on earth do you Brits complain about your climate?

er - who's complaining?

Sorry. I see a lot of posts about the inability to grow certain
hot-weather, long-season plants. And "gee, it's been perfectly awful
here this week." Plus a vague general concensus that UK weather is
wet, gloomy, lacking sun, and something often to be endured, not
enjoyed. All these reports of spring springing in what seems to be a
usual fashion, well before snow, ice, and pervasive gloom is out of
*my* forecast makes me grumble. Reliable spring blooms and scent are
several weeks away, and you all have been talking 'spring' for quite
some time. I guess I'll just have to present an 8' outdoor gardenia
with scores of blooms in midsummer. Can't say I'd expect anyone to
envy the heat and humidity that accompanies this display...

Actually, the best thing about the British weather is that it IS so varied
and yes, spring is *wonderful*. The worst thing about our weather is the
grey days when clouds appear to sit about 6" from the tops of our heads! It
would be nice to be sure of sunny days in summer so as to plan picnics and
outdoor living etc. but one can't have everything! I have friends living
in St Louis who talk of their gardenias, too - sounds like summers there are
very intense!
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 23:21:56 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

"Frogleg" wrote

Why on earth do you Brits complain about your climate?

er - who's complaining?

My mistake. I should have started a new thread, as it was your
original post of bloom and perfume that set me thinking of how lovely
it would be to experience at this time of year, in *sipite* of many
recent posts on bad weather. Enjoy!

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 23:21:56 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

"Frogleg" wrote

Why on earth do you Brits complain about your climate?

er - who's complaining?

My mistake. I should have started a new thread, as it was your
original post of bloom and perfume that set me thinking of how lovely
it would be to experience at this time of year, in *sipite* of many
recent posts on bad weather. Enjoy!

Frogleg7/2/04 11:16

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 16:16:12 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Frogleg" wrote

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:52:50 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

... is in full bloom - and perfume. Oh bliss!

But the daphne seems to be stuck :-(

Why on earth do you Brits complain about your climate?

er - who's complaining?

Sorry. I see a lot of posts about the inability to grow certain
hot-weather, long-season plants. And "gee, it's been perfectly awful
here this week." Plus a vague general concensus that UK weather is
wet, gloomy, lacking sun, and something often to be endured, not
enjoyed. All these reports of spring springing in what seems to be a
usual fashion, well before snow, ice, and pervasive gloom is out of
*my* forecast makes me grumble. Reliable spring blooms and scent are
several weeks away, and you all have been talking 'spring' for quite
some time. I guess I'll just have to present an 8' outdoor gardenia
with scores of blooms in midsummer. Can't say I'd expect anyone to
envy the heat and humidity that accompanies this display...

Actually, the best thing about the British weather is that it IS so varied
and yes, spring is *wonderful*. The worst thing about our weather is the
grey days when clouds appear to sit about 6" from the tops of our heads! It
would be nice to be sure of sunny days in summer so as to plan picnics and
outdoor living etc. but one can't have everything! I have friends living
in St Louis who talk of their gardenias, too - sounds like summers there are
very intense!
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

Frogleg7/2/04 11:16

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 16:16:12 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Frogleg" wrote

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:52:50 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

... is in full bloom - and perfume. Oh bliss!

But the daphne seems to be stuck :-(

Why on earth do you Brits complain about your climate?

er - who's complaining?

Sorry. I see a lot of posts about the inability to grow certain
hot-weather, long-season plants. And "gee, it's been perfectly awful
here this week." Plus a vague general concensus that UK weather is
wet, gloomy, lacking sun, and something often to be endured, not
enjoyed. All these reports of spring springing in what seems to be a
usual fashion, well before snow, ice, and pervasive gloom is out of
*my* forecast makes me grumble. Reliable spring blooms and scent are
several weeks away, and you all have been talking 'spring' for quite
some time. I guess I'll just have to present an 8' outdoor gardenia
with scores of blooms in midsummer. Can't say I'd expect anyone to
envy the heat and humidity that accompanies this display...

Actually, the best thing about the British weather is that it IS so varied
and yes, spring is *wonderful*. The worst thing about our weather is the
grey days when clouds appear to sit about 6" from the tops of our heads! It
would be nice to be sure of sunny days in summer so as to plan picnics and
outdoor living etc. but one can't have everything! I have friends living
in St Louis who talk of their gardenias, too - sounds like summers there are
very intense!
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 11:57:24 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

Frogleg (wrote)

Sorry. I see a lot of posts about the inability to grow certain
hot-weather, long-season plants. And "gee, it's been perfectly awful
here this week." Plus a vague general concensus that UK weather is
wet, gloomy, lacking sun, and something often to be endured, not
enjoyed.

Actually, the best thing about the British weather is that it IS so varied
and yes, spring is *wonderful*. The worst thing about our weather is the
grey days when clouds appear to sit about 6" from the tops of our heads! It
would be nice to be sure of sunny days in summer so as to plan picnics and
outdoor living etc. but one can't have everything! I have friends living
in St Louis who talk of their gardenias, too - sounds like summers there are
very intense!

