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Title: We have rain
Post by: Bionic on May 27, 2012, 04:45:29 pm
I have been enjoying the hot weather and now we have just had our first rain in a while. Don't you just love that smell of rain on stonework when its been dry for a while?
This will be the first rain the weaners have experienced too. I am sure its a welcome relief for them.
 
Sally
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: tizaala on May 27, 2012, 07:11:42 pm
We have big clouds forming and they have that nasty orange glow round the edges, going to get wet and noisy soon , the animals all wanted in early, on their own terms, goats went all hopity skip up from the paddock , then kept going, past their stables and on up the drive and into the back of the hedges to laugh at my futile efforts at recapture. Our grey stallion thought it was fun to turn circles round me instead of walking in a straight line , the black stallion is now waiting on his turn to go out for the night shift, but we will hang on a while to see how the weather developes.
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: plumseverywhere on May 27, 2012, 09:04:01 pm
Don't you just love that smell of rain on stonework when its been dry for a while?
This will be the first rain the weaners have experienced too. I am sure its a welcome relief for them.
 
Sally


LOVE that smell! Makes me want to stand out and enjoy getting soaked when its that kind of rain. And I have to admit to feeling a tinge of jealousy ! Its hot and dry here and the ground is parched  :)
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: jaykay on May 27, 2012, 09:22:02 pm
Good to hear it's on its way. Supposed to reach us tomorrow evening.
Loving the sun, dry and lack of midges but we really do need rain again now.
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: Bionic on May 27, 2012, 09:32:20 pm
Unfortunately it didn't last long but it has definitely cooled down a bit.
Sally
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Post by: hughesy on May 27, 2012, 09:33:02 pm
Really looking forward to standing out in a nice shower.
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: robert waddell on May 27, 2012, 09:40:07 pm
there must be a lot of you secretly singing     take me dancing naked in the rain ;D :farmer:
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: plumseverywhere on May 27, 2012, 09:49:11 pm
Just been prompted by these posts to check on Metcheck as to when we might get some wet stuff - so at approx. 1pm tomorrow this Mad mummy will be doing just that Robert  ;D   well, maybe not quite but looking forward to a few showers out there!
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 27, 2012, 10:38:52 pm
On that basis, it must be coming from the west so should hit us around 2pm.  NO watering tomorrow night then.
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: jaykay on May 28, 2012, 06:53:58 am
Just looked at Metcheck for here.
Sunny and 22C today. Chucking it down by Wed. 5C in the day and -4C overnight by Fri  ::) 


Perhaps I'm glad I haven't had the sheep sheared after all!
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: Rosemary on May 28, 2012, 10:08:23 am
Rain forecast here for Wednesday
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 28, 2012, 09:21:14 pm
Looks like I'm watering again tonight.
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: plumseverywhere on May 29, 2012, 06:44:15 am
I had to, too! no rain here still  :)
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Post by: jaykay on May 29, 2012, 06:56:58 am
No, or here. Blue sky and hot again this morning.
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: benkt on May 29, 2012, 07:27:00 am
Cooler and cloudy here this morning but forecast to warm up again later. Hoping the rain predicted for tomorrow does actually show up, I 'm bored of spending all morning and evening watering.
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on May 29, 2012, 12:48:33 pm
Raining with us, hurrah, dont have to water the cabbages! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 29, 2012, 11:12:53 pm
Haven't watered tonight as it got very late.  The sky does look as if rain is heading this way.  I hope it does.  Mind you, I also hope it will be dry tomorrow.  The Olympic torch is passing quite near my house and I am stewarding.  I do NOT want to steward in the rain.
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: Bramblecot on May 29, 2012, 11:20:47 pm
No rain here, and I LOVE  :D this heat - makes me feel as if I am living in Italy, or France, or Greece...dream on... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: We have rain
Post by: Rosemary on May 30, 2012, 09:55:27 am
It started here last night - a drizzle. By the looks of the amount collected on the patio chairs, it's been drizzling all night and it's pretty grey now. Fortunately, the slow speed of precipitation means that there are no puddles - it's all gone into the soil.