Sunset

Posted on November 1, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Clear sky, Clouds, High pressure, Life, Low pressure, Meteor shower, Sky, Sunset, WeatherLeave a comment

It’s cloudy again tonight, any sunlight has been stifled by cloud. I’m looking forward to a good, colourful sunset. But if we get that it means we need high pressure and less clouds. That means the sky will clear and heat will be lost so we will get colder weather and frosts. At the moment we are getting gusty winds from the south and scattered heavy showers. It’s knocking the old leaves off the trees. I hope it does clear up, apparently the Taurid meteor shower is due.

Anyway when did this blog turn into a weather forecast? Hmm, must think of something else x

Passion flower

Posted on October 31, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Britain, Centigrade, Garden Centre, Gardening, Life, Passion flower, Plant, Warm, Weather2 Comments

Yesterday in a garden centre, at the end of October we found this passion flower still in bloom. Its amazing how warm it has been over the last few weeks in Britain. Lasr week it was about 23° Centigrade in London and 19°s where we live. About 5 or 7° higher than usual. In some ways that’s good because we haven’t needed to put the heating on much. But it is unnatural. Apparently every month this year has been hotter than previous ones. Animals are not getting ready to hibernate, will they have enough food or energy to survive if the winter gets very cold. Who knows, it’s worrying.

Autumn leaves

Posted on October 26, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Atmosphere, Autumn, Harvest, Life, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, Summer, verses, Weather2 Comments

Autumn leaves leave the trees, wind blows and bowls them along the gutters. They flutter madly, sadly the end of summer edges away.

Sunshine strikes through low, dark grey clouds. Holds my eye as light streams by. Sky shimmers blue, high domed hue. Birds are leaving, wings weaving across the air.

Full of delicious fruit, trees reveal their loot of apples, pears, and sweet chestnuts fair. Mists and frosts, with mushrooms and toadstools found in field and woods.

Nature’s good, it gives and takes. It feeds at harvest time, crops gathered in, the end of summer win. And all the time, those leaves spin.

Clouds

Posted on October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cloud, Clouds, Cold, darts, Frost, Ground, Poem, Poetry, Rain, Sky, Sunset, Water, WeatherLeave a comment

Clouds spread across the sky

Small ones grow

Darken and throw

Water darts onto the ground

Streaming rain falls down

Clouds disintegrate

As sunset arrives.

Without clouds the earth grows cold.

Frost fixed white on the ground

Then floating high

More clouds arrive

In our skies..

Low sun

Posted on October 20, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Autumn, Decay, Garden spider, Gardening, Life, Low sun, Poem, Poetry, Sunlight, WeatherLeave a comment

When the sun slides down the sky

And the birds start to fly

South to the warmth

Of far off climbes

We see the light shine

Low in the sky

Piercing the leaves

As they yellow and fade.

Fruits are ripening

Apples wind falling

Garden spiders shimmering

In sunlight and cold rain.

Poppy idea

Posted on October 4, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Petals, Plants, Poppy, Rain, rain drops, Remembrance, sketching drawing, WeatherLeave a comment

I’m trying to design a poppy painting that could also be used on a card. I’ve decided to have a poppy in the rain with drops of water on it. I wanted to signify remembrance and sadness without being too grim. I think I will paint this and see how it looks. X

Rain

Posted on October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Drawing, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Rain, Sketching, Weather, Westport lakeLeave a comment

Trying to draw rain on a dry day! This was for todays #bandofsketchers prompt ‘rain’, I drew Westport Lake and then added strokes of pen to indicate rain and dark clouds above. It was a black and white drawing but I decided to add watercolours to it when I got home. Beyond the front line of trees is the A500 and the main railway line. Above that the hill leading to Newcastle under Lyme.

Wet cat!

Posted on September 5, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, flash, Lightning, Poem, Poetry, Rain, Thunder, Tuxedo cat, Wash, WeatherLeave a comment

The cat came in crying!

A sudden thunderstorm

Had spooked her

Flash and thunder together

The road, like a river!

Frightened cat

Eyes wide

Fur soaked.

Now she’s washing

at my feet

Still seeking comfort

Drying her back

with her tongue

Grooming the fear away.

It’s humid!

Posted on September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blitzortung.org, detection, Life, Lightning, live images, Rain, Thunder, Thunderstorms, Time, WeatherLeave a comment

I’m not sure if I’m allowed to use this image of last night’s big thunderstorms. Blitzortung.org shows the movement of thunderstorms across the world with almost live graphics of lightning strikes. I looked a while ago and there is another group of storms coming up from the southwest tonight. I guess we really need the rain, I’m not complaining. I just feel hot and my glasses keep steaming up!

It’s interesting to watch other parts of the world but I wish I could also see rainfall radar at the same time as the thunderstorms may just be showers with rain covering only small areas, like microbursts.

Cat like a weather vane

Posted on August 30, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Hail, Hurricane, Lightning, Rain, Snow, Sun, Tornado, Tuxedo cat, Weather, weather vaneLeave a comment

If the cat comes in wet, it’s raining, dry and hot, it’s sunny. If he’s white coloured and cold fur it’s snowing, frosty or hailing. If you can’t see him it’s foggy. If he’s got muddy paws, then there’s a flood. Cats can be weather vanes. If his tail is fluffed up there’s lightning. If his tail is stuck out backwards it’s a force nine gale.

Thankfully he’s never been caught in a hurricane or a tornado. I would not wish that on him. Goodness knows what he would look like then! ❤️

Mallaband-Brown

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