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Rain tonight
Would be nice, if anyone influential happens to read this. It's
ridiculously dry here! We've had lowering grey/black clouds on several evenings but not a drop of the hard stuff. Ray dug down several inches yesterday to plant a large Hedychium and says there wasn't a drop of moisture to be seen. I crossed the River Dart today at Staverton Bridge and it's lower than I've ever seen it, a very few inches at most and there was a large flock of Canada Geese there, too. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2013-08-13 23:16:52 +0100, Sacha said:
Would be nice, if anyone influential happens to read this. It's ridiculously dry here! We've had lowering grey/black clouds on several evenings but not a drop of the hard stuff. Ray dug down several inches yesterday to plant a large Hedychium and says there wasn't a drop of moisture to be seen. I crossed the River Dart today at Staverton Bridge and it's lower than I've ever seen it, a very few inches at most and there was a large flock of Canada Geese there, too. Goodness! Someone was listening! We woke up to a lightly damp ground this morning but now the rain is falling steadily and finely. A couple of days of this will be very welcome, maybe even a couple more! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2013-08-14 11:32:27 +0100, echinosum said:
Sacha;989830 Wrote: Would be nice, if anyone influential happens to read this. It's ridiculously dry here! We've had lowering grey/black clouds on several evenings but not a drop of the hard stuff. Ray dug down several inches yesterday to plant a large Hedychium and says there wasn't a drop of moisture to be seen. I crossed the River Dart today at Staverton Bridge and it's lower than I've ever seen it, a very few inches at most and there was a large flock of Canada Geese there, too. Wasn't there heavy rain in the SW within the last 3 weeks? Be grateful for the nice weather and turn the sprinklers on. That's the trouble with places that usually get their rain frequently: they don't make much provision for brief interruptions in service. We had a couple of days of rain but nothing like some areas which were actually flooded. If we had nice weather, in the real sense of that word, we'd probably be quite happy, though watering the greenhouses is a matter of routine anyway. But we've had several overcast days with just a bit of sun breaking through, then disappearing, so outdoor watering has also been necessary. There can't have been much rainfall on Dartmoor because the river's so low. If it rains on Dartmoor, the river rises rapidly because of all the run off from streams on the moor coming down this way. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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Rain tonight
On 13/08/2013 23:16, Sacha wrote:
Would be nice, if anyone influential happens to read this. It's ridiculously dry here! We've had lowering grey/black clouds on several evenings but not a drop of the hard stuff. Ray dug down several inches yesterday to plant a large Hedychium and says there wasn't a drop of moisture to be seen. I crossed the River Dart today at Staverton Bridge and it's lower than I've ever seen it, a very few inches at most and there was a large flock of Canada Geese there, too. I dug out a couple of concrete fenceposts last weekend. All I can report is that here in S. Hampshire it was completely dry 75cm down! -- Jeff |
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On 14/08/2013 15:50, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-08-14 11:32:27 +0100, echinosum said: Sacha;989830 Wrote: Would be nice, if anyone influential happens to read this. It's ridiculously dry here! We've had lowering grey/black clouds on several evenings but not a drop of the hard stuff. Ray dug down several inches yesterday to plant a large Hedychium and says there wasn't a drop of moisture to be seen. I crossed the River Dart today at Staverton Bridge and it's lower than I've ever seen it, a very few inches at most and there was a large flock of Canada Geese there, too. Wasn't there heavy rain in the SW within the last 3 weeks? Be grateful for the nice weather and turn the sprinklers on. That's the trouble with places that usually get their rain frequently: they don't make much provision for brief interruptions in service. We had a couple of days of rain but nothing like some areas which were actually flooded. If we had nice weather, in the real sense of that word, we'd probably be quite happy, though watering the greenhouses is a matter of routine anyway. But we've had several overcast days with just a bit of sun breaking through, then disappearing, so outdoor watering has also been necessary. There can't have been much rainfall on Dartmoor because the river's so low. If it rains on Dartmoor, the river rises rapidly because of all the run off from streams on the moor coming down this way. Whilst over here on the rim of Swansea Bay we had around 5 inches of rain, and I could have done without this rain for a few more days as it has put a stop to my site clearance, and the forecast is for more of the blasted stuff till the start of next week, by when I was expecting to have almost finished the job. David @ a damp side of Swansea Bay |
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Rain tonight
Sacha wrote:
Would be nice, if anyone influential happens to read this. It's ridiculously dry here! We've had lowering grey/black clouds on several evenings but not a drop of the hard stuff. Ray dug down several inches yesterday to plant a large Hedychium and says there wasn't a drop of moisture to be seen. I crossed the River Dart today at Staverton Bridge and it's lower than I've ever seen it, a very few inches at most and there was a large flock of Canada Geese there, too. |
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Rain tonight
Sacha wrote:
Would be nice, if anyone influential happens to read this. It's ridiculously dry here! We've had lowering grey/black clouds on several evenings but not a drop of the hard stuff. Ray dug down several inches yesterday to plant a large Hedychium and says there wasn't a drop of moisture to be seen. I crossed the River Dart today at Staverton Bridge and it's lower than I've ever seen it, a very few inches at most and there was a large flock of Canada Geese there, too. |
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