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scottsma said:
The winds we were expecting last night were not quite as bad as forecast.Ours was a breeze compared to what Southern Ireland suffered.The fog I mentioned that we had yesterday a couple of times, was actually sand from the Sahara mixed with ash from the forest fires in Portugal, due to Ophelia.
Today is cooler so far, 12c, and breezy.Still double figures during the night too.
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update......the wildfires in Portugal and which have killed 35+ people were started deliberately....why would anybody do this ???
but were aggravated by Ophelia.
 
Just unbelievable.

On a different note entirely, I have an autumn juvenile hedgehog in with me. I shall feed it up and monitor its weight and assess weather for early release or keep it until spring. I will have to wait and see. Mind, he is a right pig. He's been out during daylight scoffing. Hope he's/she's ok and not blind.
 
Another day of rain. The rain event and strong winds now stretch over a thousand miles along the Qld coast. Last night a fishing trawler capsized in Bustard bay just north of the town of 1770. One of the crew was rescued the other six are believed to have drowned. The search will resume today if wind and rain conditions are safe enough. Rangers in north Qld reported that they had trapped a 4.3 metre croc in the area that an elderly lady disappeared. The animal was euthanized and human remains were found in it.
Crazy weather. Ron.
 
My goodness! To all of the above! I'm happy to say all we have to contend with is rain, I feel lucky at the moment. My condolences to all who are struggling with these terrible problems.
 
By comparison to elsewhere, it is another warm dry day here. Yesterday was a long day of driving around, today I'm staying home and going to take things slow. My body is telling me so.
 
Still getting some heavy showers . Quite a bit of flooding on the entire Qld coast. The search for the six missing fishermen is continuing tho it is fast turning from rescue to retrieval. A lot of items from the missing boat have washed up on the beaches nearby. Unfortunately a man drowned in floods near Gympie. He was in a car swept into a creek.We are expecting another rain system to come thru on the weekend, Ron.
 
Another dry mild day, but rather breezy. I need to get back out to the big green pile of 8 foot logs, and start cutting them up and splitting them for next year's winter supply. I need to make room for next years 10 bush cord birch wood delivery I receive every 2nd year.
Heating with wood is a process where I have a two year time horizon. It gives me time for the wood to season, and if I have trouble with my Crohn's I can back off from the work, and not have to fear running low on firewood. Running low on firewood and money are my two greatest fears. Furnace oil does not come cheap, nor does it provide the kind of warmth that I am used to with wood heat.
 
Raining heavily now but it's almost dusk and I have no plans for a pub crawl tonight.....or any other night if I'm honest.
 
Same up here D., Rain during the night, and the sun has made an attempt to show itself but has given up.On the plus side....no wind.
 
Weather Warning.....Southerners (Spooky) are urged not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
Northerners...(me) you'll need your big coat.
 
akgirl said:
It’s snowing!! The first snow of the season. :) I’m in Alaska.
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Hi and welcome to the weather whingers club :thumright:

10c here and changeable.Hoping for a bike ride soon.

Storm Brian didn't visit us, but the west and Ireland got the hammer again.
 
The warm spell is beginning to recede and we expect to see flurries and perhaps the first snow later on in the week, and I do look forward to seeing snow. Yesterday I could still work outside in barefeet, moving firewood for the following winter to season. Today its cooler 8C and wet.
 
Some wild storms came through yesterday. in Gympie 80 kliks north of us it looked like it had been snowing there was so much hail. We had some rain here but not much. Weather bureau is predicting heavier than normal summer rain with the presence of La nina. Ron.
 
Welcome, Mom,
Much colder here in the UK, and again it's grey and drizzling. Should be better as we go through the week.

@Ron50. You have rain, Ron. It's rare to hear you speak of it, lol
 
Its white, there is about 1 cm of snow on the ground and the temp is -1C with a fresh wind. Its our first taste of winter, and the first snows bring out the little boy that is still inside of me.
 
Bufford, I can totally identify. I always stare in amazement if ever we get snow. Mind, we'll soon be reading how sick of shovelling snow you are. Stay warm and safe, but enjoy the first winter's snow.
 
Spooky1 said:
Bufford, I can totally identify. I always stare in amazement if ever we get snow. Mind, we'll soon be reading how sick of shovelling snow you are. Stay warm and safe, but enjoy the first winter's snow.
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I never get tired of shoveling or rather working with snow. Snow makes it possible to travel long distances over land that is otherwise difficult to traverse. I minimize any snow shoveling and use skis, snowmobile and snowshoes to pack down paths and walkways. Snow removal is a losing game, its far better to work with nature. She will do all the shovelling herself in spring.
 
