Switched the lights on at about 5pm and closed the curtains. Winter
draws on.

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. [Retd meteorologist/programmer]
http://www.scarlet-jade.com/
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
Posted with Claws: http://www.claws-mail.org/

In message -jade, Graham P Davis
writes
Switched the lights on at about 5pm and closed the curtains. Winter
draws on.


And you'll probably be switching the lights on a lot earlier tomorrow
(in terms of local time, anyway).
--
John Hall
"Honest criticism is hard to take,
particularly from a relative, a friend,
an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones

On Saturday, 24 October 2015 17:24:16 UTC+1, Graham P Davis wrote:
Switched the lights on at about 5pm and closed the curtains. Winter
draws on.

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. [Retd meteorologist/programmer]
http://www.scarlet-jade.com/
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
Posted with Claws: http://www.claws-mail.org/

"Winter Draws on"

Its okay Graham, we're all adults here , you dress how you like.

Actually when I was a kid it was my favourite time of year, end of summer holiday's, leaves falling and when the clock went back walking home from school as it got dark. I used to love the lights of autumn/winter in the shops and shop windows in that period of the fifties and sixties.

So the getting dark excited me as the toyshops widow became more vivid as it grew dark, the greengrocers started displaying more exotic build up to Christmas fare, with tangerines and many wrapped in shiny paper; why even the chemist used to have those large bottles with coloured liquid, red , green and blue. So I loved that time as Guy Fawkes night meant even though dark that every other street had a bonfire on the old bomb sites and everyone was milling around. It was a great atmosphere and boy did I love the smell of bonfire night and fog. The other reasons for loving that period was my birthday in November and then Christmas and New Year with the added bonus that got most of us loving weather...snow and lots of it; yes I loved that time.


But now, just been for a walk around the small park nearby and it was gloomy and drizzly and I somehow felt old without the same excitement this time of year always gave me. One more point: Halloween was hardly mentioned in those days.


guy Fawks night

Yes, it's fast approaching that time when if a slow moving front tracks across the U.K. it can often be one of those days when it never really gets light. A couple of people I spoke to today said they would gladly go into hibernation now and emerge at the end of March...

Scott W wrote:

Yes, it's fast approaching that time when if a slow moving front tracks
across the U.K. it can often be one of those days when it never really gets
light. A couple of people I spoke to today said they would gladly go into
hibernation now and emerge at the end of March...


It's the most enjoyable part of the year for me! Lots of real weather around.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org

On Saturday, 24 October 2015 19:11:25 UTC+1, Scott W wrote:
Yes, it's fast approaching that time when if a slow moving front tracks across the U.K. it can often be one of those days when it never really gets light. A couple of people I spoke to today said they would gladly go into hibernation now and emerge at the end of March...
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Just got back from the Penwith Peninsula.
Boy is it brown.
Brown everywhere you look. Brown,brown, brown.
Has the bracken turned early this year?

Did n't think that the autumn has been particulary cold.
But that bit of land sticking out into the N.Atlantic has a strange climate and may have been affected by the the below normal SSTs.

Len
Wembury, SW Devon
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On Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 7:29:52 PM UTC+1, Len Wood wrote:
On Saturday, 24 October 2015 19:11:25 UTC+1, Scott W wrote:
Yes, it's fast approaching that time when if a slow moving front tracks across the U.K. it can often be one of those days when it never really gets light. A couple of people I spoke to today said they would gladly go into hibernation now and emerge at the end of March...
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Just got back from the Penwith Peninsula.
Boy is it brown.
Brown everywhere you look. Brown,brown, brown.
Has the bracken turned early this year?

Did n't think that the autumn has been particulary cold.
But that bit of land sticking out into the N.Atlantic has a strange climate and may have been affected by the the below normal SSTs.

Len
Wembury, SW Devon
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?? It's just the reddish brown of the bracken as far as I can see. (Penwith isn't renowned for it's tree cover - except just around Penzance). I would say it's completely typical. Perhaps a bit redder due to the very dry conditions. Also the spray from the consistent October surf on dry ground has burnt the cliff tops a bit, and not done sea front garden much good. They need a bit of rain occasionally to wash the salt off.

Couple of my cliff top pictures from a couple of weeks back looking towards Land's End http://www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/bracken.html (I've made sure the monstrosity constructed by Peter D'Savary has been hidden by the 2nd picture!)

Much the same now, today http://www.sennen-cove.com/index.htm

Starting to looks as if there'll be a lot of gorse out in a few weeks.

Temperature running about 0.4C above normal so far this month. Lowest max 14.2C.

It has been very dry, though last nights rain has pushed the monthly total up to approx 25mm.

In case you missed it, http://www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/octsurf.html it's been great much of the month, even when a certain local weather forecaster said there was none.

Graham
Penzance

Switched the lights on at about 5pm and closed the curtains.
Winter
draws on.
Graham P Davis

And as of tomorrow it'll be worse. I **wish** we still had BST
all year round. I *hate* the early dark afternoons of GMT.

Anne (Moray)

On Saturday, 24 October 2015 20:10:55 UTC+1, Graham Easterling wrote:
On Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 7:29:52 PM UTC+1, Len Wood wrote:
On Saturday, 24 October 2015 19:11:25 UTC+1, Scott W wrote:
Yes, it's fast approaching that time when if a slow moving front tracks across the U.K. it can often be one of those days when it never really gets light. A couple of people I spoke to today said they would gladly go into hibernation now and emerge at the end of March...
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Just got back from the Penwith Peninsula.
Boy is it brown.
Brown everywhere you look. Brown,brown, brown.
Has the bracken turned early this year?

Did n't think that the autumn has been particulary cold.
But that bit of land sticking out into the N.Atlantic has a strange climate and may have been affected by the the below normal SSTs.

Len
Wembury, SW Devon
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?? It's just the reddish brown of the bracken as far as I can see. (Penwith isn't renowned for it's tree cover - except just around Penzance). I would say it's completely typical. Perhaps a bit redder due to the very dry conditions. Also the spray from the consistent October surf on dry ground has burnt the cliff tops a bit, and not done sea front garden much good. They need a bit of rain occasionally to wash the salt off.

Couple of my cliff top pictures from a couple of weeks back looking towards Land's End http://www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/bracken.html (I've made sure the monstrosity constructed by Peter D'Savary has been hidden by the 2nd picture!)

Much the same now, today http://www.sennen-cove.com/index.htm

Starting to looks as if there'll be a lot of gorse out in a few weeks.

Temperature running about 0.4C above normal so far this month. Lowest max 14.2C.

It has been very dry, though last nights rain has pushed the monthly total up to approx 25mm.

In case you missed it, http://www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/octsurf.html it's been great much of the month, even when a certain local weather forecaster said there was none.

Graham
Penzance
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We were on a little tour Graham.
Penzance- Sennen Cove-St Just- Zennor.

Ended back at Hotel Penzance for 6 course meal and 4 different different wines to taste.
That's the way to experience Cornwall. :-)

Len
Wembury

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We were on a little tour Graham.
Penzance- Sennen Cove-St Just- Zennor.

Ended back at Hotel Penzance for 6 course meal and 4 different different wines to taste.
That's the way to experience Cornwall. :-)

Len
Wembury

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How the wealthy English live!

Graham