I did not know about the mid-England flooding, but I know about the heatwaves in Greece.
These are forecasts for maximum temperature in Korinthos, Greece, which are due to a software on my Mac:
43deg C(Wednesday) - 39deg C(Thursday) - 38deg C(Friday) - 38deg C(Saturday) - 38deg C(Sunday) - 37deg C(Monday) - 38deg C(Tuesday)
This is unusual, isn't it?
satt fs wrote:I did not know about the mid-England flooding, but I know about the heatwaves in Greece.
These are forecasts for maximum temperature in Korinthos, Greece, which are due to a software on my Mac:
43deg C(Wednesday) - 39deg C(Thursday) - 38deg C(Friday) - 38deg C(Saturday) - 38deg C(Sunday) - 37deg C(Monday) - 38deg C(Tuesday)
This is unusual, isn't it?
Very unusual. Our story is here:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2710600.ece
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2007/jun/26/flooding?picture=330082575
I do not think that Tony Blair should be blamed on this.
(I would not mention what George Bush has done on climate changes on this matter.)
McTag wrote:A lot of mid-England has been devastated by flooding following heavy rainfall. Has this been reported abroad?
We're okay here, but midsummer weather it ain't.
Yep, it's on the news here. Our midsection is underwater too, and California's on fire, but that's all pretty normal for this time of year.
the orchids have arrived...this one is actually more purple than it shows
tomatoes watched over by flamingos of loving grace
my new cedar wood fountain
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I have two cherry tomato plants that are almost yellow... with flowers!!! These two plants have solidly filled a 4'x5' space in the garden - I'm trying to force them upward, but they insist on escaping.
cjhsa wrote:I have two cherry tomato plants that are almost yellow... with flowers!!! These two plants have solidly filled a 4'x5' space in the garden - I'm trying to force them upward, but they insist on escaping.
Pollination? Tomatoes do not self-pollinate.
Plenty of bees here. West Michigan is a major fruit production area.
panzade wrote:the orchids have arrived...this one is actually more purple than it shows
Just beautiful, panzade. The color is so vivid and it seems the flowers are
huge. I hope they last a long time for you to enjoy.
danke...you're so gracious
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This is a really iffy photo of my "wild" garden. It's an Indian Paintbrush, with colours that are almost neon they're so intense. It's been extremely dry but the hawkweed (yellow and orange -- also known as Devil's Paintbrush) and Daisies are abundant. The milkweed are crawling with monarch caterpillars. There are wild roses growing along the roadside. I'm amazed at the variety and colours of wildflowers I get through simple neglect.
Tai, Indian paintbrush is one of my very favorite flowers. Your rigt about the color. I once spotted one along the highway. One lonely flower among the weeds. I could see it from very far away. I had to pull over to look. It was a show stopper.
had some much needed rain in eastern ontario .
the formerly brown lawn is green again and all kinds of bushes are showing nice colours - particularly the red spireas and varigated weigelias .
the birds are noisily pulling juicy worms out of the ground - all seems to be well - unless one is a worm !
hbg
Just to keep this thread active and bm.
I planted a wisteria this year.
Looking forward to next spring.
(But not wishing this summer away, yet!)
hamburger wrote:had some much needed rain in eastern ontario .
the formerly brown lawn is green again and all kinds of bushes are showing nice colours - particularly the red spireas and varigated weigelias .
the birds are noisily pulling juicy worms out of the ground - all seems to be well - unless one is a worm !
hbg
We've had nothing but rain for a month, it seems.
The sun is shining today, however, with more heavy rain forecast for tomorrow.
Even Albuquerque has had some rain, enough so that we didn't need to water for two or three days.
I've been planting mostly native plants in the front yard, making it as xeric as possible. The one exception in roses--just couldn't resist. The rest is made up of lots of red for the hummingbirds. Since they have nested in the front yard for two years now, I'm doing everything possible to make it their own little hummingbird garden with lots of hummingbird treats.
Also lavender--it grows beautifully here in New Mexico.
