"jbm" wrote in message ...
On 01/04/2013 19:16, Eskimo Will wrote:
Another very cold and cloudy day with a biting east wind and some light
snow flurries this morning.
Max. +2.6C Min -0.3C.

But it is the low soil temperatures that I find interesting.
At 1800 UTC:

50cm +3.0C
30cm +2.7C
10cm +1.7C

No wonder nothing is growing, still waiting for my first daffodil to
open (plenty of buds) but stems have fallen over. First rhubarb shoots
have been destroyed by the cold winds and even rhododendron buds are
suffering. Grass is dormant still and looking outside it could easily be
January apart from the light. At least the snowdrops are still looking
lovely but primroses are hit and miss.

Will



How was the holiday? Come to think of it, I never saw any reports or
photos of your Himalayas break! Have I been asleep?

jim, Northampton



Jim, the Lakes as I said in my previous post were awesome with deep snow.
Some great walking although I did put myself in danger once having lost a
path close to overhanging cornices. But I was sensible and restricted my
height to 650 metres due to the dangerous windchill higher up.
I did put up some piccies of the Himalayas on facebook.

Will
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