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Post by lyn on May 25, 2012 9:45:25 GMT
Good morning everyone
I'm going to start with a moan. Last week we all had webbed feet because of the rain, now this week we're sweltering and we've had no time to get aclimatised. According to the radio announcer this morning, our city was the hottest in the UK yesterday.
Now, to those who live in hot climates, our current temperatures (28-29C) will seem like nothing, but to an overweight oldie in this country it's a bit much.
Anyway, the heat was the reason I was in the shade in the garden at breakfast time, and I just had to get my camera out to snap this plant that's covering my roofed over bench.
It got me thinking that we all go on about our colour combos, but mother nature gets it right every time doesn't she?
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Post by koffipot on May 25, 2012 10:33:50 GMT
Yes, she's really good with all sorts of things  Lovely shot BTW. |
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Post by Shepherdess on May 25, 2012 22:44:59 GMT
Looks great Lyn what kind of flower is it? that is hot. that's what its been like here for the last week right now we are under a severe thunderstorm warning. I hope it breaks the humidity. Not to far away about an hour north they are under a tornado warning. that is uncommon around here. Next week we are suposed to drop down to the high teens. aAnd yes being larger does not help in the heat.
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Post by jufergu on May 26, 2012 3:04:13 GMT
Tornadoes are common here in the middle of the USA. We are just about an hour from Joplin which was devastated last year. So far, they have all missed our house. Our yard is looking wonderful right now.
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Post by jufergu on May 26, 2012 3:07:48 GMT
By the way, I have been working very hard on all the June exhibits, but at night I have been scrolling through Pinterest. Has anyone else seen all the fantastic felt art on there? Just amazing things.
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Post by MTRuth on May 26, 2012 3:20:14 GMT
Lovely photo - I always love natural Color schemes. Hope it cools down for you.
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Post by koffipot on May 26, 2012 5:15:39 GMT
Looks like Solanum??
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Post by zed on May 26, 2012 9:33:10 GMT
Gorgeous photo, Lyn, the colours are beautiful I'm miserable in this heat, I have a rotten burning rash from it and just tossed and turned all night  I wouldn't be surprised if it was even hotter than you were told, Lyn, they only take Met office site figures, they use Woodford in Cheshire for us, but I live near the University of manchester and they have their own meteorological equipment and their site said it was almost 29C on Wednesday. |
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Post by lyn on May 26, 2012 16:06:00 GMT
Sorry to hear about the rash Zed, and I think you're right about it being hotter than the radio reported! I'm still feeling like a limp lettuce.
Judith - you're correct - it's Solanum Crispum. It grows very tall, but ours is about 10-12 feet high because my husband prunes stuff regularly. It grows as fast as a weed!
Judy - we don't get tornadoes here (well, only rare baby ones that might lift one roof tile or two). I am very lucky to live here - the climate is temperate.
Yes, there are some lovely things on pinterest!
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Post by zed on May 27, 2012 10:37:08 GMT
I don't think many people understand how much the humidity affects us, I know people who've gone to Spain and places like that where it was in the high 30s and they say it was really comfortable to walk round in because it's a 'dry heat'.
I read somewhere that the UK has the highest amount of tornadoes in the world based on tornadoes per area. Of course we rarely get ones that are very destructive or on the scale of the ones in the US.
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Post by Shepherdess on May 27, 2012 13:18:32 GMT
Do you not get humidex reading with your forcasts? We do just like windchill in the winter. So it will say 29 degrees and it feels like 36 with the humidity.
Sorry to hear about your rash. No fun when you can't stay dry.
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Post by koffipot on May 28, 2012 11:57:05 GMT
Yes Ann, on BBC weather we get humidity, wind speed, UV, pollution and pollen count. Though they don't actually say "feels like" for humidity as they do for wind chill. Zed, Prickly heat can be awful. A soak in a cool bath with a few drops of lavender oil can soothe, then let yourself 'drip dry'. Also aloe vera, if you have a plant, just snap off a leaf and apply the juice. Hope it clears soon. |
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Post by zed on May 28, 2012 12:55:45 GMT
It's not too bad at the moment Judith, it seemed nothing helped the other day though, apart from not moisturising. I wondered if it was because I damaged the skin/blood vessels on the backs of my legs a few years ago with frostbite making it sensitive. I should get some aloe, though. Outside isn't too bad in the breeze, it's when you stand still and your head burns and feels like the skin is shrinking! Oh, and being inside, in houses insultated to withstand -20C winters without any AC |
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Post by koffipot on May 28, 2012 16:52:32 GMT
Aloe vera plants are also handy for burns - handy to have in the kitchen. Prickly heat shouldn't be a problem for a while now. Temps about to plummet and thunderstorms coming in! It's all or nothing! |
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Post by zed on Jun 16, 2012 11:14:50 GMT
I can't believe how cold it has been! I had the heating on a few times after that heatwave I went from having just a sheet as a cover on my bed to 2 summer (4.5 tog) quilts and a couple of thin fleecey blankets, I even got so cold a couple of times I grabbed a towel to add on top! |
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Lovely shot BTW.
