Awful weather - typical Brits talk

LessImpecunious

Well, we too had mist, but only around the edges, and more blue sky than has been seen for many a day (or month, feels like...) So, on earlyish morning walk looked like this in one direction:

(Treemageddon still in evidence) ...and like this in t'other:

We thought we had discovered a new to science phenomenon, never having seen the like before, but apparently mist bows, or white rainbows are a thing....

And on the botanical, rather than meteorogical, side of the topic, here are a couple of nice ferns also spotted:

YoungBlueEyes

Lovely misty photos. I like your ferns and your white rainbow Less, you learn something new every day eh And your tree line just wants a few 'osses snickering in the background Dusty.  I wouldn't be feeling at all guilty about having a slow day 2p, you've not stopped this last wee while and your system's telling you "enough now". I am not a doctor etc. What book you reading? And thanks for the ID of my flower, I think you're right Your link was a surprise pp, I didn't realise it had jumped species (I've given up watching the news entirely, I can't bear it any more so I don't watch any of it.) We're in an Avian Control Zone here but the avians aren't taking a blind bit of notice. Well they wouldn't would they, they can't read... 

I got a pic of the church in the murk last night, and for once it has come out looking like it looked like! There's a bit more sky in it than I would like, but I had to cut the brightly lit houses and street lights out of the bottom of it cos they were making my phone's eyes go funny - 



Your new sig made me laugh taff I wonder if Farway will be home soon for a warm up, or if he pulled rank and got the windows shut ha haa! 

Only a flying visit this morning cos I have to go shopping :horror: The wee arm that holds my feeding tray thing onto the pole of my bird feeder has snapped, and with my dearth of a blowtorch it prob means a whole new gig. Fgs. Weather same as yesterday, slumpy clouds and chilly and not a breath out there. One of granny's favourite sayings will be true this year - a green Christmas produces a fat graveyard. 

Oh and anyone feeling like Winter is dragging on a bit, try switching to the Gaelic calendar. Spring starts on the first of Feb  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_calendar

Dustyevsky

Oh no, Less, not ferns! I can't remember/ID many of them, except Hart's Tongue! They're rather lovely in the right setting, though, and that second one of yours is majestic. At this time of year it becomes apparent which are the evergreen ones. Our Shuttlecock ferns disappear in winter. I only know them because they leave a brown 'spike' behind.

Here's one I did earlier. It's in a friend's garden and I',m supposed to be IDing it for her!

Another morning of gloomy mist and unfruitfulness here. It's a T-shirt colder, too. We are receiving visitors today, including MiL, so this is just a quick post. Have to go hoover the logs! 

Farway

Morning folks, now back on the other side after an enjoyable if tiring Christmas spell, I suspect my car can now navigate by itself the M27 from Pompey to that other port city to the west.

The roadworks started in 1974 are still not finished [slight calendar exaggeration], at one stage it split into three lanes, with two veering away but parallel IYSWIM, had me wondering if I was ever going to see home again.

Sausage dog puppy is cute, fluffy & friendly. Had a slight whiff of Bisto about him, seems he found the tub earlier and decided it was just the ticket.

I obtained permission from Horticultural DGD to plant the yet to be obtained apple tree in her Mum's garden.

And HDGD BF is now a working gardener, instead of learning student, on some squillionaire's estate near Gloucester. He is slightly aggrieved to find he has to plant where & what the Piper pays for and not do as he wants. Welcome to the World of Work, I thought, but thankfully never blurted out.

It was dull, grey & misty both days, and is the same today. Very similar to Dusty misty pic.

On Oak trees, the pair at the volunteer place are down & gone, spotted the spaces as I started my drive Christmas day. It does look bare there, I think the silver birches are in, but I'll have to go closer & look, plus photo.

The Rosemoor one, maybe they will use the Wisley experience ? 

When all theirs came down in the great Storm they decided to clear the area and start again, now it is a delightful woodland rhododendron / azalea walk

https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/garden-highlights/battleston-hill

I've got a slight whiff of a cold, itchy eyes, cough etc, not proper man flu, just annoying. And I've done summat to my back, so I'm back to lopsided hobbling for the moment.

Nothing that lounger lolling & scoffing some Hotel Chocalat selection will not ease

No roses out here, all brown & wet. Love the fern with tree background Less, and a great Church pic there Blue,. Feel like I should be out with my camera, but now I'm in a weakened state that will have to wait.

Never had to pull rank & close windows , I double layered up before I went over and was glad I did. Youngest DGD has icy fingers, like witches what names., Brrr. She walks about with bare arms outside, I feel cold just looking at her.

This was one of my Christmas presents, been too long in a hot shop I guess. Now potted up & hoping to go green on a window sill.

twopenny

I especially love the fern photo Less, that's a beauty.

