tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post6187051708538387243..comments2023-10-14T12:22:12.267+02:00Comments on Chez Charnizay: Sunny snowdropsNiall & Antoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-71503233116424297312014-02-08T17:51:09.657+01:002014-02-08T17:51:09.657+01:00Aren't these rare glimpses of sun and blue sky...Aren't these rare glimpses of sun and blue sky precious? We had one yesterday, but it's back to the same old wind and pouring rain today. :-( Your winter and ours are very similar, even to the mildness. I was reading recently that the water table is now so high in some parts of the UK that wells are overflowing!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-78579392121102137182014-01-31T13:09:22.440+01:002014-01-31T13:09:22.440+01:00@ Mary & Bill - welcome! :-)
It seems everywh...@ Mary & Bill - welcome! :-) <br />It seems everywhere is out of balance. You'd be so welcome to some of our excess water, believe me!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-70781765761494764012014-01-30T15:37:12.320+01:002014-01-30T15:37:12.320+01:00We could use some of your rain. Our usual winter r...We could use some of your rain. Our usual winter rains have not happened this year in Arizona. Mary and Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388972734117244103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-56091697033739322392014-01-30T10:33:37.000+01:002014-01-30T10:33:37.000+01:00@Leon - If only it were possible to send all this ...@Leon - If only it were possible to send all this excess water we have over to you.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-81000948469278184372014-01-30T10:29:10.509+01:002014-01-30T10:29:10.509+01:00@Tim - we'll blame it on you then!
As for the...@Tim - we'll blame it on you then! <br />As for the snowdrops - more than likely.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-35850126906457885072014-01-30T10:24:11.506+01:002014-01-30T10:24:11.506+01:00@Jean - personally I'd love some snow!@Jean - personally I'd love some snow!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-72910158757759914932014-01-30T10:23:29.210+01:002014-01-30T10:23:29.210+01:00@Vera - walking on our land is like walking on a v...@Vera - walking on our land is like walking on a very soggy sponge. The minute you put your foot down water oozes and you can feel the jelly-like quiver.<br /><br />Hope you house stays safe and dry.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-27926827441090626202014-01-29T22:36:52.462+01:002014-01-29T22:36:52.462+01:00Your rain would have been very welcome here in Vic...Your rain would have been very welcome here in Victoria as bushfires ravaged much wooded areas.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-5785891336774117532014-01-29T13:56:15.171+01:002014-01-29T13:56:15.171+01:00Sorry, we probably won't get a real cold snap....Sorry, we probably won't get a real cold snap...<br />and it is my fault!<br />I managed to get the whole of the potato bed dug so that the freeze could do the soil break up for me...<br />Sod's Law dictates, therefore, that this will not happen!!<br /><br />Love the Snowdrop piccy... <br />but, are you sure that they aren't just coming up for air!?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-29450818864863123322014-01-29T12:41:50.016+01:002014-01-29T12:41:50.016+01:00Same here!
Derbyshire is awash like everywhere els...Same here!<br />Derbyshire is awash like everywhere else and so far we have only had one light sprinkling of snow and a couple of frosts.<br />I'm starting to think that a couple of inches of snow would be a welcome light relief and at least seem more like winter!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-1596668415879043542014-01-29T11:33:08.307+01:002014-01-29T11:33:08.307+01:00I found some wild flowers blooming yesterday, whic...I found some wild flowers blooming yesterday, which quite lifted me up! But it does look like we are in for a similar pattern of weather to that which we had last year, so we are bracing ourselves for a series of flooding. Last serious flooding in our area was apparently in 1952, so I suppose we were overdue for another heavy dose of water on our land!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-26861390530280175612014-01-28T21:21:19.323+01:002014-01-28T21:21:19.323+01:00@Walt - absolutely!! I would rather have snow for ...@Walt - absolutely!! I would rather have snow for a while. The light's brighter and it would put a temporary halt to the 'soup'.<br />Poor Callie must almost be wishing for webbed feet on her walks!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-51066593479217263322014-01-28T21:18:43.196+01:002014-01-28T21:18:43.196+01:00@Aussie in France - Love it when the daffodils com...@Aussie in France - Love it when the daffodils come out and I am keeping my fingers crossed that we don't get another chilly spring like last year. It never seemed to warm up!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-43991351207319292762014-01-28T21:15:24.824+01:002014-01-28T21:15:24.824+01:00@Pauline - Our cyclamen are the same: nice carpet ...@Pauline - Our cyclamen are the same: nice carpet of healthy leaves -- the snowdrops poke up between them.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-74022055066073717912014-01-28T21:14:07.302+01:002014-01-28T21:14:07.302+01:00@Diane - swamp is the right word for it!@Diane - swamp is the right word for it!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-78076853820233815752014-01-28T21:13:37.060+01:002014-01-28T21:13:37.060+01:00@Gaynor - some of our early narcissus are in bud.....@Gaynor - some of our early narcissus are in bud.... but they like the snowdrops can easily handle a cold snap if we get one.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-64522404291485071032014-01-28T21:12:32.986+01:002014-01-28T21:12:32.986+01:00@Rusty Duck - and as it has been so mild the wretc...@Rusty Duck - and as it has been so mild the wretched grass is growing!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-19857910171341468372014-01-28T21:11:16.471+01:002014-01-28T21:11:16.471+01:00@Fly - well ours certainly aren't that pampere...@Fly - well ours certainly aren't that pampered but what a good idea!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-91267425956505166792014-01-28T08:57:27.900+01:002014-01-28T08:57:27.900+01:00It sure is a drag. I'd actually like a brief c...It sure is a drag. I'd actually like a brief cold snap and maybe some snow as a change from this squishy muddy mess.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-83954241525940088652014-01-28T08:40:04.451+01:002014-01-28T08:40:04.451+01:00So sorry we're missing them this year but we&#...So sorry we're missing them this year but we'll catch the daffodils instead when we go back to Blois mid-February to end of March.Aussie in Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267719894279001689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-45784545858906328792014-01-27T23:48:38.324+01:002014-01-27T23:48:38.324+01:00I haven't glooped over to the spot where our s...I haven't glooped over to the spot where our snowdrops are yet... at least the cyclamen patch is looking good with lots of lovely leaves.Pollygarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519711639714303756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-3347772199435035552014-01-27T20:03:03.311+01:002014-01-27T20:03:03.311+01:00Our garden is a swamp!! Never the less I see we ha...Our garden is a swamp!! Never the less I see we have some snow drop buds! Have a good day DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-14654974310368716682014-01-27T18:32:42.729+01:002014-01-27T18:32:42.729+01:00Great to see the signs of spring. Fingers crossed ...Great to see the signs of spring. Fingers crossed for more...GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-77093288699029443992014-01-27T16:57:11.753+01:002014-01-27T16:57:11.753+01:00The snowdrops are a lovely sight, but the weather ...The snowdrops are a lovely sight, but the weather here is dire too. It is far too wet to step out in the garden. And now they say it is going to get colder so I suppose the whole blooming lot will freeze solid. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-37719285393682671012014-01-27T15:54:11.141+01:002014-01-27T15:54:11.141+01:00When I was first in France Januaries were usually ...When I was first in France Januaries were usually mild...followed by a cold snap in February.....but there was never so much rain as you have been having.<br />I used to look forward to the snowdrops too...<br /><br />As to flowering plants, there was a corner house in the next village which always had a display of pelargoniums in all sorts of weathers - and then I passed by one day and found the answer to the mystery.<br />The owner covered them with fleece and then shut the shutters over them for the night...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com