Temps heading to the 30's again. Storms ,possibly severe predicted for Thursday. Yes Dianne virtually no rain for three months and then a months worth in two days. That is Australia. Ron.
 
-6C this morning, and it looks to be a nice sunny day coming up. I am going to take in the day, go for a walk in the bush, ice is forming on the beaver ponds. The forecast for tomorrow is uncertain, it could be rain or perhaps snow.
 
-6C omg, that's cold.

I have been watching autumnwatch unless on the loo. Please let me know of the hedgie programme, I so love hedgies. The one I have at the moment is a bit of a grunter and still coming out during the day. He's so sweet, I might call him Emily or something!
 
0 with a couple inches of wet snow this morning with the potential for several centimeters later if it pans out. Power went out too, luckily it waited until after breakfast as I don't like setting up the generator before. Generator running well. Its good to have a reliable generator, sometimes power is out for days, but this looks to be shorter outage, but enough for a good run.

No hedgehogs here, our closest cousin would be the porcupine. I have a tame partridge that stays by the house and had chicks during the summer.
 
Beautiful day here.Cloudless blue sky,no wind, 6c (but it will warm up later) and sunshine.My only whinge is the sun being so low in the sky at this time of year.Going along the coast on the bikes later and it will be blinding on the way home.
 
Lovely again here. Probably the last of the good sun that we will see for a while now. Supposed to be getting very cold soon, however, the meteorologists are very good at getting it wrong.
 
In the past 24 hours my world turned white with 15 cms of fresh snow and a temperature of -3C. Power was out for 11 hours and my good old generator had happy run. Going to have to shovel out the deck. Its expected to remain seasonal, so this snow may hang around.
 
We settled into a quiet winter pattern. -5C this morning calm conditions. Good day to walk the trails and trim off hanging branches weighed down by the snow that are blocking the way.
 
I'm very jealous, Bufford. It seems lovely. The clocks go back tonight so will be darker than ever as we get to December21st, then I look forward to lighter evenings. Christmas lights and decorations cheer up a month of gloomy dark weather.
Aren't you bored of the snow by February?
Windy day here but not so cold yet.
 
Temps in the low 30's. Lots of wind. There have been some savage storms in the last couple of weeks. A lot of hail hit Brisbane last week and storms are likely for the next few days. The night temps are getting quite high and it is getting hard to get a good nights sleep. Ron.
 
7c and a beautiful day.As D., said our clocks went back an hour so we were up earlier than usual as it was lighter by one hour.It has been difficult getting out of bed while still dark.But I do like the darker evenings.
 
We have to wait another week before we change the clocks back, I sure wish they would do away with DST, I hate the dark mornings and the morning darkness is depressing for me. I make up the difference by sleeping in. I don't mind at all the earlier sunsets, its dark outside while the roast chicken cooks and the house is cozy warm with wood heat like a nest.

Expecting some snow today, its -3 and gray. I am going to clean my chimney after lunch. I have to do this periodically with wood heat as creosote builds up inside, and cleaning keeps things safe from chimney fires. I get dirty doing this so today is a good day since I will need to shower when I change my colostomy bag.

I see it this way, I can live like a king out here on my small income where property taxes are low, and I save over $3,000 annually by heating with wood instead of oil, and fish and hunt for part of my dietary requirements. by comparison I would only be able to afford a small apartment if I were required to live in a town or city where costs are high. I don't think I would be happy for long.

The last bag only lasted 5 days, but I was busy yesterday trimming branches from the trail. I had to stop early yesterday as the work got heavy as there are a lot of branches hanging down. The stuff grows back faster than I can cut it, and I am not getting any younger. Rural living easily maxes me out, and I am glad to get back inside after a long afternoon of it.
 
I think we would have loved your life Buff.There was always something to hold us back and now it's too late.When you get to a certain age,you get soft and allow things to become an effort.I'm glad I found cycling though,as at least we get out in the fresh air and get some exercise.
2c and sunny with no wind.Good bike day.
 
scottsma said:
I think we would have loved your life Buff.There was always something to hold us back and now it's too late.When you get to a certain age,you get soft and allow things to become an effort.I'm glad I found cycling though,as at least we get out in the fresh air and get some exercise.
2c and sunny with no wind.Good bike day.
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Cold today
 
Keep warm Ron.My huuby asked for his thermal underwear today.I'll have to wrestle with
in April to get them off him........Just kidding of course,they have to go in the wash,but he has three sets.
 
scottsma said:
When you get to a certain age,you get soft and allow things to become an effort.
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Isn't that the truth, every hurdle seems higher than the one before as each year passes. Its with determination to continue on with my life long desire and dream to live a rural lifestyle in these remote parts. Most likely, when I give this place up, I will have given up on life as well.

