The weather through to next week is forecast to continue mostly wet and windy so it looks like being a damp finish to what has been a notably wet year.
The horticultural society trading shed was closed last Sunday, but since it wasn’t raining I went for a walk round the allotments. I have to say that it was a somewhat depressing sight looking at mostly bare, waterlogged plots. One bright spot was on mine where I noticed that the crocuses in the long planter have started to appear.
The shed is also closed this coming Sunday so I’ll probably do the same again, especially as it’s looks like it may be the only dry and sunny day before the year ends.
Have a good weekend!
We’ve certainly had our fair share of rain this year haven’t we! We’re off to the coast for a couple of days – not sure it is a wise decision considering the weather. Hope you had a good Christmas and wishing you a happy and healthy new year.
Be careful at the coast,Elaine. There’s a warning about mudslides and erosion!!
Elaine we sure have. Hope that enjoy your days at the coast. I did thanks, and to you too! xx
It’s certainly very depressing to have day after day of rain. if only that, here in the UK we traditionally experience a range of weather even within a week. These days, we don’t even need to look at the forecast!
Jenny I start to get ‘cabin-fever’! Changeable weather doesn’t help. Being a gardener I look at the forecast morning and evening every day. xx
My Crocus are showing too, as are the Iris Reticulata. It won’t be long until lots more shoots will be springing up through the soil too. I think it’s these sort of thoughts which get us through winter.
Jo it’s good to see them appear. I agree. xx
Yep, wet and windy here too. At least the shortest day is gone and I do notice a 5 – 15 minute stretch already. Roll on Spring
Cath I’m not surprised. And it starts to get more noticeable before too long. I second that! xx
How lovely that your crocus are coming up, an early spring to come maybe?
I’ve just heard on the news that Britain has just had the wettest year on record. It’s certainly horribly waterlogged around here. Have a wonderful New Year.xxxxx
Snowbird it would be nice to have an early, and good, spring. Yes a record year, and one we don’t want repeated. Thanks, and you too. xx
Yes, we’ve had some damp, too, but hopefully some of it will dry off before Pruning Week! Hope you enjoyed your one dry day
Nikki I’m sure that you’ll have a good week to do all you want in the garden. I try to make the most of such days at this time of year. xx
Lovely to see that Spring has already decided to take a peek! I have noticed a few little daffies poking out of a pot in my window box, and a few buds on bushes making their presence known. Hopefully you will get some relief from the wetness and damp…we’re having some partly sunny days coming up, and even that helps lift spirits. Good reading weather!!!
Glo there’s no sign of any daffodils showing here yet. Today is sunny, but cold, but more rain tomorrow then looking drier. It sure is! xx
It has been miserable. It’s hard to keep cheerful when you wake every morning and hear it raining AGAIN. It is good to see bulbs pushing through but I wonder how long it will take for the ground to dry out before we can start gardening. I heard someone on Gardener’s Question Time say it could take the ground a lot longer to warm up if it is so waterlogged. Still ever the optimist I’m working my way through my seed catalogues and formulating my orders. Have a good weekend. x
Welly it sure has. That’s a good point so fingers crossed. I think that gardeners have to optimists. Have fun with the catalogues. Thanks, you too. xx
I love the boost to the spirits that bulbs poking their heads up provides. I do so hope that 2013 doesn’t try to compete with 2012 for rain though, I’m sure the aquafers are all full again now…
Janet I think that we all do! I think that we all hope that as well… xx
It’s odd, a mixed weather end of year and now, in January, we have 10.5C on the mountains and here, today. It’s about at warm as some early days of Summer here! I am not surprised you are seeing crocuses shoot- I hope they will grow strong.
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Menhir it’s typical of our weather to be like this isn’t it. It’s been mild here.
Fingers crossed for the crocuses. xx