26 May 2025
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As a gardener and allotment holder, I’m less excited about long spells of dry, hot weather than most people seem to be. You only have to listen to what weather forecasters normally call “good” weather to realise they aren’t thinking … Continue reading
22 September 2024
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Towards the end of yesterday afternoon, it rained a lot, to the accompaniment of thunder and lightning. In fact, it came down so hard and heavy (weather reports suggest a month’s worth of rain in one sitting) that I thought … Continue reading
15 September 2024
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I’m playing in Southfield Park a bit later this afternoon with the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra… hopefully. After lovely weather yesterday and its equal expected today, the forecast has changed and rain has come with it. I’ll head down in … Continue reading
20 August 2024
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Heavy rain is not what I want to see out of my window when I’m just about to load up the double bass and more for another gig at Queen’s Park café in Loughborough (music from about 11:30am – 1pm). … Continue reading
15 June 2024
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Today’s sing-around session was due to take place outside, as part of the Dishley Resident’s Association fun day. However, with heavy rain from mid-morning, it ended up being called off. The fun day went ahead and the weather turned out … Continue reading
2 January 2024
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This winter has been such a wet one that I’m getting bored with saying “its raining” in English (German is the language in the title). One of the problems of sodden ground is that, with a day of constant rain … Continue reading
5 April 2023
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Today has been a pretty damp day – not much heavy rain (so far) but a fairly relentless drizzle. It isn’t the most pleasant weather to be gardening in but I don’t think the peas and beans I planted out … Continue reading
24 August 2022
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I wasn’t expecting it to rain this afternoon but it did, several times and quite heavily. That’s all good for the garden! I’m pleased that my water storage system seems to be working as expected. Having fiddled with it the … Continue reading
16 August 2022
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After weeks of dry weather, the rain is finally here in Loughborough. This photo was from a few minutes ago in the initially heavy downpour but it has softened a bit now. I’ll go and check my water capture system … Continue reading
28 July 2022
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We had some rain last night, which is the kind of thing that has started to become remarkable as the dry weeks of the present summer have dragged on. When I set off for an early morning trip to the … Continue reading