Low pressure

Posted on January 4, 2024 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Flooding, global warming, named storm, Rain, River, South, Storm, Water, Weather, West, Wind2 Comments

Storm “Henk”, passed over us yesterday. The fifth named storm of the current season I think? Rivers in the South and West have flooded including the Severn at Shrewsbury, a river at Tenby in South West Wales, the river at Worcester and many other places. I think they said there were about 150 flood alerts this time including one in South Wales so severe that there was a danger to life.

Rain and strong winds had made it so dark outside that there were leaden skies for most of the day, and night came early as the sunlight was blocked by the piled up blackened clouds.

We had the new forecast last night. The low is drifting away and high pressure and colder drier weather is on its way. Thank goodness for that. But the weather is getting wilder. Is this a sign of global warming?

Storm Babette

Posted on October 20, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Derbyshire, England, Flooding, Life, Rain, Scotland, Storm, storm babette, Tayside, Water2 Comments

Scotlands Tayside region and the surrounding areas are being hit by a massive storm. There is a red warning in place as significant flooding. It means there is a significant threat to life. Three lives have been lost. But in Derbyshire and other areas of Eastern England rivers have risen and people have had to be evacuated. This is in no way a comparison with any other world disasters happening elsewhere. But it’s shocking to see how bad the flooding is. Global warming? I think so.

It depends

Posted on August 11, 2023 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged alert, Art, Clothes, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2025, Drawing, Food, groundsheet, Keys, Medicine, Sketching, Thinking, warning, Water2 Comments

What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?

Yet again I have to be equivocal about this question. I mean I’m not deliberately being ambiguous, but there could be many answers depending on the person, their age, sex, health and the place they are at.

1. Fresh water /food

If you are alone and outside away from people, for instance on a walk it’s a good idea to take supplies. I imagine I won’t be far from transport, but what happens if you get lost?

2. Spare clothes/groundsheet

If you are out and about and lost you might not be able to find shelter if the weather deteriorates or it gets dark. You might have to stay put, so having extra clothes and something to make into a shelter could save you from exposure. We went camping one Easter and I had to wear two pairs of trousers and three jumpers because of the cold!

3. A map

Learn to read maps, if your phone goes flat and you can’t charge it how do you find your location?

4. Medication?

Even if you don’t expect to be out all day and night it’s better to be prepared. The older you are the more likely you are to need medicine. Don’t ignore it, and if necessary take out travel insurance.

5. Car keys?

Yes if I take the car with me, and house keys.

6. Medical alert.

If you take some medications then you need to take warning notifications with you. Similarly if you are allergic to food colourings, bee and wasp stings, or antibiotics it’s worth letting people know!

7. A sketchpad and something to draw with.

I’m an artist, what did you expect me to say?

Condensation and chemical trails

Posted on August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Airplane, chemical trails, Condensation trails, Discussion, Life, silver iodide, Thinking, Water, water droplets2 Comments

A friend posed the question, what comes out of airplane engines? Con or Chem trails? It’s a question I can’t resist answering, I’m hopefully telling you something you already know?

Condensation trails are what comes out of plane engines. Water vapour from the engines condenses out onto dust particles in the upper atmosphere. They cause the characteristic long thin trails up high in the sky. On the other hand chem trails were the US using crystals of silver iodide which is a harmless salt. It acted as nucleation point for water droplets and was washed out of the clouds it had been released into. They used it to make rain during droughts, I’m not sure if that is still the case.

There is a Kate Bush song about it which I’ve forgotten. We had to learn a few of them a few years ago I can’t remember which one.

Wave curl

Posted on July 22, 2023 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Artrage, Digital drawing, Life, Metallic, nonmetallic, Oils, spin, splashing, Twist, Water, wave2 Comments

Artrage oils digital finger painting creating a spinning, swirling, twisting splashing wave. A mixture of metallic brushes and a non metallic air brush spray digitally achieved this effect. Like a mad spin speed in a washing machine drum! I had fun xxx

I love cooking

Posted on July 20, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Butter, Cherries, cherry pie, Cherry tree, Cookery, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2003, Flour, Gale, pastry, Water2 Comments

What foods would you like to make?

The answer would be cherry pie!

I’m a reasonable cook and food is fun to make. I can make a good trifle, roast chicken dinner, pizza, curry, paella, and many other things including cakes and bread. But I’ve never made a homemade cherry pie.

I could probably make the pastry, I’ve made apple pies and tarts before. But I don’t know what to do with the cherries? Do you de-stone them then put them in raw? Or do you cook them first with sweetner and a dash of alcohol like cherry brandy?

We only got a few cherries this year as the majority blew off our tree in a gale. They were pecked by the birds so I left them on the ground for our hedgehogs too.

So does anyone have a recipe they can share please? I will have to get fresh cherries from the shop. I don’t want to use a tin of pie filling which would be full of sugar. So if you can help I would appreciate it. Thanks x

Little poppy

Posted on July 19, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Bud, dew, Fine Art, Gardening, Life, Painting, Poppy, Rain, Water2 Comments

I had a lovely afternoon out so I gave my friend this small painting to say thank you. It’s only about three inches square. We had gone to a garden center so I felt it would be nice to give her something floral. Poppies are my favourite flower, vibrant and silken looking. This is a simple painting in acrylic. Drops of dew or rain sit on the petals and shimmer in the light. A bud ready to burst sits next to the flower with it’s promise of further beauty.

Forecast

Posted on July 15, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cold, expectations, Poem, Poetry, precipitation, Rain, Shine, Warm, Water, Weather, Wet, whether, Wind2 Comments

Tomorrow will be cool,

or not

It will be wet, 40%,

Or not?

Wind and rain

Or sunshine again?

We can say with clarity

There will be weather

But we don’t know

Whether

It will be fine

Or rain will make

The pavements shine!

Precipitation!

Be alert….

Washing and hanging baskets

Posted on July 8, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Drying, Flowers, Growing, Hanging baskets, Life, Plants, Rain, Scent, Washing, Water, Weather5 Comments

It’s a struggle to dry my washing in the back yard at the moment. The washing line snapped and I’ve tied it back up but it’s a bit saggy. It is also surrounded with hanging baskets which are a riot of colour and lovely scents which I hope will infuse into the drying clothes (although it’s already rained this morning!). I can’t fit a dryer in the kitchen even if I could afford one, or afford to run it. Just hoping the day stays dry now.

Global warming

Posted on July 4, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blank verse, Climate change, crops, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1986, global warming, Heat, Life, Poem, Poetry, Time, Water, WorriesLeave a comment

What are you most worried about for the future?

The heat is on..

The world is melting

Tides are rising

It’s happened in my lifetime

Sea water is hotter

Glaciers are drying up

No water to drink

Once it’s gone.

Drought hits crops

Why not be concerned?

Just because I might be gone

I still need to worry

For the ones that come after.

Do my best to restore things

To how they were?

Not much effect maybe?

But one fingernail holds me

Stuck on a cliff

Of hope to change things

We cannot turn back time

But we may make a difference

If we all try?

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Water