Around lunchtime yesterday Julia remarked how nice the weather was compared to the forecast.
This morning at 5.20 it was lovely and bright, though I didn’t really appreciate it as I hobbled to the bathroom with half-closed eyes.
At 7.10, as I sat on the side of the bed wrestling with my socks, the rain was positively throwing itself at the bedroom windows.
Then it brightened up a bit, then the hail started. It’s now 12.07. The sky is blue, the wind is cold and the weather is dry.
On the way home, after dropping Julia at work, I noticed that wind has stripped most of the magnolias, but a laburnum has started to blossom. it’s a bit early, but so were the magnolias.
It’s 12.14 now (I’m not writing slowly, I just got sidetracked reading about laburnums). They sky is grey, rain is tapping on the window, and only the cold wind remains constant.
Sorry, I took a bit of a diversion there. That’s the trouble with the internet. I’ve read a number of trivial news stories and noticed two more lots of rain. I’ve also made and eaten lunch.It’s now 14.14. That’s a coincidence, I just happened to look at the clock on the computer and thought it was worth mentioning. Or was it that I subconsciously saw that and decided to look. You never know, do you?
Here’s a view of Ospreys, and here are some Peregrine Falcons. The Ospreys are on Camera 2 and the Peregrines are still neat and tidy. As the season progresses they gradually amass a pile of dismembered pigeons and a variety of flies. I’d hate them outside my window. I’ve just been watching the raindrops on the Nottingham camera. Then I looked up to watch the raindrops on my windows. Amazing, isn’t it? All that awesome nature and technology and all I can do is discuss the weather.
Here are more Cathedral cameras if you want them.
I like your own bird pics and description of the changing weather of the day
Thank you. I must try to get some more bird shots.
Excellent description of one of my days – although I love having the birds come to my window.
Feeding the birds involves some tricky work on steps, and I’m not really up to that these days.
It is hard to plan when the weather is so variable. It is all too easy to get sidetracked on the internet.
Yes, I got wet simply walking to the car twice. Then I looked out at good weather.
Golden chain trees – one place I used to work had two out front. Beautiful flowers, but the fallen petals made some extra work keeping them cleaned up.
They are always a highlight of my year. Magnolias are the ones where I always have trouble with fallen petals. 🙂
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