tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post7974969150648707185..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: A Sunny December DayGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-43331225212022697982015-12-17T19:40:18.816+00:002015-12-17T19:40:18.816+00:00Magic light in those pictures, Graham. What a diff...Magic light in those pictures, Graham. What a difference the sun makes - not least this time of year!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-5106134552023008292015-12-17T12:14:29.421+00:002015-12-17T12:14:29.421+00:00Lovely scenery but boy oh boy could I use just a l...Lovely scenery but boy oh boy could I use just a little bit of your rain.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-86220154451365156022015-12-17T08:28:43.795+00:002015-12-17T08:28:43.795+00:00What beautiful, beautiful views - towards snow cap...What beautiful, beautiful views - towards snow capped mountains. Stunning.CountryMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761724941259576940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61005590187125778102015-12-17T06:32:11.264+00:002015-12-17T06:32:11.264+00:00It was just a day or two without rain Mrs Thyme an...It was just a day or two without rain Mrs Thyme and the sun disappeared again yesterday. I treasured the moments of sun though and put it to good use working outside. We had summer temperatures yesterday and it's supposed to be even warmer today. I've got used to no trees but it's lovely to get back to them when I do.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-57562287786792074852015-12-17T06:29:00.729+00:002015-12-17T06:29:00.729+00:00Thank you Ruby. It's always good to se you bac...Thank you Ruby. It's always good to se you back in Blogland.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18626033889388966592015-12-17T02:09:33.635+00:002015-12-17T02:09:33.635+00:00What is up with all that rain, Mr. Edwards? I don...What is up with all that rain, Mr. Edwards? I don't know how I could ever live without waking up to trees on mountains. Snow on mountains? The best! Lovely pictures!Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18686294919446053242015-12-16T17:22:05.674+00:002015-12-16T17:22:05.674+00:00Beautiful shots and view as always GB!!Beautiful shots and view as always GB!!Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-29855422092309508802015-12-15T19:55:17.636+00:002015-12-15T19:55:17.636+00:00Jenny my visitors do just that and, when I'm i...Jenny my visitors do just that and, when I'm in contemplative (or lazy) mode or just need inspiration for a crossword at coffee time, so do I.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65434423575616595922015-12-15T19:53:55.158+00:002015-12-15T19:53:55.158+00:00Frances I never tire of the view - even whenI can&...Frances I never tire of the view - even whenI can't see it (if you can see what I mean).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-33146010355935241072015-12-15T19:53:18.998+00:002015-12-15T19:53:18.998+00:00Red some placed in England got 12" in a day l...Red some placed in England got 12" in a day last week: it was a national record.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-5710304541765362722015-12-15T19:32:08.945+00:002015-12-15T19:32:08.945+00:00What a wonderful sequence of photos. It hardly see...What a wonderful sequence of photos. It hardly seems possible that they are only a few hours apart, they are so different from each other in atmosphere. It would fascinate me to have a view like that - I would spend hours looking out of the window. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-64251566755710974402015-12-15T17:14:09.756+00:002015-12-15T17:14:09.756+00:00I so envy you that beautiful view, Graham. Wiltshi...I so envy you that beautiful view, Graham. Wiltshire is lovely, especially the downs, but to have both sea and hills....wonderful.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47698801299488998072015-12-15T15:13:44.240+00:002015-12-15T15:13:44.240+00:00A little sunshine goes a long way. Sow shows off y...A little sunshine goes a long way. Sow shows off your mountains very well and I can tell you've been missing them with the cloudy conditions. We average 12 in of precipitation a year.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35252541374174112882015-12-15T12:45:46.569+00:002015-12-15T12:45:46.569+00:00Yes, Lee, you are so right. I complain about the w...Yes, Lee, you are so right. I complain about the weather here but really we have little to complain about.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53264547561182154012015-12-15T10:26:28.070+00:002015-12-15T10:26:28.070+00:00Wonderful photos, Graham. You can send down some ...Wonderful photos, Graham. You can send down some of that rain - a lot of it - to our drought-affected areas here in Queensland. The western areas are facing great difficulties at present from lack of rain. Some areas haven't seen a drop in over four years. It's heartbreaking...the poor souls.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38113086961129520752015-12-15T07:56:19.752+00:002015-12-15T07:56:19.752+00:00Adrian a spell of still(ish) dry(ish) weather woul...Adrian a spell of still(ish) dry(ish) weather would really be appreciated.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-27279056992290978312015-12-15T07:55:15.176+00:002015-12-15T07:55:15.176+00:00Yes Meike we've had record amounts of rain and...Yes Meike we've had record amounts of rain and the ground is absolutely sodden. In parts of Scotland that meant that when the strong winds came last week trees were relatively easily uprooted. Rather peculiarly in my garden it's caused some of the peaty soil to swell and some to drop and the grass (I can hardly call it a lawn) looks like an elephant has been walking over it. Oddly the temperatures here are quite high for the time of year. I saw on the forecast that we can expect 12℃ this week. That's as good as our temperature often is in July. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-49609250051774198862015-12-15T07:49:26.103+00:002015-12-15T07:49:26.103+00:00Cro living without mountains and water would never...Cro living without mountains and water would never be my choice but then I would have said that about trees at one time and there are precious few of those around me.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80015199777738995822015-12-15T07:47:28.865+00:002015-12-15T07:47:28.865+00:00Norma the first three are from my kitchen window.Norma the first three are from my kitchen window.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-36584192480892492102015-12-15T07:46:45.574+00:002015-12-15T07:46:45.574+00:00YP I'm one of the most glass half full people ...YP I'm one of the most glass half full people you'll ever meet but I'm also a realist and whilst I am looking forward to a wonderful winter we've just had the wettest summer on record here on Lewis (I think) and that really is saying something. When we get a day like yesterday in the middle of winter there is no finer place on earth (well possibly excepting New Zealand and Yorkshire).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89708208647796758922015-12-15T07:45:44.068+00:002015-12-15T07:45:44.068+00:00Great shots, let us hope you don't have to wai...Great shots, let us hope you don't have to wait another year to take similar ones.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-54213809510952510992015-12-15T06:42:08.765+00:002015-12-15T06:42:08.765+00:00These are truly spectacular views, Graham!
Seems l...These are truly spectacular views, Graham!<br />Seems like your part of the world got all the rain that our farmers and gardeners so sorely missed during the summer and autumn. Winter - if we can call it that - has not made up for it yet, either. Not that I'm keen on constant rain and grey skies, and everything out there sill looks quite alright, but I know lots and lots of water is necessary to keep our landscape going, and I'm afraid of a very long, wet, cold and drawn-out winter well into spring. Well, we'll see, and I shouldn't be so pessimistic. Usually not my style at all! I'm probably just really tired and ready for the Christmas break.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55289538204366925942015-12-15T05:01:49.566+00:002015-12-15T05:01:49.566+00:00What amazing views you have. I'd love to look ...What amazing views you have. I'd love to look out onto mountains (but maybe without the constant rain).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15266646352126484302015-12-15T01:05:34.274+00:002015-12-15T01:05:34.274+00:00simply marvelous views from your island!simply marvelous views from your island!Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623569563122986528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53519475876536937872015-12-14T23:36:18.848+00:002015-12-14T23:36:18.848+00:00Weatherwise it seems like Pauline is a glass half ...Weatherwise it seems like Pauline is a glass half full person , but you...<br />Thanks for sharing such dramatic pictures of the mainland. Marvellous.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com