The snowfalls that blew over us yesterday continued into the night, depositing about 15cm (6in) of snow on the flat areas around the croft. Strong winds ensured the drifts were significantly deeper. Gus, our Berkshire boar, was out early exploring his changed surroundings but the sows were smarter. They didn’t emerge from their warm and [...]
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Normal weather resumes
2 April, 2012
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The house felt a little cold when I woke this morning. Not bitterly cold, but definitely colder than the 14ºC we’ve experienced over the past fortnight thanks to the warm spell that saw outside temperatures scrape above 20ºC on several occasions. I wandered out the back door, expecting cloud and perhaps rain. Instead, I found [...]
Read more It’s March, isn’t it?
25 March, 2012
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I thought we were still in March when I woke this morning: the third month of the year, the end of winter and the beginning of spring, a cool month in this part of Scotland. By 11am I was having second thoughts, perhaps we were really in May or even June as the sun shone [...]
Read more Mowing in February
29 February, 2012
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Yes, I was out mowing the grass today and, no, it didn’t feel right. Not because I have a fractured wrist and should be ‘taking it easy’. No, it didn’t feel right because it’s February and we never mow the grass in February. Or March. And sometimes not even in April. Snow, ice and low [...]
Read more Braving ‘the Big Freeze’
5 February, 2012
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We went for a family walk to the summit of Dunnideer today. Yes, we ignored the dire warnings about temperatures as low as the Himalayas and failed to heed the the advice to not make unnecessary journeys as we braved the ‘Siberian conditions’.
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