Weather where you are ?

Well today its like autumn i have the heating on...Its been wet and windy all day i can see some of my marigolds lieing on the floor..and the elderberry tree is taking a right bashing the leaves are everywhere except on the branches.my giant sunflower is still up as its well staked but the head on it looks a bit sorry..I remember pete saying if it rained we would want the sun back..Well i dont want the heatwave back but i wish my worst enemy the wind would clear off..

 

We've got the wind as well wildflower, not much rain but its blowing well.
The forecast looks promising for most places other than the far north west, once we get this lot out the way.

 

Do you mean an indian summer pete ?

 

At least the wind is knocking down the Hazel nuts for me

 

I am glad you have some hazelnuts.. the squirells stripped my tree bare a few weeks ago..I went over the field to see the hazelnut trees their and they were also bare..We have never had one nut off our tree ..

 

There was one here a couple of weeks ago but the bloke next door saw it off with his .22 :rolleyes:

 

An indian summer would be nice, but no, only for the next couple of weeks at the moment. :D
Got any ideas as to where the term "indian summer" comes from?

 

There are several theories as to where the name Indian Summer came from but I've always thought of it as when the native Indian Americans first harvested their crops.

We actually have them here as well ... they are known as "o Verao do Sao Martin" (o verow doh San Marteen) ... the Summer of St Martin. After a drop in temperatures in October, it suddenly rises for two weeks in November.

 

NOPE :D

 

Google gives http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/weather/david_braine_indian_summer.shtml

 

So it looks good then, Hornbeam.
Thanks for that link, seems you were somewhere near L of L.
Its got nothing to do with India then. :D :D

 

The wind has gone so thats a blessing..it still looks damp and cold ..I think it is forcast to improve this week briefly..just enough to clear the weeds and the dead plants away ..time to lock the garden furniture up and have a rest for a few months..

 

Blowing a gale and raining..

Normal weather for Blackpool.

The illuminations switch on and the weather cracks. same every year.

 

Well I thought that Indian Summer had arrived on Sept 1st. because it was a very nice warm day (26C max.) and the night lows have started to edge up again. Then yesterday brought quite strong winds and a fair amount of rain. However, it was still reasonably warm peaking at around 22C. Today is warm, wet and sticky, but the rain has gone and the wind is down to the occasional blustery breeze. Cloud is thinning very slightly so I'll probably have to resume watering later today ... again

 

No, Pete, that would be an India Summer! :D :D :D

Maybe you had a very short one, DaveP? :rolleyes: