I know that I spend an inordinate amount of time banging on about the weather and I've mentioned a few times recently how grim the last few months have been and how far behind I think the spring is this year. Well, considering that I'm currently hiding inside on a Saturday, (which is pretty unusual in itself), due to the incessant rain, we've still got the heating on at home, and I'm still wearing a thermal top and a jumper and I'm still cold, things still aren't looking too cleaver. They said on the radio news on Monday morning that it had been the first day in over a month when we hadn't had a frost somewhere in the UK and having cycled and run every morning for that month I can confirm that they are correct. A frost every morning for a month. That doesn't normally happed in January let alone April into May! And, what makes it worse, is that even though it's been clear enough overnight for a frost, it's somehow managed to cloud over before the sun gets a chance to warm things up, leaving it cold all day too. Add to that the fact that the predominant wind seems to have been from the North, bringing with it that cold arctic air and were doomed I tell you! So what's my weather observations got to do with anything? Well, whilst I've been hiding away this morning I've been looking through some old pictures from the same date and look what I've found. So, looking at that lot it certainly looks like 2021 is the odd year out. Of the half dozen types of summer bedding plants I sowed only 2 trays even germinated. I've had to re-sow all of the Brassicas, as whilst the first lot germinated and were doing Ok they've all died off again. The Tomatoes and Chillis have only just been potted on and moved into the greenhouse, let alone planted into the borders and everything else is just sat there looking sorry for itself.
I'm still cycling in winter boots, long leggings and a thick windproof jacket, over at least one base layer, and whilst I've been running in shorts for most of the winter, I'm still wearing 2 running tops and gloves most of the time! I know that eventually everything will catch back up and we'll probably have a gorgeous summer to make up for it. Indeed, I believe that it snowed in London in June 1975 and that was followed by a dry summer and winter, leading into the heat wave of 1976. So maybe we'll be alright eventually. But, It would be nice if it could just get on with it and warm up a bit!
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Paul PerrattOld enough to know better, young enough to still feel invincible, stupid enough to keep on trying the same thing again and again. Cyclist, Gardener, Runner, Hiker, Cook, Woodworker, Engineer, Jack of all trades and master of none, Anti social old git and all round miserable bugger. Archives
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