Nice People 13: Nice Save

ukmaggie45

Well I had to rest this afternoon, so watched a load of carp TV (so what's new!) but got a bit of a second wind later on and did manage to get out and prune the buddleias to within an inch of their lives. Plus OH got his saw out and sawed off the bit that always overhangs the patio and gets in the way (long story to do with a very wet winter). That was so big he's sawed it in half and we've shoved it in the shed to season so we can burn it on the barbie maybe next year... Anyone know how well buddleia wood burns?

Cloud base has lifted, so we got our first sight of the mountains this evening.

Evening view from caravan by ukmaggie45, on Flickr

Nikkster

I can't believe what I've just done.

I've offered up my bed for the night, so I'll be sleeping on the sofa :eek: (intentionally, rather than waking up at 3 am and wondering where I am). All for a good cause, but still :eek:

Spent this morning rearranging my dining room/ store room seeing as the boxes I moved out of my 3rd bedroom for my dad's visit won't be going back in there for a while.

Spent this afternoon gardening in the sunshine

First I pruned the roses at the front. Kept reminding myself what Mrs. Nice Neighbour told me - you shouldn't get a friend to prune roses, and to prune just above a forward-facing shoot. The front garden is almost unrecognisable at the moment - over the past couple of weekends I've removed most of the shrubs that were there. I have a really rubbish before pic, will try to take a 'now' pic this weekend.

Then I did this year's 2nd mow of the back lawn, attacked some brambles and began to rescue my Japanese quince from it's very overgrown neighbour (will have to look up what it is - I think it might be Broom).

Bin almost full

Nikkster

chewmylegoff wrote: »

There is a lot of vomiting going on today. I am covered in stale half digested milk.

Good job they're beautiful, eh?

GDB2222

Jazee wrote: »

But Chewy's twins will probably see it.

Depends whether they smoke?

chewmylegoff

GDB2222 wrote: »

Depends whether they smoke?

I haven't caught them smoking yet but they drink like fish.

CKhalvashi

Percy1983 wrote: »

My pictures from sunny Manchester

Beautiful photos!

I was stuck in studio 2 from 8am to 2pm, so unfortunately missed everything

GDB2222

I woke up this morning in plenty time for the eclipse and then promptly dozed off again. Fortunately, I woke up at 0920, just in time for the height of the eclipse and the light dimming, like twilight. (I think that here in Norfolk we got about 85% coverage of the sun.) I would have felt such an idiot if I had slept through the only solar eclipse in my lifetime.

We did see a crescent shaped sun through the light clouds. I guess that is something to tell my grandchildren whilst they wait patiently for 2090.

GDB2222

Nothing wrong with this dress. It's just people's dirty minds. But I did chortle.

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

Nothing wrong with this dress. It's just people's dirty minds. But I did chortle.

Yes and once you've seen it your eyes are only drawn to it. You can never see the whole picture ever again.

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

Where were you on 11 August 1999? That was a total eclipse (in Cornwall) and partial in the rest of the country.

Thick cloud where I was IIRC. This link suggests my recollection is right, and explains why you did not use your solar glasses. http://www.theweathernetwork.com/uk/news/articles/climate-and-environment/helen-young--reflecting-on-the-1999-uk-solar-eclipse/47490/

I remember arriving on the beach very early in the morning, full of anticipation. There was a sunrise to witness, as the cloud at this stage was well broken. However it was a red sunrise that foretold the weather to come (red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning). The shepherd was right, by 7.30am the sun was fast disappearing behind clouds and that’s how it remained for the day. It was at about this time that I had to set up the weather symbols on the giant map laid out on the beach. I had huge weather symbols about 50cm across; clouds, sun and large raindrops. As it happened, the sun symbols didn’t get much of a look in as it was generally very cloudy, especially for the southwest of England.

I remember, vividly, having to deliver the weather forecast live on BBC 1 as I walked around the map, talking about the symbols – all delivered in about 45 seconds! I was really annoyed that the skies were so leaden. So many people were going to be disappointed at not being able to see the eclipse at all. Some people travelled hundreds of miles to reach Cornwall to experience the spectacle.

It was the only forecast I delivered in my 12 years that really upset me at being proved right.