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Category Archive: Weather

07 Mar

Makes a change…#1829

…from the cloudless blue skies we’ve been having for the past 2 weeks. Still between 20°-25•C though…
7 March, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
02 Mar

Proof of global warming #1824

At some stage, this sign appears to have been 7 km (or miles, even?) from the beach on Rabbit Island. The icecaps have obviously melted to such an extent that…
2 March, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments
17 Feb

Winter? #1811

All yours! I’m taking Kate‘s lead and sodding off to sunnier climes for a bit. Probably breaking all sorts of rules. Whatever.
17 February, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
27 Jan

“Watch out where the huskies go…#1790

..and don’t you eat that yellow snow” Frank Zappa [Listen] Cats, actually, but the same rule applies….
27 January, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments
23 Jan

Playing the Good Samurai #1786

Knee-deep in snow at the moment and the local sparrows are looking decidedly scrawny after being placed on a zero cal diet for a few days. Went out and bought…
23 January, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
08 Jan

Gurgle gurgle #1771

Serious stuff in 1988. This one’s waist-height for me. Most (i.e vertically-challenged)people would need to unpack their water-wings…
8 January, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
07 Jan

Come hell or…. #1770

..high water. You would have got your feet wet (just) back in 1955 and 1963 on the path that follows the Rhine down to Weisenau. Ankle-height
7 January, 2013 at 11:00 1 Comment
25 Nov

Dehydrangead #1727

And they looked so attractive in summer….
25 November, 2012 at 13:00 2 Comments
13 Nov

Leo Kottke…#1715

..the singer and guitarist famously apologised that his voice sounded like “geese farts on a foggy day”. Listened hard. Heard nothing
13 November, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
06 Nov

Red sky at night – #1708

A real cracker of a sunset on Sunday
6 November, 2012 at 13:00 1 Comment
27 Oct

Sod this for a game of soldiers #1698

27 October and it’s SNOWING? And the clocks get turned back tomorrow too, so it gets dark in the afternoon? I think I need some Sicily. Like some people who’d…
27 October, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
13 Oct

But the CLOUDS…. – #1685

…definitely came from Mainz. A strong westerly last Thursday pushed them all the way over to Frankfurt….
13 October, 2012 at 13:00 3 Comments
15 Sep

Dream on…. – #1657

That was last week. Beach bar on the banks of the Rhine. Winter woolies are what you need at the moment….
15 September, 2012 at 13:00 1 Comment
14 Sep

The End of the Golden Weather – #1656

Cold front from the Atlantic meets warm air from the Sahara. Big stoush. Lightning, Thunder. Downpours. Atlantic cold front wins.
14 September, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
28 Aug

Soggy – #1639

170-ish years ago, this spot on Bridge Street in Nelson apparently marked the foreshore – a good 1km away these days. Mind you, you can get your feet wet and…
28 August, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
27 Aug

Nelson. Winter. Not bad. – #1638

27 August, 2012 at 13:00 2 Comments
20 Apr

“What’s the Teutonic weather like this morning?”…- #1513

…inquired a convalescing Warrior Cyclist. “Not too bad” said the picture in considerably fewer than 1000 words.  
20 April, 2012 at 08:51 1 Comment
13 Oct

Powerless – #1480

I find myself quite powerless to stop taking photographs of wind turbines on wind-less mornings…  
13 October, 2011 at 08:00 3 Comments
10 Oct

Getting the lowdown – #1477

If there are any farmers out there in Droughtland reading this, just send me a couple of business class tickets and we’ll be over in a flash to bring you…
10 October, 2011 at 08:00 4 Comments
17 Sep

The sky at night – #1454

Dusk, anyway. Taken on a farm track between Sörgenloch and Nieder-Olm. iPhone 4
17 September, 2011 at 08:00 4 Comments
29 Jul

Stacked deck – #1404

Not much use for these at the moment. Rain all week, more expected.
29 July, 2011 at 13:00 3 Comments
13 Jul

Seasonal – #1388

It’s always a surprise to find what you associate with cooler days and longer nights on the market in mid-summer. Savoy cabbage, for example. It’s only when you listen to…
13 July, 2011 at 13:00 5 Comments