The media may be proclaiming a Siberian freeze—or an Antarctic freeze for that matter—but I spent most of the day working outside, sans jacket and woolly hat because conditions were so mild and sunny. In fact, it was was sufficiently warm for the soil to be worked as only the top inch or so was [...]
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It’s warm, or so I hear
30 December, 2011
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I was surprised this morning when I heard BBC Radio 4 proclaim a warm end to 2011. In fact, I was so surprised I picked up the camera, put on multiple layers of clothes, slipped into my overtrousers and jacket, wrapped a scarf around my neck, popped my woolly hat on, went outside and crunched [...]
Read more Ice, ice and more ice
21 December, 2011
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The temperature rose above freezing and the rain began falling again this morning. With the ground temperature remaining at -2ºC, the result was even more ice than yesterday.
Read more I’ll have my ice in a glass
20 December, 2011
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We’ve had a fortnight of sub-freezing conditions with the night-time temperature often falling to -8ºC and the day-time temperature rarely hitting zero. As a result, the soil has begun its winter freeze, aided and abetted by snow cover and a lack of sunshine. We’re used to it, as are the animals. It can even be [...]
Read more First snow of the season
4 December, 2011
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The first snow to settle this season fell overnight. There wasn’t much, but it was enough to turn everything white today.
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