Now the election is over, let us talk about something else - like the weather!

Apparently the Jet stream is shifting and will be drawing warmer air from the Equator, next week, so we should see a return of Summer weather.

All this rain, good for gardens, so not using metered water. As long as there is no flooding!

I can’t believe the leaves are already falling, look at my lawn this morning. I’m totally fed up with rain, wind and cold weather, all the effort I put into the garden is continually wasted as plants get battered and blown.

DH and I also have had awful colds for a week. We went out briefly this morning for a walk, then the rain started. Now thundering. The brook at the end of our garden is like a torrent, but then, it hasn’t dried up in the 18 years we’ve lived here. The rain is good for the plants and trees,so I don’t really mind. Better than drought. And both water butts are full again.

Oreo

Namsnanny

It was thundery over us as well as heavy rain last night M0nica
My Petunia hanging baskets (which I forgot to bring into the conservatory) were looking bedraggled this morning. Nothing else came to harm though. All the plants I treasure have finished flowering, and my bedding this year is mainly BLizzies, as I was preoccupied with other things and just bought a few plug plants.

To be fair, I've managed to avoided most of the huff and puff over the election, but with Nigel Farage now in the house, I don't see the excitement level settling back down to normal for the duration.

Is Nige boarding with you? 😁

I wondered that too! Does your house smell of cigar smoke and stale beer Namsnanny? .......and disappointment?

Sorry.

I am getting fed up with the rain, my tomato plants are waterlogged, I put a heavy quilted mattress cover out this morning, hung on the whirly in a nice sunny spell, half an hour later it is hanging there, dripping......

Does your house smell of stale beer....
I think you've proved my point HPQueen🤣🤣🤣

Oreo Do you think my humble abode would be to his taste?
It seems to me he likes the high life whenever possible.

Although, if he brought a few acquaintances around, it could make for a very interesting evening.
Might make a change from the dinner conversation with MrNams😄

Just had a,few huge fhunder claps here.

I can't stand the boiling hot weather, but this relentless grey rain is miserable.

I have little seedlings I've grown indoors which now,have nowhere to go.

They'll not last a night I'd imagine.

Remember the time when we were using our windscreen wipers incessantly to clean away the dead insects? We rarely need to do this now - just clear away the dust from the Sahara.

Another cold, wet, rainy day. and we are now nearer Christmas 2024 than Christmas 2023.

It's raining here too M0nica.
Such miserable weather.

It’s sunny! It was fine but cloudy this morning. Then it rained. Now it’s 15° and sunny, but the wind means you need more than just a T-shirt.

I gave in this morning and cut the grass in the rain - showers really. Even the dogs went inside.

Now! lovely sunshine and 7 deg warmer

Just can't win

Opposite here in CA. Been over 100 degrees F all week - 109 (43C) yesterday and today! We're sweltering. :p

Namsnanny

^Does your house smell of stale beer....^
I think you've proved my point HPQueen🤣🤣🤣

Oreo Do you think my humble abode would be to his taste?
It seems to me he likes the high life whenever possible.

Although, if he brought a few acquaintances around, it could make for a very interesting evening.
Might make a change from the dinner conversation with MrNams😄

😂well he always says he’s a man of the people so I imagine he’ll be happy in your humble abode Namsnanny just insist he smokes in the garden and don’t let him put his feet up on the coffee table.

M0nica

Another cold, wet, rainy day. and we are now nearer Christmas 2024 than Christmas 2023.

I'm excited. Checking the forecast tomorrow it's going to be sunny and 21 degrees 😎

It's only going to last one day though, but I have my book and deck chair at the ready for the one day of summer

Do you know, now I'm not at work, and having to scurry out of the door on the dark mornings.
Or longing to do something in the garden after work, only to find it's too dark, I really don't care about the weather.

Yes it's a talking point which is great, because it's always changing.

I'm very glad I can put the fire on as I please, even if it is in July

Oreo

Namsnanny

Does your house smell of stale beer....
I think you've proved my point HPQueen🤣🤣🤣

Oreo Do you think my humble abode would be to his taste?
It seems to me he likes the high life whenever possible.

Although, if he brought a few acquaintances around, it could make for a very interesting evening.
Might make a change from the dinner conversation with MrNams😄

😂well he always says he’s a man of the people so I imagine he’ll be happy in your humble abode Namsnanny just insist he smokes in the garden and don’t let him put his feet up on the coffee table.

Judging by his habits in the jungle, he seems very civilized, and quite neat. He might even decide to take a bath?

Rekarie you clearly live nowhere near me. Our forecast is dry until 3.00pm - and iht rains for the rest of the day, maximum temperature: 17 degrees.

This could turn into the hole in the road Monty Python sketch. We have rain here from 10am. Next week looks grim again, and my sweet pepper has given up the ghost.

It has been a lovely late afternoon and evening here 😯

M0nica

Another cold, wet, rainy day. and we are now nearer Christmas 2024 than Christmas 2023.

M0nica !!

That reminded me of my unfinished Nativity set knitting project languishing in the cupboard under the stairs!

Torrential rain, thunder and lightning here earlier.: Sunny by early evening though.
I put the electric blanket on last night, and have been wearing my sheepskin house boots nearly all day, and I’m back in my ‘winter’ cosy jeggings. Summer things haven’t had much wear yet, except for a week or so ago when it was positively hot for a while.

The weather has been weird here all day and now it’s really humid and I feel red hot

We have had sun rain thunder rain sun rain now it’s just clear