We're halfway through. Thankfully no big damage yet and all are well. Unfortunately there have been three fatalities so far throughout Ireland.
Ophelia is supposed to hit here in the early hours of the morning now. Thankfully most people will be in bed and, hopefully, safe.
There sure have been a lot of dangerous storms this year, all over. Please take care and don't get out in it unless there is nowhere else to go. dooley
We made it through unscathed folks Thanks for all the well wishes. I wouldn't like to repeat this weather too often.
I have never been through one, when they hit land somewhere along the Texas part of the Gulf and get this far inland they are typically just a heavy rain event. Our Hurricane season begins June 1st and ends November 30th every year. Some are way more active than most.
Nothing untoward to report here. We did get high winds during the night but nothing that we haven't had before. Today it's back to normal Scottish weather for this time of year.
Just been out to look at the garden. There is a tree uprooted in the hedgerow. Fortunately it fell away from the Summer House. Chain saw out tomorrow. More fire wood. Otherwise just a lot of the Catshead apples which I could not reach brought down. Sadly they bruise so easily that they are no use when they fall like that. In any case we have already picked far more than we can deal with. Gave away 50 kilos the other day.
glad to hear from all of you. The damage from weather is terrible since it is compounded by other things... like rain. oyvey! that makes so much more damage then. Palustris, what are catshead apples?
So happy to hear that our members in the path of the hurricane have all survived, and with fairly minor damage. Any damage is bad, but it could have been worse. Palustris, be careful with that chain saw!
Catshead are also called Pig's Snout. It is down to the shape of them. End on they look like either a cats face or a pig's nose. They are a very old (possibly Roman, but certainly not a modern variety) cooking apple. Oddly they are always hollow. Make fantastic Baked apple with dried fruit and a little syrup to sweeten. Big fruit too, some can weigh half a pound each.
Spent the day clearing some of the area. Going to take a long time and a lot of work. Don't think I can do anything much with the huge rootball though. Still lots of firewood for us.
