Anyone hoping for rain ?

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  1. Gogs

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    Errr the wettest July in 20 years in Cumbria & S.W. Scotland
     
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    I understand that some parts of cumbria have had floods in the last few days - as well as a hosepipe ban! :scratch:
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Does that means your not allowed to use a hose to wash away the mud left behind by the floods.:scratch:

    Only in Britain could we have such a situation.:cnfs:
     
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    Up at 4.30 A.M. RAINING !!

    Down the beach by 5, Rain slowly stopped, so now im going right off topic.:p

    White bait were chucking themselves out of the sea, had a bucket of them, 4 mackerel & 3 scad.

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    Went on from there to Axmouth, got 6 bags of free horse poo, picked a load of samphire from the estuary, came home & prepared dinner of potato salad, samphire & devilled mackerel, all either grown, caught or foraged by myself.

    Also got a box of chocolates, a ventolin inhaler (full) & a big log washed up on the shore. So not a bad day really.:)
     
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    :dh: A flipping brilliant day In think Ziggy......!!!!! I hope you enjoyed that white bait it looks to die for...!!
    That would have made the day for me never mind the rest.... Thanks for sharing that mate.. Oh & BTW.. It never rains here like they say either Ziggy, but go 1/4 mile out of the village & a different story... The hills are the culprit here.... :wink:
     
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    Good catch Ziggy and a lovely dinner - I love samphire, must be great to be able to pick your own - yum!
     
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    Will be having the whitebait tomorrow with garlic & breadcrumbs.

    As they say in somerset, youmb be the wrong side of the watershed then. :help::)
     
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    Melts like salty sea butter in the mouth :yho:
     
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    :lollol: Youm got it Ziggy, enjoy my friend.... !! :gnthb:
     
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    ziggy, I could see all those reproachful eyes look out of the screen. s00k

    Guess what? We finally got some rain yesterday - all half hour of it. :(

    More forecast for tomorrow. :thumb:
     
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    They look like that after the Mackerel have chased them onto the beach Shiney:shk: Glad you got a bit of rain, still drier than a sun dried tomato left on the car dash board in death valley next to a packet of dessicant silica gel here.

    Been off to west bay for a further fishing & gardening trip. Got some Charlotte spuds in for new potatoes for christmas & another sowing of mange tout.

    [​IMG]

    Guess whats under the wok.
     
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    Finally, woke up to proper rain this morning :thumb:
     
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    Yup. woke up to proper rain in Bucks as well. :yho:that means the grass will green up again though and I'll have to cut it too.

    Ziggy, what was under the wok then?
     
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    Hi Shobhna,

    We've had a good soak here today, veg plot is very happy.

    This was under the wok,

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    Oak smoking mackerelfish & garlic. Now mostly in the freezer & some in my tummy :thumb:
     
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    Grass is getting green again here as well - wonder how long I can put it off before cutting it, or shall I just let the chickens out to eat it instead?

    Garden is reverting to mud (being on clay), but it's forecast to be dry for the rest of the week, so hopefully it'll dry up a bit.
     
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