[Skirza]

Cunning he was, he went to the church gardens the next day and took photos and superimposed the bride and groom onto them. Rain aside, it was such a wonderful day nothing could have spoiled it 

[ellied]

We finally had a dry day today so after a second field drain burst (first one cost £350 to get JCB out to fix a few months back ) I was out trying to redirect the flow away from my shortly to be ex-neighbours in all the rain and today I thought I'd finally finish the ragwort pulling which I did   While up the slope behind the house I spotted cars slowing right down round the bends, normally they are out of the 30 zone 200 yards before my house the other side, like bats out of hell and doing 70-80 by the bends, so "slowing" means about 60 but some were actually braking so I assumed the ditch needed some assistance.. It was flooding into the field my side but I can't clear the ditch as the fence is between, but I decided I could go out on the road and help drain the road into said ditch (and onto my land ) which I duly did..

Only the blasted drivers not only didn't slow down when they saw me, they one after the other for the 40 minutes odd I lasted, completely soaked me and not a brake light on as they passed (I had to keep turning my back so saw them going away).  Indeed some apparently thought it necessary to pull in as tight to the turn as possible and soak me from boots to head

I came back soaked after doing 4 lots of channel digging, so the road has a trickle but nothing like as much surface water, my field is more flooded, the field drain will have to wait for the JCB to come out (which he can't when it's so wet as he just wrecks the ground more and the soil he needs to dig turns liquid and slides back

So I had a shower this morning, dozens of cold dirty showers from the passing traffic, another shower when I got back to the house, and then started cleaning the hens out and the collapsed under-sink kitchen cupboard so guess what, I now need another one

Just as well I don't have ducks, I'm starting to feel I might turn into one

[jaykay]

An air rifle to the tyres seems in order - how bloody rude of those motorists 

With us it rained still though less than the past few days. Tomorrow is supposed to be dry and I might finally fence the tup out from the ewes and keep my fingers crossed that he did no harm 

[feldar]

Hope you are right Jaykay, we had a tup serve a ewe on a moving trailer to a show once.It was the only time they were together and she held to that date, so good luck i would write the date in your diary and look forward to some New year lambs!!

[MelRice]

Even further a-field (eastern Germany) we've had rather too much rain. The river is full, the sheep were paddling on the field (Ive put them in the front garden for a bit as it drains better) The horse is chewing up his field even the Bentams looked twice before following the rest outdoors this morning.

[SallyintNorth]

Some of you may have noticed that the wettest place in the country on Thursday was the RAF base just a few miles away from me...  (It's not the first time, neither)

But, it was much drier here today, managed to get the calves out for a few hours.  Merry lived up to her name, had a lovely time. 

ellied those motorists don't deserve your help directing water away from the road.  I hope they all drive too fast through puddles concealing potholes and wreck their tyres and suspensions.

jaykay, I just hope the girls felt too wet and miz to entertain your boy... but like feldar, I'd have the lambing kit ready by early January...

[northfifeduckling]

and again...I am so fed UP. YEsterday I felt hopeful that I was going to burn blighted postato foliage, ragwort and all sorts of other rubbish weeds - no, they get soaked again instead  >:(It wasn't even forecast, grrrr

Ellie, so kind and brave you are to help - motorists do not slow down even for kids on that same road. Before they put the 20mph up by the school we walked 30 of them over to the path a few times - we waved at the cars, no response, shot by with 60. I was pleased to see a police car near the school the other day, some got a hefty fine - 20 is very slow on a country road    !

[egglady]

like everyone else, i would like the rain to stop...even for a day or two

but then again, we wouldnt have this delightfully green and lush countryside if we didnt have the rain...personally i'd rather have the lush green.......

but i do think a polytunnel needs to move up the priority list...teehee...

off to pickle some cukes and make some ratatoulie

[doganjo]

While up the slope behind the house I spotted cars slowing right down round the bends,

Only the blasted drivers not only didn't slow down when they saw me,

I had a similar experience in February's rainstorms.  Got caught on Linnmill Bridge - car stalled in 2 feet of water and died - almost dark.  10 cars, yes10!!! drove to the edge of the waterline and turned back the way they had come without even opening their windows to shout if I was OK.  They could see me and I had my hazard lights on. After 'phoning a friend' the Police and then the Fire brigade arrived to push me out, then a breakdown lorry to fetch my car to the knackers yard!  Poor Zaffyone   Zaffytwo is very careful where she takes me on being told about her predecessor!

[shearling]

off to pickle some cukes

sorry but what is a cuke?

[shearling]

  cucumber sorry

[feldar]

God you poor things!!! my ground is so dry i am finding hard to push the fencing posts in for the pony, i swear one day i will slip and get one in the eye. We've had a bit of drizzle but that's it   out watering again this morning hmmrph

[waterhouse]

Someone must be getting a good year for rainfall.  We're still mostly dry and worrying about the grass

[northfifeduckling]

I bet we had all yours on top of our own 
Blue skies today - will be outside as soon as the kids are away back to school, I don't remember them ever having had such bad weather in the holidays (but they probably did  ) - the only week od sunshine when we were away, bad timing!

[ellied]

I'm going away for a couple of training courses tomorrow and next week so given I'm unable to do outdoor jobs here I reckon it'll be warm and sunny

I've sorted the ragwort eventually but the heap waiting to be burnt is sodden and some at the bottom will be starting to rot all over my drive   And the weeds will be growing faster than the veg so that could do with attention..

Farrier trimmed 7 of the ponies yesterday and 3 of them had the start of separation in the hind foot toe area probably from paddling in all the surface water   He's coming back in 3 weeks to do the other 7 so fingers crossed for some dry - I'm wondering when anyone will be able to harvest as I can see combines sinking in fields for weeks to come