Scotland - North 2007

[JennieAtkinson]

Cold here today too, fair bit of snow on the ground and quite heavy snow showers at times.
Our house is pretty chilly in a northerly wind and at one point the temp sensor in the kitchen window said it was 14 degrees in the kitchen and 15.6 in the greenhouse! I think it was lying - about the greenhouse, it was still bloomin freezing in the kitchen. Got us going though, we nearly took our coffee outside. Soon dropped to 1.2 degrees. Little paraffin heater going great guns though as I think it is probably a good -3 here tonight.

[Mucky Lizz!!]

Lovely sunshine yesterday and what did i do? swept the chimney and cleaned the house!! Then today frost this morning which defrosted by mid day, a little rain this pm but on the cool side. So just had a lazy day off!!
Was out in the garden sunday and got sleated on!!
Just sorting what seeds Ive got and what I still need!

[Crazy Chickie]

After our wee burst of frost it seems to be turning into summer now! Lovely mild few days, sunny and no colder than 7C, even at night! Its very tempting to go out and start digging but have managed to restrain myself so far. I know it won't last.

[Mucky Lizz!!]

Funny you said that!! Ive just been out (8.30pm) planting on the garlic that I had grown!!
Its just starting to spot with rain, but v.little been out this afternoon moving shrubs as there were ones getting hidden by the bigger ones!
The chickens have found there way over the wire and have eaten the last of my brocolli, they were only leaves, but I was saving them and giving all the chickens some rather than one fat chuck getting them all!!!
Will have to sort that one out, a bit of detective work and watching how it gets in will have to be done tomorrow as Ive manured and added extra worms, a chucks favorite!!! Mine too as it saves my back!!! Had to laugh, saw an advert for one of the scottish papers can't remember which one but it was putting a free magazine in 'scotland in winter' the ad showed all these pictures with snow -- they weren't taken this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can see snow on the back of wyvis and on the tops, did come down the hill 2 days ago, but seems to be disapearing!
Have a good weekend and hope the weather is good for us all

[Birdie Wife]

Just taken this picture from my office window, it's a bit like living in a snow globe at the moment. Very pretty!

[Mrs Dobby]

Looks very pretty BW, but also looks very cold! We've snow forecast for later this week, tho whether we get it or not is another thing! There doesnt seem to be anywhere near as much snow nowadays as I can remember from being a child, must be global warming!

[JennieAtkinson]

We woke to a sprinkling of snow on the hills this morning, and its VERY cold with a strong northerly wind. No snow forecast though. Hope you don't get snowed in BW!

[sewer rat]

Like you and BW Jennie, I woke to a smattering of snow and have had snow showers on and off all day. We must have the same wind too - from the NE and absolutely Baltic

[Crazy Chickie]

We had it very very cold for about a week while the rest of the country was struggling with the snow. No snow for us but sunny, cold, dry days. Then we had a little rain for a few days, then some very warm weather which was almost like summer before it broke into high winds and rain. Its been a funny febuary

[Crazy Chickie]

And now its lovely n warm and sunny again

[sewer rat]

Absolutely glorious sunny day out at my field today. Meanwhile 3 miles away, back in Tain, weather was dull and overcast all day. Quite a hard frost in Tain last night.

[burnie]

Frost last night but the grass is definately growing again but buds are showing on everything,fruit and roses.

[JennieAtkinson]

Beautiful day today - woke to blue skies and wall to wall sunshine. Looked lovely through the window! It was a bit chilly to start with, but got warmer. Wind got up abit through the day, and was quite blustery in the afternoon, but heavy digging in the sheltered area behind the polytunnel resulted in my taking my fleece off and working in a T-shirt - in March !!

It is now 7.55 pm and still daylight !!!

[JennieAtkinson]

2 degrees and snowing here today! Not lying on the ground though, its too windy

[JennieAtkinson]

The last two days have been glorious. Yesterday was 16 degrees, warm enough for gardening in a T-shirt. No wind in the morning, but windy in the afteroon. Blue skies and sunshine.
Today, this morning was slightly chillier at 14 degrees, blue skies and wall to wall sunshine. Very pleasant. By lunchtime we had hit 18 degrees! By this time I was stuck in a meeting and by the time I came out later in the afternoon it was cloudy and spitting with rain.
Tonight the soil is feeling very dry and even feels warm when you touch it.
I now have a tan on my arms! Yippee!