Country File

[Raider4]

No frost forecast for several days, so the grass will be fine, famous last words. I have cut it earlier in January before, but several years ago now.

Frost this morning here, and I don't think I'm too far away from you.

[Steve J]

A touch of frost here too which was certainly not forecast. Still the grass looks fine as pretty resilient, so I'm not worried. Damned foggy now than and very dreary.

[Heedless Horseman]

Storm Malik seems to be doing more local damage than Arwen did. So far... an 8" branch off the old Ash and several smaller branches off various other trees. Changed my mind about going out for shopping! 

[John Cook]

Periodic visit to the garden by a Sparrow Hawk yesterday.  Well, I assume it's the same one we see every time but who knows.  We feed the birds, the birds feed the Sparrow Hawk.  It seems to be partial to Collared Doves and Wood Pigeons judging by the feathers it leaves behind so I'm guessing it's a female.  Still, there are plenty of them, especially Wood Pigeons. 

[Steve J]

We had a visit from a Sparrowhawk yesterday, after I'd done my RSPB Birdwatch recording. Plenty of Corvids and Sparrows seen, not much else. Might do one tomorrow as the weather is looking better...

[Leon]

We're planning our Birdwatch today instead as we were busy with Dave's 60th birthday yesterday!

[Raider4]

Storm Malik seems to be doing more local damage than Arwen did.

What's up with these names? Arwen, then Malik, and now Corrie?

[Steve J]

It's something along the lines of the country most likely to be hit by the storm gets to name it (Denmark named Malik), hence the non-alphabetical nature of the recent ones.

Belated Happy Birthday to Dave!

[paulr]

Belated Happy Birthday to Dave!

   

[Ithoriel]

Happy Birthday, Dave!

 

[mmcv]

What's up with these names? Arwen, then Malik, and now Corrie?

The UK, Ireland and the Netherlands collaborate on naming most storms in the region for the year (Arwen, Barra and Corrie so far). Malik was an interloper from Denmark as mentioned elsewhere using a different naming system.

The next names for storms for the year will be Dudley, Eunice, Franklin, Gladys, Herman, Imani, Jack, Kim, Logan, Méabh, Nasim, Olwen, Pól, Ruby, Seán, Tineke, Vergil and Willemien.

As you can see a mix of British, Irish and Dutch names.

My guess is Arwen was submitted for a LotR fan (it is technically a Welsh name), Barra was named after a weather presenter here in NI, Corrie was maybe named by someone with a love of soaps?

Anyway... Happy Birthday, Dave!

[paulr]

My sympathies to weather presenters if they get past L this year

[Orcs]

My sympathies to weather presenters if they get past L this year

Hang on, isn't the weather their fault?    

[fred.]

Hang on, isn't the weather their fault?   

Do you view weather forecasters as some kind of Druid summoning the weather into being with their animated maps?

[Ithoriel]

Do you view weather forecasters as some kind of Druid summoning the weather into being with their animated maps?

Wait! They're not? Dang!

But they know what the weather will be! What sorcery is this!!??