A dry start to today, brisk North North Easterly blows.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
30th December 2009
Light rain falls, the sky is very overcast making the start of the day dark and gloomy.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
28th December 2009
Frost lightly whitens the grasses and banks. A still windless day with a clear pale blue sky.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
27th December 2009
Brisk wind blows. The day seems quite dark this morning as heavy grey clouds loom over the sky.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
26th December 2009
The temperature has lifted quite a bit for today, the feeling is a lot milder. A cool light wind blows the clouds, clearing them away to cluster on the distant horizon.
Friday, December 25, 2009
25th December 2009
Cold clear day for Christmas. The sky is clear of all clouds. Ice has formed on the puddles.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
24th December 2009
There has been some thawing of the snowy bits since having a drop ofrain overnight. But some areas have turned to ice instead with a drop in temperature once the rain dispersed.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
23rd December 2009
The slight thawing from yesterday has frozen overnight leaving areas of the track slick with ice. The hedges hang with silvery droplets where a little thawing has already occurred above the cold temperature on the ground.
A keen cold wind blows, but not as cold as Monday. Dark clouds are starting to move over and forecast the coming of rain.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
21st December 2009
Cold Easterly wind blows, straight from Russia. The cold has made the snow even more crisper and harder. Very overcast.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
20th December 2009
More snow fell overnight, it has now changed to hard crystals that crunch underfoot.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
19th December 2009
A light dusting of snow has fallen overnight. The sky remains dark with heavy grey clouds. The wind has dropped and everything is still.
Friday, December 18, 2009
18th December 2009
Cold North Easterly wind blows. Frost covers the fields and ice has formed on the puddles.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
16th December 2009
Feels even colder today, the wind is quite sharp, dark clouds cover most of the sky.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
14th December 2009
Dry cold day with hardly any movement from the wind.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
13th December 2009
A slight touch of frost coats the centre grass this morning.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
12th December 2009
During yesterday the tractor came up with a hedge flail. It passed over the hedge several times thrashing everything back. Luckily most of the berries and fruits in the hedge have been harvested by birds and animals. But as far as we are concerned it should have been left until January-February.
Unfortunately we cannot control absolutely everything when other people are involved in the equation. The fact is it was our neighbours who pressurised the owner of the land surrounding us to send in the tractor. They have been worrying about the trimming of the hedges ever since we stopped them from having them trashed just as the bird nesting season had started.
Hedges do need to trimmed back to keep them in good shape, but there is the best most wildlife friendly time to do it.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
10th December 2009
Fine drizzle has fallen this morning, everything hangs damp.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
8th December 2009
Brisk cool wind blows out of the North. The sun shines while clouds move rapidly overhead.
Monday, December 7, 2009
7th December 2009
Bright clear sky of faded blue. The moon peers down over the hedge to my left, a pale eye in the sky.
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