[Lesley Silvester]

VF's weather report is accurate as far as Shropshire is concerned.  Cloudy but dry this morning.  Even a little sunshine to lull us into a false sense of security.  This afternoon we were back to the rain.  Hope it has stopped by the time I go out to the goats.

[Fowgill Farm]

earlier in day here in north yorks was glorious which maybe lulled me into false hope but it is now phishing down really hard can hear it bouncing off front windows, when it does that its more orrible & prolonged, so mud glorious mud tomorrow morning at feed time, oh i can hardly wait....NOT 
mandy

[bangbang]

Well I'm p*ssed off - everyday in the last the weather has been just fine during the day...the
moment I get home from work it raining! Or has just rained. 
Still trying to get my winter firewood in order!

[Lesley Silvester]

Bangbang that was always the case when I worked.  Now I'm retired it just rains all the time.   

[Womble]

nicely done!!! gate into the goose field by any chance?

Oh yes!  Trying to reverse the trailer with half a tonne of logs in it, but got well and truly bogged down. Very glad I got the diff lock fixed now! 

[bangbang]

Cheers MGM, now I know what my future holds I'll start searching
out arm bands and life jackets on Ebay! 

[Lesley Silvester]

Cheers MGM, now I know what my future holds I'll start searching
out arm bands and life jackets on Ebay! 

I like to be an encouragement to people.   

[jaykay]

Ha, that reminds me of what a very feisty old friend of mine says.

'at my age, you can either be an example for young people, or a terrible warning. I decided the latter was going to be more fun' 

[Lesley Silvester]

Ha, that reminds me of what a very feisty old friend of mine says.

'at my age, you can either be an example for young people, or a terrible warning. I decided the latter was going to be more fun' 

Now why didn't I think of that?  Now, where do I start being a terrible warning?   

[tizaala]

Our track is a river of slow moving mud, the muckheap is just a sodden mass of gunge, Getting so fed up with it now, just utter missery.

[in the hills]

Okay .... the ground is sodden ..... washing is still dripping on the line  ......  BUT ...... the sun is shining in Powys   

[MAK]

The weather seems unpredicatable but it was something we looked up before selecting a new home. As others have said in this thread and many other posts the weather can really challenge a smallholder and can make life pretty miserable.
We could not afford what we wanted in England and I had concerns about the lack of winter light in Scotland. Wales seemed too wet.
We opted for a fantastic plot in mid France. The growing season is longer and although it can be very hot or very cold with bouts of torrential rain we don't seem to have sustained perriods of grey and drizzle. We have had little rain these last few months and watering the veg plot has been a daily job. Odd as a precipitation map for our area shows us to have about 1600 - 1800 mm a year.
Maybe we should warn people to research the local climate as a priority if they are thinking of starting a smallholding - even though the weather seems less predicatble these days. Victorian Farmer could offer home seekers researched historical weather reports before they buy.

[goosepimple]

Yes, I wish we lived in France - I would go tomorrow - are there any jobs for architects out there that speak basic French only do you think MAK?

[Victorian Farmer]

The best place 2012 was the west coast of Scotland  It has been a year that has seen weather patterns turned upside down. In 2011, Britain had one of the finest springs on record. This was followed by one of our worst-ever summers. And theMet Officesays there is more to come.At least, that is the message from forecasters and meteorologists who are studying the twists and turns of the British weather. The strange patterns of rain, wind and sunshine that have swept the nation reveal a fundamental truth, they have found. The UK is one of the most erratic, changeable places on Earth when it comes to weather. Inverted patterns of rain, sun and wind are simple facts of life and we had better get used to them.in  2010 Last month was the coldest December documented for the UK since nationwide records began 100 years ago, the Met Office has confirmed.]For central England, it was the second coldest December since 1659.   Last month was the UK's wettest June since records began in 1910, provisional Met Office figures show. comes after this year also saw the rainiest April on record, while the period from April to June was the wettest recorded for the UK. June was also the second dullest on record with 119.2 hours of sunshine - the record of 115.4 hours was in 1987 Total UK rainfall was 145.3mm - more than twice as much as normally expected, the Met Office said. so the last  3 years   2010 2011 2012   HAVE BROKEN ALL RECORDS  if this keeps up UK will be bust in the next 3 yeares   FOOD FUEL ELECTRICATEY  all live stock bred abroad

[Lync]

    Here in Carmarthenshire today - at least at the moment!!  More of this please!  Won't get too  !  Will go and let my    out to roam and enjoy the weather - guarded by the  !