2010 December | Pigs & Poultry
Dec 23 2010
Who would have thought Russia would get to host the World Cup? I am not a football fan and really don’t care who hosts it but did Russia have to thank us by sending its weather our way?
Here in Cumbria we got off reasonably lightly compared to the East coast but I wonder if we [...]
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I noticed the snowdrops were through towards the end of January; a sign new life is stirring beneath ground. There are some early lambs further down the valley and the mild weather gave some of our ducks the idea spring was around the corner. We wonder if the geese will be laying this month. Traditionally [...]
2012 Arrives!
As the shortest day has passed at least the days seem to be lighter for a little longer. Having said that the weather is so disgusting it doesn’t make you feel much better. Of course, this time last year we were battling snow, ice and incredibly low night time temperatures. Now, at least here [...]
After a wet September I don’t think November was too bad. Pretty mild and with rain mostly arriving at night the days were quite pleasant. The same cannot be said of this week. A definite drop in temperature and short days with plenty of rain and hail makes me feel winter may be on the [...]
As the days get shorter and the forecasters warn of snow showers there can be no doubt winter is around the corner. The autumn colours have been lovely but there have been few crisp autumn days when you could enjoy them. We can only hope the colder temperatures bring a drier spell.
The mild weather has [...]
