Our weird weather This week: Orchid flowers; Our weird weather; When the sun shines…; This has been another dismal week of weather. The bad weather didn’t come as a surprise. I could see last weekend that I wasn’t going to … Read More
Sometimes things just go wrong This week: Sometimes things just go wrong; All dried out; Island supermarkets; The weather has been much better this week. We have had a lot of sunshine, however because of the finger of cold which … Read More
The Spring has sprung This week: The Spring has sprung; Wood working; The sun has mostly shone this week and I have been weeding in the citrus orchard. There is a particular type of grass that I have which has … Read More
What an awful winter This week: What an awful winter; Complex statistical analysis; Last week I said that I thought that we would have another unsettled week this week and we have. We have received a total of 60 mm … Read More
A Banana disaster This week: A Banana disaster; Plumtastic – coming full circle; 40 years is not a bad life….; We have had a beautiful week of weather with warm sunshine and clear skies. Sadly today it has changed and … Read More
A flooding emergency This week: A flooding emergency; Mopping up operations; Progress in the polytunnel; Sunday started off as a very pleasant day. Just before lunch I took my parabolic microphone and digital recorder along the old donkey track, to … Read More
They’re back! This week: In the orchards; Home maintenance; What’s that bird?; They’re back!; We have had a beautiful week of weather this week. Every day there has been clear blue sky from dawn to dusk and with it of … Read More
The first day of Meteorological Spring This week: First day of Meteorological Spring; A week of work; Research, research, research; Recipients of the Sir James Reckitt Police Medal; It is Saturday morning and as I write this, it is raining … Read More
The last snow of winter? This week: Woodworking; More cardboard needed; I was out early on Tuesday morning to visit the shops and builders merchants. Looking across to the Dinaric Alps on the mainland, some 70 kilometres distant, the top … Read More
Fixing pictures to the wall This week: Off to Split again; Fixing pictures to the wall; It is raining heavily as I write this on Saturday afternoon. It is cold too, only 8°C outside. That sums up this week and … Read More