JockinTas Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Oh yes...bulbs do wonderfully well here. They are also one of the few groups of plants which wallabies and possums don't eat in my garden. :rolleyes: Although my crocus mysteriously disappeared last spring. :err: Maybe rabbits? Up by the Devonport lighthouse there are hundreds of rabbits. Looks like a fair percentage are domestic escapees as they are black and white and also some pure white ones. My dog Harry would love to get a hold of them :wideeyed: but I keep him on the lead up there as he would disappear into the bushes never to be seen for hours. When he's in hunting mode he goes deaf to all my calls for him to come back. :mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Yes, possibly rabbits...we do have some around here. One year on my birthday one of the cats brought one inside - alive. :smile: I'm planting the crocus in pots this year and putting them in the cat-fenced area at the back which should be hoppy-animal proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 It has been been lovely weather all week. Today, blue skies and 24C not a breath of wind. Next week rain is forecast :jiggy: Hallelujah!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Drizzle on and off all day. More tomorrow apparently. Wish is would rain properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Yes, 5 mm in my rain gauge this morning. According to the Soil Dryness Index we need 6 inches of rain before the soil becomes saturated. Preferably from the west....so it would fill up the dams on the way.:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Yes, 5 mm in my rain gauge this morning. According to the Soil Dryness Index we need 6 inches of rain before the soil becomes saturated. Preferably from the west....so it would fill up the dams on the way.:rolleyes: The state government don't seem to be handling the water crisis very well :nah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 After a couple of cool days of mizzling and drizzling, it's 24C today and a clear blue sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Definitely an autumnal feel in the air these days. It was only 11C when I got up this morning but it's going to be 21C later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Quite cool in Melbourne this morning. I am prepared to call it and say we have finished with the hot weather for this year and into autumn proper and start of the cool to cold days ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I noticed the first autumn leaves falling as I drove home through the city last Thursday. 17 forecast for us today but 28 predicted for next Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 It's a dull, grey day and raining. It rained all night too. 17C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 It's a dull, grey day and raining. It rained all night too. 17C. It's great isn't it. So nice to get a good day of rain. Too few and far between lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 It's great isn't it. So nice to get a good day of rain. Too few and far between lately. I think it's signalling the end of the warm weather. Everything needed a good drop of rain. Won't have to water the garden either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 After yesterday's day of rain and wind, it's lovely today. This is a photo of a local doggy park. Not a dog to be seen and I think my one is way in the distance somewhere. There's a doggy beach on the other side of the road so that's where they probably all are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 That's nice blue sky you have up there! All grey and cool down here today ...but 14 mm of rain in my rain gauge was much appreciated...as was a brisk walk in the foothills in great, non sweaty, walking weather. :wubclub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 After glorious weather over the Easter weekend, it's been a bit overcast and we had rain overnight. Today was 20C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I'm looking forward to the typically Scottish summer weather at the end of June! :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 I'm looking forward to the typically Scottish summer weather at the end of June! :smile: Last winter was a really cold one! I hadn't ever worn a woolly hat, gloves and scarf in Australia 'til last year. Aye, it made me feel right at home. :cute: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patphillips47 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 It's a dull, grey day and raining. It rained all night too. 17C. Laughed at my son when he phone last week he said Its gone cold here now ,Adelaide I checked the temperatures his was 15 overnight ours was 8 during the day lol Think he has gone soft !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibovered Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Will you be OK down in Tassie Jock? apparently it's going to be a cold wet and windy weekend, temperatures are going to drop below 20c for a while :elvis: t's set to be a cold, windy and wet weekend for Tasmania, making outdoor activities take a firm back seat. Ahead of a strong frontal system, rain and showers are likely to be seen from Friday afternoon over the west of the island, where weekend rainfall totals will likely be the highest. Northwesterly winds are also set to become gusty tomorrow. Rainfall should envelop the island into Saturday as the system rapidly moves eastward, and showers and wind begin to ease in the west. Daytime temperatures should also drop below 20 degrees in the west on Friday, with these conditions spreading to Hobart on Saturday. Cold, wet and windy conditions should begin to ease for the island early next week, although temperatures will be slow to recover as isolated showers persist. Cold fronts and the weather they bring are certainly not anomalous for Tasmania. With one day to go until the end of March, frontal rain has thus far significantly contributed to the 101.8mm seen in Strahan in the west, and the 17mm for Hobart in the east. However much rainfall does actually fall over Hobart this weekend, it's set to be an indoorsy kind of time. Maybe head out to a museum or art exhibition, or simply stay at home in front of the fire, relaxing with a good book. http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/read-a-book-and-sip-your-tea-this-weekend-in-tasmania/480742 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Will you be OK down in Tassie Jock? apparently it's going to be a cold wet and windy weekend, temperatures are going to drop below 20c for a while :elvis: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/read-a-book-and-sip-your-tea-this-weekend-in-tasmania/480742 The west coast could have done with the 100.8mm when there were bushfires not so long ago! I'm looking forward to a good change in the weather. I've had enough of the warm weather - roll on winter. :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 Will you be OK down in Tassie Jock? apparently it's going to be a cold wet and windy weekend, temperatures are going to drop below 20c for a while :elvis: Well, the weather has been glorious all weekend @amibovered ............... hardly a cloud in the sky and 20C. Took a walk this morning along Bells Parade, Latrobe then over the little bridge to Pig Island. Nobody else there, just me and my dog - very quiet, just the sound of birds singing .................... one of those glad to be alive days :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibovered Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Well, the weather has been glorious all weekend @amibovered ............... hardly a cloud in the sky and 20C. Took a walk this morning along Bells Parade, Latrobe then over the little bridge to Pig Island. Nobody else there, just me and my dog - very quiet, just the sound of birds singing .................... one of those glad to be alive days :smile: Sounds lovely Jock, been nice here too, spring has sprung for us, winter is waiting for you :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Bit of a mixed bag today here in Devonport. Overcast this morning, sunny this afternoon and a bit of drizzle this evening. 21C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Cloudless sky and 19C. Started to get windy this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.