Flaming July

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Flaming July

by loiswakeman @ 09/07/2008 – 14:45:07

I used to think the adjective was a mark of approbation of nice weather, rather than, as I now suspect, a curse!

The puddle outside the office is almost deep enough to come over the top of my garden clogs, the rain is pouring, the mist is thick, and the lawn is strewn with minced leaves shredded from the trees. Over the fence, dejected cows are looming out of the mist, having forgotten to lie down last night before the rain started, and save themselves some dry grass to lie on.

An English summer, then!

Preparing to form a bovine pyramid

With apologies to all my chums here - I've been very busy with work and haven't had any spare time to see what you've all been up to
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7 Comments to Flaming July

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- EllieGant
- 09/07/2008 @ 14:52:52
Great picture!

And isn't it dire! I can't believe a month ago I was wondering if the water butts were about to run out.
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- kevinwilson ^Pro
- 09/07/2008 @ 14:53:05
the good news is that i had the beach to myself this morning - though i doubt my clothes are ever going to dry out!
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- tylluanpenry
- 09/07/2008 @ 17:55:56
The river here is close to bursting and the rain is ripping up the tarmac on the roads... another typical welsh summer!
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- LissaT ^Pro
- 11/07/2008 @ 01:35:31
Have I missed something?

I've mainly been working outdoors the last couple of weeks and, though it's been a bit grey and we've had the odd spot of rain, it hasn't been too bad though not exactly flaming. Most of the parties of children visiting the country park have been able to picnic outdoors rather than eat in the lunchrooms.
- - loiswakeman
  - http://lois.co.uk
  - 11/07/2008 @ 09:29:33
  I think you've just been on the other, drier side of the country! It has been perfectly ghastly here for several days; we had amost 30 mm of rain on Tuesday, and 18 on Wednesday. The ground is as sodden as in midwinter.
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- MrFlighty
- 11/07/2008 @ 14:49:51
I meant to bookmark this entry to include in my own 'Whatever the weather' one which I've now edited to include
http://flightplot.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/whatever-the-weather/
I hope that it's better weather over the weekend! xx
- - loiswakeman
  - http://lois.co.uk
  - 11/07/2008 @ 15:29:50
  Doesn't look like it so far
  
  But I have something to look forward to: I hope there will be coverage of the Fairford flypast on the news tonight. I looked out for anything interesting flying over earlier - but only the usual holiday planes from Exeter, and some swallows!
  
  Do you think they might do a flypast for either of our birthdays? One lives in hope.
  
  And thanks for the mention too.
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