1^oC in kitchen/dining room first thing this morning and 3^oC in fridge.

Roll on next Spring

A high of 3oC and a low of -6oC predicted today in the Cambridgeshire fens.  Getting warmer by the weekend.  This country is a joke when it comes to winter weather, everything come to a grinding halt it seem.
The first house I can really remember was a large four bedroom one in Wandsworth, built in the 1920s, which the family moved into in, the mid-1950s I suppose.  The only heating was by means of fireplaces, even in the bedrooms. 
I'll stop now before this sounds too much like the 4 Yorkshiremen sketch.                                                                                                                                                               

Where in the Fens are you out of interest John? My Mum was a Fen Tiger, having been born in Earith, just on the edge of the Fens. Always bleak when that Easterly wind would blow and go right through you, or that's what it felt like.

Quote from: John Cook on 15 December 2022, 01:03:01 PMA high of 3oC and a low of -6oC predicted today in the Cambridgeshire fens.  Getting warmer by the weekend.  This country is a joke when it comes to winter weather, everything come to a grinding halt it seem.
The first house I can really remember was a large four bedroom one in Wandsworth, built in the 1920s, which the family moved into in, the mid-1950s I suppose.  The only heating was by means of fireplaces, even in the bedrooms. 
I'll stop now before this sounds too much like the 4 Yorkshiremen sketch.                                                                                                                                                             

Fireplaces .... in't bedrooms! By Eck! Luxury.

We 'ad one paraffin 'eater as was moved abaat as needed for t'bedrooms in aar 'ouse!

Quote from: Steve J on 15 December 2022, 07:02:59 PMWhere in the Fens are you out of interest John? My Mum was a Fen Tiger, having been born in Earith, just on the edge of the Fens. Always bleak when that Easterly wind would blow and go right through you, or that's what it felt like.

About ten miles from Earith.  I'm not a local.  Moved here when I left the army and got a job in Huntingdon.  I don't like the area much to be frank, but there are probably worse places to live and moving is just too much trouble. 

Quote from: Ithoriel on 14 December 2022, 11:34:23 AMTemperature in kitchen/diner 3^oC, temperature inside fridge 4.5^oC. Excuse me while I pop into the fridge to warm up

Fortunately rest of house ranges from 13^o in bathroom to 18^o in the bedroom. Two PCs and body heat contributing to the latter.

Time to fire up the central heating for a bit.

What laughingly passes for my office was similar than - I worked from bed for the morning till the front room warmed up enough to go downstairs. Barely in the office extention for a couple weeks...

So far, another horrible January. Cold...ish, wet and windy. Birds going through Feeders like Mad. No sightings of Foxes or Hedgehogs... 'somethings' are eating the kibble... cats, rats or birds! Bulb shoots coming up! Really NEED to cut back some trees before they bud up... but NOT doing 'outside' just yet!

Well it's been pretty wet but quite mild here so far in Bristol. The bulbs are going made with crocuses showing buds and the snowdrops pushing up too. Daffodils and tulips doing there stuff too. Few birds sadly (avian flu?) but our son saw the local fox last night. I need to do a few things too but the ground too sodden at present.

Daffs coming up, grass growing, wet and grey. All in all a pretty typical spring. Two months early...

Grass growing in January fairly typical here in Bristol and in fact have cut it late January before. I don't think so this year given how wet everything is...

Quote from: Steve J on 14 January 2023, 11:19:07 AMGrass growing in January fairly typical here in Bristol and in fact have cut it late January before. I don't think so this year given how wet everything is...

Blimey, we don't normally see this much movement till March-ish. The wet has also hit us, though. We're in March-April quagmire atm.

Yes, it's B COLD! Reluctant to venture outside. Still have some snow lying and paths VERY dodgy!. But do not forget birds and creatures. Seed feeder at front needed replenish and only filled last week! H Hogs probably back to sleep and have not seen a Fox for months... but, 'something' eats the kibble... though, probably, a Cat or Rat!

Ever seen Otters? When a kid, having read Gavin Maxwell and'Tarka' I thought them to be virtually extinct except, maybe, some areas of Scotland or S W UK.
Then, on an April evening, I was walking down to the village along side local small river. (Pont).
And there were TWO... just 'messing around'and doing 'Ottery stuff'!
Mesmerised... watched for, maybe' 15 mins until they drifted downriver, under bridge and past Church.
Magical. Something that I never thought that I would ever see. Never mind in my home village!
That was maybe 20+ years ago... and have not heard anyone seeing any since. Hope still around. 

Loads (well several ) of the little b*gg*rs round the Gwent levels and between the Wye and Usk.
Beautiful and I wish them well but they are vicious little devils despite being pretty.
They are doing better than ever (and long may they do so).
I watched a pair playing about in a river about forty years ago in East Anglia, superbly lithe athletic beasts but killers if you are a fish or wildfowl. They suddenly dived out of sight and a few seconds later a small duck was thrashing about and they were dragging it off to shore. Definitely a red in tooth and claw moment.

Well... that's what they do. There was a Mink 'release' sometime previous... by  b idiots! Think Otters got rid of them! Mink are worse. Just Kill on instinct.
Heard Wye was an area of survival. Nice river, from what I have heard.