That looks like my kind of place. I think you have hermit tendencies, a bit like me these days. You could make hundreds of bags of leaf mould with all those leaves. Zigs uses that stuff in his cactus composts.
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Euphorbia king
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The leaves are endless!
I found the 1962/3 video I said I'd look for, just in case anyone wants to watch it. All in Queens English, as it was back then, and it is a full length programme, not a five minute job.
sorry about the ''information'' panel, it's clearly added by the climate alarmists.
sorry about the ''information'' panel, it's clearly added by the climate alarmists.
Euphorbia king
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We tried to make a compost heap years ago at the edge of the woods. But poison ivy ( Rhus toxidendron, Rhus radicans) took it over very quickly!!! We don't touch it now. Roots under ground runners start first. Can't touch this soil!! We are very allergic!!!
Euphorbia king
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Hahaha! I was born in 63
Just a year younger than Zigs then
and about the same era as my kids. 63, 64, and 70. I am MUCH older - I'm just able to pull toy boys whenever I like 
...Euphorbia king
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Just a year younger than Zigs then
Sheal
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I remember the sea freezing over @Tetters. My dad took my brothers and I to Southend-On-Sea in Essex (8 miles away from where we lived) to see it. Such a strange phenomenon.
Surprisingly The Highlands of Scotland tends to get less snow than further south, closer to the border with England. I've lived in Scotland 8 years and only been snowed in once.
It doesn't look that deep but our road was impassable.
The worst snow I've experienced was in 2013 when living on the Isle of Man. For our international friends here, the island is in the Irish Sea almost equal distance between Ireland and Northern England. The island very rarely drops below -5C/23F but was hit by a freak snowstorm that year at easter. My village had to be dug out and again roads were impassable.
Sunset times are just starting to improve here in Scotland but it will be a while before sunrise follows suit. Sunrise today 0900 and sunset 15.33. Around the summer solstice it barely gets dark overnight.
Surprisingly The Highlands of Scotland tends to get less snow than further south, closer to the border with England. I've lived in Scotland 8 years and only been snowed in once.
It doesn't look that deep but our road was impassable.
The worst snow I've experienced was in 2013 when living on the Isle of Man. For our international friends here, the island is in the Irish Sea almost equal distance between Ireland and Northern England. The island very rarely drops below -5C/23F but was hit by a freak snowstorm that year at easter. My village had to be dug out and again roads were impassable.
Sunset times are just starting to improve here in Scotland but it will be a while before sunrise follows suit. Sunrise today 0900 and sunset 15.33. Around the summer solstice it barely gets dark overnight.
Euphorbia king
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That reminds me of Bismarck North Dakota back in the mid 1970s. Lived there for a year and a half. We had two seasons winter and August. Can have - 40 below zero during a good blizzard!! Had to shovel out of our garage to get out! I definitely don't miss those blizzards and temperatures. No Natural trees to block wind either !! The only trees were along the Missouri River or what farmers planted along fields as wind breaks. The joke up there is the state tree is a telephone pole! Was so glad to escape the 3rd blizzard and fly to Tucson Arizona!!! Ahhhh!!
Logan
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Good morning all, clear sky and a moderate breeze temp 4c to 6c
Precipitation 0%
Sunrise 8.16
Sunset 15.58
Precipitation 0%
Sunrise 8.16
Sunset 15.58
Jersey Devil
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Not me. I like the change in seasons. What would life be without having to mow grass all Spring and Summer... rake leaves all Autumn, and shovel snow all Winter.
Logan
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Thin cloud and a gentle breeze from the west north west temp 5c feels like 3c
Logan
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Dark with thick cloud and light winds from the south west temp 5c feels like 3c
Sheal
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After 48 hours of pouring rain and high winds today has settled down a bit, it's been calm and grey with showers. 7C/45F
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- Kent, England
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Not had snow yet this year but this was a few years ago...
Logan
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Good morning all, light cloud and light winds temp 9c to 12c
Precipitation 0%
Sunrise 8.17
Sunset 15.58
Going to have some drizzle in the morning but later it should be dry.
It's getting a bit warmer today
Precipitation 0%
Sunrise 8.17
Sunset 15.58
Going to have some drizzle in the morning but later it should be dry.
It's getting a bit warmer today
olly-buckle
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5.16 ? What were you doing up at that ungodly hour, Logan? Mind my missus was up about the same time to be at the shop when it opened at 6.30 and avoid the crowds. Woke me coming back in, but I rolled over for another half hour.
The sun just came out here.
The sun just came out here.
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Not a bad day here, this was just after sunset...
Anniekay
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Sheal
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A much better day here. Other half and I got out for a walk along the coast in a mixture of sunshine and cloud. Still quite breezy and a fair bit warmer at 13C/55F.