However for now life goes on. Light snow this morning and its -1C
 
We are getting storms nearly every afternoon. Thankfully they are hit and miss, They have missed us so far but there has been a lot of damage done in small hinterland towns in the past week. My days as action man are well and truly over. I tried sprinting yesterday. Fortunately the car missed me. Any more that two lanes and I would have been history. From now on all of my crossings will be at pedestrian lights. Ron.
 
Ah Ron,you did make me laugh out loud.There's nothing like a sense of humour tohelp you get through the days.D., if anybody dares to knock at my door tonight I'LL be showing them a trick.

12c and damp here.A bad winter is on the cards for this year allegedly.It's been snow free and mild (ish) for the past four.I know someone on this thread who will disagree though...D.?
 
In January 1205 it was so cold in England that beer and wine froze and were sold by weight....My dear old dad well remembers going to the local for a couple of pounds of ale on a Friday night.....
 
Got my long sleeve thermal vest on, skinny polo jumper plus my woolovers aran woolly on too. Heating, well I just switched it off. Most winters are cold lol. I never believe weather reports either. A British meteorologist idea of an indian summer is a warm day at the most. Fortunately, their predictions for bad weather is also crap.
 
-7C this morning, and I made an ice candle by filling a 5 gallon pail and let it freeze outside for 3 nights. I make these each year, and when the last one melts in April then I know its spring.
 
12c and over cast although my lap top says it's sunny here.I'll go and look out the back window and get back to you....I know you're waiting with baited breathe
 
-7C, quiet but gray. I am going to have to make a service run to the remote cabin this afternoon, not looking forward to the exertion, but snow load on the roof is the issue. Its a healthy woodsman's game I am unwilling to give up, its not for those of us with a stoma and Crohn's, but some how I manage to keep it going.
 
Still boring here.Guy Fawkes / Bonfire Night here unfortunately.I hope folk remember to search their stacks of wood for hedgehogs before lighting up............
 
Been not too bad today. Looking forwards to fireworks, but worried like mad about roast hedgehog. On a lighter note I left Emily's (or Emilio's) cage open accidently last night, so she came to sleep in my bedroom last night. She's a sweet one. Paying for all Hedgehogs tonight.
 
0C and we had another 10 cm of snow last night. We also turned back the clocks last night. I was so tired that I didn't notice the difference this morning as I slept in extra late.
 
Omg, I need layers, preferably layers of duvets! Thick frost out there. Hopefully it will be gone in a few hours. Not quite that Canadian snow and temperatures, but cold enough for me.
 
-8C and its a true winter wonderland as I type this. Had to use the snowmobile to pack down the walkways yesterday. I might try to go for a short ski, short it will be as the ice on the bogs has a way to go yet.
 
Expecting storms today. They say that there could be up to 20mm of rain with them It has been hot and humid for the past couple of weeks. It is my last week of house sitting , my ex gets back from Spain and Portugal on Sunday. It has been six weeks and I am sure the cat will be upset . She is tarting to think she has me trained. Dopey animal. Ron.
 
-10C this morning with a high of -4.5C. The wild turkeys are back eating berries from the mountain ash tree for the second year in a row. As soon as there gets to be a hard snow pack they struggle to dig down and find food. Messy little suckers, but everyone needs to eat I suppose.
 
Spooky1 said:
Been not too bad today. Looking forwards to fireworks, but worried like mad about roast hedgehog. On a lighter note I left Emily's (or Emilio's) cage open accidently last night, so she came to sleep in my bedroom last night. She's a sweet one. Paying for all Hedgehogs tonight.
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Hedgehogs eh ? why can't they just share the hedge ?.........:lol2:
 
-13C under brilliant blue cobalt skies and bright white snow. Went for that short ski yesterday to find that the beavers have doubled the size of the beaver pond east of my property since last winter. The ice is still too thin to venture further up the trail yet.
 
Same weather here, C. Awful and really whit fingers, bloody Raynauds. Hedgepig has lost weight, doesn't like much food at all. That's a tad worrying. Will perhaps take her to the vet tomorrow to see if it's her mouth. However, some become quite stressed by being in a cage, even though it's large.
 
Lots of storms over a wide area of south east Queensland. A lot of large hail and quite a bit of damage from strong winds. Some heavy rain with 84 mm overnight the heaviest locally. now that summer is here the temps have fallen to 24c for the whole of next week. Cooler than most of winter. Ron.
 

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