Bluey too, the lit church and the black trees in the mist is right what it's about.

I'll take the February Spring as well. It's the time of first lambs and Snowdrops. Shame March never gets the message

Always though Spring started in March, must be my Irish roots.

Sorry about your ailing bits Farway but as I'm in much the same state it's not too bad considering - my neighbour with supermarket working son and small grandchildren in that tiny bungalow has been really poorly and had to do the Christmas thing.

Youngsters don't realise their mums are getting old and not up for this. At least we can just slump and enjoy an indulgent recovery.

Dusty nice fern. I think I have one like that. A Morries special. Used to know all the names when I was out and about with the local natural history group. Now none of us can make it

Ditto, another heavy mist today and icy touch everywhere. I don't like it at all.

Thinking I should get out and about doing stuff but not keen.

The wildlife don't like it much either!

LessImpecunious

My ferns are common-not-garden types Dusty, just growing wild in the (what was, at least the second one) forest - think the big one is Dryopteris filix-mas ("Male Fern") , the little one is a young Blechnum spicant (though it's apparently been re-named - and I don't recognise either of the common names attributed to it, always known it just as Blechnum...).

OH (who is more of a fern expert than me) thinks yours might be a Polystichum, possibly aculeatus, Dusty - unless it's some funny foreign import...

Since moving to the countryside (well, back - much of childhood was countryfied) I've been struck how signs of spring (daffs shooting, hazel catkins swelling, etc) start long before winter is over... One of the benefits of (being forced to) go outdoors a lot (for garden, dogs and other beasts, or otherwise) is spotting these hopeful signs in the midst of what superficially (through your window) looks like deepest darkest miserabalist midwinter...

Dustyevsky

Farway said:

On Oak trees....The Rosemoor one, maybe they will use the Wisley experience ? 

When all theirs came down in the great Storm they decided to clear the area and start again, now it is a delightful woodland rhododendron / azalea walk

I recall that time. We were visiting friends nearby, called-in at Wisley to see the damage first hand, though some parts were roped-off for safety.

I've found a photo of the Rosemoor Oak I took in October 2015. It was great for framing pictures of the lake:

The above photo's a good reminder of how pleasant the weather can be!  One tends to forget after so much murkiness, though 2p's wild horses photo conveys an equally powerful message, showing them using the shelter of a large beech (?) tree.

LessImpecunious said:

OH (who is more of a fern expert than me) thinks yours might be a Polystichum, possibly aculeatus, Dusty - unless it's some funny foreign import...

 I've been struck how signs of spring (daffs shooting, hazel catkins swelling, etc) start long before winter is over... One of the benefits of (being forced to) go outdoors a lot (for garden, dogs and other beasts, or otherwise) is spotting these hopeful signs in the midst of what superficially (through your window) looks like deepest darkest miserabalist midwinter...

I'm happy to take that ID, and thanks to your OH.   I wholeheartedly agree about the benefits of visiting nature, every day, if possible, including inclement weather. Necessity is often the driver when there are animals and time-limited jobs involved, but I've noticed things are rarely as bad in the outdoors as they appear from a warm kitchen. The exception is probably when strong winds are involved, which kill logical thought, let alone any chance of deeper contemplation.

YoungBlueEyes

Nowt to report here. The garden's still out there and the clouds are still down. 

Did you survive the vistors Dusty? 

I love your misty 'osses 2p, they're just right How's the innards btw?
 
Hopefully the Hotel Chocolat treatment will cure your frotey coff and straighten out your back Farway Good/bad news that DGD is now a worker bee - is she enjoying it?

I can stand quite a lot of fern pics - they're deffo on the #CommonThingsWotMakeMeSmile list  

Sorry it's another flying visit this morning. Himself has not long got his erse outta bed and has just announced he wants to go to Posh Town. And I'm going with him cos he has making up to do 

Farway

Dull & grey again, so nice to see Dusty's sunny picture.

And the atmospheric 2P horses

I'm not venturing out though, my back is still twinging away, and Tiger Balm was deployed this morning. I will apply Waitrose Number 1 dark chocolate internally later.

Plant news, the Japanese anemones, on offer from T & M are growing, fresh leaves have appeared. I'll move them outside soon because I don't want them getting too long & leggy in my conservatory.

Another easy job I have in mind is to trim back the fuchsias now they are dormant, some may not survive due to them bing the more exotic types, but worth a try IMO.

wort

Quick check in, OT same as everyone else misty and dull.

I’ve got DDs today and spent my morning prepping what I thought was an easy tea !! How wrong I was, the electric just tripped cos I plugged the oil heater out the garage in the conservatory.🫣

I like ferns have some in the garden not sure which type . YBE I liked the church pic , I’m not sure but the amount of sky gave it more oomph 

must dash and change now .
hope all well and enjoying some peace.