 Poster: A snowHead
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Getting over the longest day hurdle and the heading away from the winter bit.
Nice to see the nights drawing in again. Swear I felt a bit of nip in the air this morning.
Could that cloud over there possibly contain some snow?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I felt a bit guilty for thinking that, I don't know why though, it's not like I'm wishing away any long hot summer days. I'm always happy once haymaking is out the way. The weather can do what it likes then, and it's 'roll on winter' because we have a barn full (hopefully) of lovely sweet hay!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I thought exactly the same last night. Winters of the way!!!!
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As Winterhighland (great Scottish skiing website, for those who don't know) always describes it, the march back to winter has begun! I gleefully repeated that statement at work last week - & was told (by sedentary sun worshippers) that I am ill but don't realise it...
Mrs MA & I were out on the top of the North York Moors, above Kildale, at 10pm on Fri night to celebrate the solstice with a glass (well, plastic cup...) of wine. It was daylight at 10pm and still quite light at 10.40 - brilliant!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Noooooo, we've only had one day of summer so far, may be when we have had a couple more..
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can see a light dusting of snow on cham webcam this morning at brevant!!
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Big Paua, eben though I felt that I hadn't done enough skiing last year, and I managed quite a bit, much of it truly excellent, I am not ready yet to be considering the onset of winter. I want my proper summer first, lying by the pool, sweating in the sun with chilled beers and much beachiness book reading!!
Stop wishing your lives away!!
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Stop wishing your lives away!!
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+1. I want my proper summer first too, including some dinghy sailing in Chichester Harbour when it isn't either freezing cold, or blowing a gale, or both. Not to mention walking in the Alps and picking lots of wild raspberries to make jam. The raspberries were disappointing last year - phenomenal the year before.
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pam w, fruit apparently going to be mega this year due late cold spring. Our roses are also going bananas. Or nuts. Or fruit and nut mix 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Nip in the air - we have hardly had a morning without one and this morning is similar. Still forecast is fine for the week and looking forward to a day or two watching the Aussies playing Somerset at Taunton and quaffing the odd glass of cider. Then when autumn is over the mind starts turning to skiing and a possible pre Xmas trip.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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under a new name, pam w, Am looking forward to an apricot jam making session with delicious Valais apricots and hopefully Nendaz raspberies. But I am in Devon ATM enjoying what I hope aren't the only few days of summer. 
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Fenfilly, Grrr...don't tell me you clicked for that good week of weather we had the other week. We cut ours today and have our fingers crossed!
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You know it makes sense.
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For some, the summer solstice marks previous long winter had finally and irreversibly over. A less than happy note. 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Megamum wrote: |
| Fenfilly, Grrr...don't tell me you clicked for that good week of weather we had the other week. We cut ours today and have our fingers crossed! |
Lets hope you don't end up "in stook" looking at this wet weather for mid summers 
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The purpose of these practices is to protect unthreshed grain, hay or straw from moisture until it can be picked up and brought into long-term storage. The unthreshed grain also cures while in a stook
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Poster: A snowHead
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There is deffo something in that cloud, you know. It had that bruised yellowy grey look of impending snow at sunset last night and again at sunrise this morning. It's gonna dump tonight for sure.
I've tracked it north across the river up through Hyde Park and on to Primrose Hill and it's a bit colder up here.
Folk are pointing and laughing at the 205 rockhoppers on my pack but they don't realise that my super lightweight AT boots are totally solid on the down as well as having serious, serious walk mode. Got the DIN on the bindings screwed right down too.
Might have to change my stance in the helmet argument - it's been pretty sweaty under this black one for the last couple of days - or at least order a new white one from Sport Pursuit which will reflect the sun better. Goggles keep fogging up despite the mini-fans. Might have to go for the sunglass helmet combo later... but that would make me look really fitzwilliam stupid!
Got all the vents open in the new lime green Sweet Protection trousers and jacket but the Goretex still isn't breathing heavy enough on this particular trip. Need to buy a Hy Vent Onesie for next season. Maybe some much lighter carbon poles.
Baselayer IS untucked. Top buckle on boots IS undone. Gloves will have to come off later. Spf 30 IS on - up nostrils and under armpits also - to catch the sun bounce off that snow which will surely fall soon.
It's definitely holistic, this earn your turns concept.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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franzClammer, ho, ho, ho 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Definitely feels like autumn already...
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Fenfilly, so you missed it!! Poor you. We have tractors all around our lanes this week with hay making implements on. We only have a smallholding so make all ours by hand with a 'Herbie' and hand turn and stack the loose dry hay in our barns. Balers are a small fortune to buy! Luckily we have no need for rocket fuel either!
http://ww.bsgtractorsandmachinery.co.uk/Herbie-Petrol
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| Megamum wrote: |
Fenfilly, so you missed it!! Poor you. We have tractors all around our lanes this week with hay making implements on. We only have a smallholding so make all ours by hand with a 'Herbie' and hand turn and stack the loose dry hay in our barns. Balers are a small fortune to buy! Luckily we have no need for rocket fuel either!
http://ww.bsgtractorsandmachinery.co.uk/Herbie-Petrol |
Herbie is very cute! How many acres of hay do you make with it?
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Fenfilly, I guess all told between 2 and 3 of the 10 we have, it's difficult to visualise as we cut around all the trees and take only the choicest bits from each area. Hiring a full blown tractor is not practical due to fences, trees etc. We turned loads by hand tonight, and I've gone down the route of hay fever central this evening and have needed to resort to Piriton. A mask tomorrow I think!
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| Megamum wrote: |
| Fenfilly, I guess all told between 2 and 3 of the 10 we have, it's difficult to visualise as we cut around all the trees and take only the choicest bits from each area. Hiring a full blown tractor is not practical due to fences, trees etc. We turned loads by hand tonight, and I've gone down the route of hay fever central this evening and have needed to resort to Piriton. A mask tomorrow I think! |
Wow! I bet you end up with fabulous hay though, I do hope the beasties appreciate all your hard work! 
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Megamum,
They do say that eating Local Honey can help a lot with hay fever
Got any Bees ?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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franzClammer, see the Aaargh hayfever thread in apres
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