We have clouds, rainy days, gale-force winds, picnics rained out, too.
I moved from the San Francisco Bay area -- perhaps one of the most
mild and equitable areas in the world -- to Virginia partially to
experience weather and seasons. One of those dangerous "you may get
what you wished for" experiments. One day my first winter here, it was
21C at midnight, 0 by 9am, 6" of snow by 1pm, and bright sun at 3pm. I
suppose there's no place in the world has a patent on quirky weather.

We *do* have quite cold winters, and spring things don't appear 'til,
um, March at least. Summer is always hot, hot, hot and humid, but can
be either without rain for months, or with so much rain it's like a
constant sauna. People in the SF Bay area can grow tomatoes virtually
year 'round, but it often doesn't get hot enough for them to flourish.
We all bear climatic burdens. :-)

On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 11:57:24 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

Frogleg (wrote)

Sorry. I see a lot of posts about the inability to grow certain
hot-weather, long-season plants. And "gee, it's been perfectly awful
here this week." Plus a vague general concensus that UK weather is
wet, gloomy, lacking sun, and something often to be endured, not
enjoyed.

Actually, the best thing about the British weather is that it IS so varied
and yes, spring is *wonderful*. The worst thing about our weather is the
grey days when clouds appear to sit about 6" from the tops of our heads! It
would be nice to be sure of sunny days in summer so as to plan picnics and
outdoor living etc. but one can't have everything! I have friends living
in St Louis who talk of their gardenias, too - sounds like summers there are
very intense!

We have clouds, rainy days, gale-force winds, picnics rained out, too.
I moved from the San Francisco Bay area -- perhaps one of the most
mild and equitable areas in the world -- to Virginia partially to
experience weather and seasons. One of those dangerous "you may get
what you wished for" experiments. One day my first winter here, it was
21C at midnight, 0 by 9am, 6" of snow by 1pm, and bright sun at 3pm. I
suppose there's no place in the world has a patent on quirky weather.

We *do* have quite cold winters, and spring things don't appear 'til,
um, March at least. Summer is always hot, hot, hot and humid, but can
be either without rain for months, or with so much rain it's like a
constant sauna. People in the SF Bay area can grow tomatoes virtually
year 'round, but it often doesn't get hot enough for them to flourish.
We all bear climatic burdens. :-)

"Frogleg" wrote in message
...


We have clouds, rainy days, gale-force winds, picnics rained out, too.
I moved from the San Francisco Bay area -- perhaps one of the most
mild and equitable areas in the world -- to Virginia partially to
experience weather and seasons. One of those dangerous "you may get
what you wished for" experiments. One day my first winter here, it was
21C at midnight, 0 by 9am, 6" of snow by 1pm, and bright sun at 3pm. I
suppose there's no place in the world has a patent on quirky weather.

Been to Iceland?

Mary

On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 23:11:22 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Frogleg" wrote

We have clouds, rainy days, gale-force winds, picnics rained out, too.
I moved from the San Francisco Bay area -- perhaps one of the most
mild and equitable areas in the world -- to Virginia partially to
experience weather and seasons. One of those dangerous "you may get
what you wished for" experiments. One day my first winter here, it was
21C at midnight, 0 by 9am, 6" of snow by 1pm, and bright sun at 3pm. I
suppose there's no place in the world has a patent on quirky weather.

Been to Iceland?

No. I spent 6 weeks in southern Norway in winter when the temperature
dropped to 0C just one night, and my home state experienced -10C and 2
blizzards.

"Frogleg" wrote in message
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On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 23:11:22 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Frogleg" wrote

We have clouds, rainy days, gale-force winds, picnics rained out, too.
I moved from the San Francisco Bay area -- perhaps one of the most
mild and equitable areas in the world -- to Virginia partially to
experience weather and seasons. One of those dangerous "you may get
what you wished for" experiments. One day my first winter here, it was
21C at midnight, 0 by 9am, 6" of snow by 1pm, and bright sun at 3pm. I
suppose there's no place in the world has a patent on quirky weather.

Been to Iceland?

No. I spent 6 weeks in southern Norway in winter when the temperature
dropped to 0C just one night, and my home state experienced -10C and 2
blizzards.

On the we left, the first time we went, people were lying around on the
pavements sunbathing, it was VERY hot.

A few minutes later it was snowing ... that's quirky.

I know Iceland isn't the only one with the saying but it's certainly true
that if you don't like the weather there hang around for fifteen minutes,
it's almost bound to change.

Mary

"Frogleg" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 23:11:22 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Frogleg" wrote

We have clouds, rainy days, gale-force winds, picnics rained out, too.
I moved from the San Francisco Bay area -- perhaps one of the most
mild and equitable areas in the world -- to Virginia partially to
experience weather and seasons. One of those dangerous "you may get
what you wished for" experiments. One day my first winter here, it was
21C at midnight, 0 by 9am, 6" of snow by 1pm, and bright sun at 3pm. I
suppose there's no place in the world has a patent on quirky weather.

Been to Iceland?

No. I spent 6 weeks in southern Norway in winter when the temperature
dropped to 0C just one night, and my home state experienced -10C and 2
blizzards.

On the we left, the first time we went, people were lying around on the
pavements sunbathing, it was VERY hot.

A few minutes later it was snowing ... that's quirky.

I know Iceland isn't the only one with the saying but it's certainly true
that if you don't like the weather there hang around for fifteen minutes,
it's almost bound to change.

Mary