Re: Weather

by Askit Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:20 pm

Quilter wrote:
Askit wrote:
Tomorrow's job is cutting the tree enough to transport it to the recycling centre. Everybody needs a hobby

Before you do that just look at the price on Amazon of small pieces of apple wood being sold to wood turners. Haven’t you got a wood turners group nearby who would probably snatch it from you...or even pay you ?

We have a cherry tree that has become a bit dangerous over winter. We’ve just had the crop of ( Morello) cherries from it and will now take it down but not bin it or burn it until we’ve offered it to wood turners locally.

I'll certainly have a look, I thought they would only be interested in stuff that was seasoned or kiln dried.

by Quilter Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:25 pm

Askit wrote:
I'll certainly have a look, I thought they would only be interested in stuff that was seasoned or kiln dried.

I’d put money on the fact that Lesson 1 in the How To Be A Wood-turner’s handbook is on how to season and prepare your own wood. We visit Stourhead NT gardens fairly frequently and they sell unseasoned wood for stunning prices and that’s fairly common wood. Apple wood is much prized.

by Askit Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:21 pm

Quilter wrote:
Askit wrote:
I'll certainly have a look, I thought they would only be interested in stuff that was seasoned or kiln dried.

I’d put money on the fact that Lesson 1 in the How To Be A Wood-turner’s handbook is on how to season and prepare your own wood. We visit Stourhead NT gardens fairly frequently and they sell unseasoned wood for stunning prices and that’s fairly common wood. Apple wood is much prized.

From my initial search there doesn't appear to be anyone doing woodturning close us, I've emailed a couple of places a bit further away (if they are working) to see if there's any interest.

by burlingtonboaby Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:59 am

You could always dig up the stump for the heading carving Tony.
Dried up this morning,with a cooler westerly breeze, Mavis singing out loud with a tinkle of goldfinches in the back ground.
Have a nice day
Boaby

by Askit Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:07 pm

Turned out to be a very pleasant day here, bit cooler but dry and bright.

Sadly I had no takers for our fallen apple tree, even for free. I had two respondents to my email, one was underwhelmed by how much there was (trunk was about 1.5m by 15cms and there was a binbag full of straight branches about 3 or 4cm thick) and the other thought we were too far away.

by burlingtonboaby Tue Jun 30, 2020 6:47 pm

Stayed dry, overcast and mild, ideal weather for working on our Victorian cast iron garden bench.
Boaby

by burlingtonboaby Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:12 am

Heavy overnight downpours, delayed dawn walk till 5.30 a.m, lots of adult birds feeding young on the grass verges,our 2nd nest of Blackies are on their 2nd brood.
Have a nice day.
Boaby

by burlingtonboaby Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:21 am

Teaming down with rain now,managed an hours walk at 4 before it started .
Couple of soggy Blackies out feeding on the grass verges,not much else.
Soggy Boaby.

by Askit Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:13 am

Dry and cool again, pleasant day for the hunter/gatherer in me to provude for the family. Yes, it's Aldi/Morrison's shopping day content

by Dave 418 Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:05 pm

A bit of a soggy start at home but it dried up enough to give muttly his wobble to the end of the street.
We are visiting Brodsworth Hall for lunch and a walk in the gardens. It was a bit damp walking round. Dried up enough for a cup of tea before lunch. It’s looking like a brighter afternoon is on its way.

by Paulmold Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:25 pm

We awoke to damp roads and driveways but dried quick enough and turned out rather nice day.

by burlingtonboaby Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:01 pm

Dried up for a few hours in the back garden ,thinning out the pond weed. Still overcast.
Boaby

by burlingtonboaby Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:07 am

Dry overnight, however got caught in a heavy shower at 5 a.m, overcast and dreich, could be worse, could be sat in the van, behind a hedge in a field ,paying £30 odd pound a day, roll on summer, or have we had it.
Soggy Boaby

by Askit Fri Jul 03, 2020 8:30 am

Pouring down here and the forecast is for it to stay that way fo.r a couple of days. Dashed out to bring the bins in only to find one hasn't been emptied yet. Never mind, it will keep the dust down (as my granny never said snigger

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by Quilter Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:28 am

burlingtonboaby wrote:Dry overnight, however got caught in a heavy shower at 5 a.m, overcast and dreich, could be worse, could be sat in the van, behind a hedge in a field ,paying £30 odd pound a day.....
Soggy Boaby

I guess if there is anything to the power of prayer then the combined efforts of local authorities, police and many tourist village or beach-side residents will make sure that this weekend is cold, very wet, very windy and generally grim.

It's looking that way here. Earlier on there were glimmerings of sun but now it is grey and gloomy and looks like rain. Cold too. I can't remember a day when we didn't have wind either.

by burlingtonboaby Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:17 am

Coast road busy this morning with tourists jumping the gun, many seem to be heading for the CAMC site or one of the many wee private sites in the area.
Not looking to bright according to the forecast.
Boaby

by Quilter Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:21 am

burlingtonboaby wrote:Coast road busy this morning with tourists jumping the gun, many seem to be heading for the CAMC site or one of the many wee private sites in the area.
Not looking to bright according to the forecast.
Boaby

Interesting thought from one of the narrowboaters whose blog I look at.

Boaters can visit their boats for the day now. They can stay overnight from 4th July. So...they arrive today, spend the day on the boat, stay awake until midnight and then they can go to sleep quite legally !
I wonder if your motorhomers and caravanners have thought this way ? think_smiley_46

by burlingtonboaby Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:28 am

Another dreich mild morning here on the East Riding coast, short walk with Tag, try again later.
Have a nice day.
Soggy Boaby

by Askit Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:10 am

After constant rain for 24h, it was surprising dry and mild this morning. I went for the paper in my raincoat and was surprised to see dog walkers etc cutting about in shorts and tee shirts. Well, I hope they got home sharpish because the rain is back on and we have weather warnings for damaging winds later.

Better avoid beans on toast for dinner then snigger

by burlingtonboaby Sat Jul 04, 2020 12:22 pm

Dried up,but overcast with the odd Dod of rain, forecasted to clear later,but I'm not banking on it.
Boaby

by burlingtonboaby Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:12 am

Askit wrote:After constant rain for 24h, it was surprising dry and mild this morning. I went for the paper in my raincoat and was surprised to see dog walkers etc cutting about in shorts and tee shirts. Well, I hope they got home sharpish because the rain is back on and we have weather warnings for damaging winds later.

Better avoid beans on toast for dinner then

Blazing saddles,comes to mind Tony. hugegrins

by burlingtonboaby Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:14 am

Overnight showers, still mild and very windy, good walk out, blue skies again.
Boaby

by Paulmold Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:13 am

Very windy still, no rain overnight, sunny start to the day.

by burlingtonboaby Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:53 am

Clear,cool dry dawn, lots of greenfinch,chaffinch, Marvis and
Blackies out for the dawn chorus.
Clouding over again, looks like rain again.
Boaby

by Bad Penny Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:26 pm

After three days of strong winds, today was calm. Ideal for a nice walk on a local beach and sand dunes. Followd by a visit to a new found chippy for a takeaway feed of fish and chips each, which we ate in the car. Social distance was maintained.
Maybe a bike ride tomorrow, weather permitting.