rainymountain's Journal

7.06am All Saints Day The weather station says -2C, my thermometer says +1C and it is foggy. I finished reading Notes from the Garden, a collection of articles from the UK’s Guardian newspaper, some time ago. One of the most fascinating and amazing articles is the one in my headline. Writte...

8.19am Another thin layer of snow, the temperature just above freezing here. I am glad that I got everything done yesterday. Now attention turns indoors to the Winter Garden. Photos: R. Graham Thomas snugged up for the winter, the azalea and the honeysuckle behind are now wrapped in hessian too; ...

7.34pm Today felt much milder than yesterday, even indoors felt warmer. By late afternoon the snow had mostly melted and having done everything needful I went out and filled more leaf bags. It always looks as though there will be far more leaves than I could ever use and there are not enough. I s...

8.16am Well, here it is, an icing of wet snow over the garden, hanging off the roofs like a tablecloth, and big puddles on the road. Although the weather station says ‘light rain’, it looks pretty much like snow to me, perhaps mixed with rain. If you don’t hear the same squeals...

9.04pm Half inch of rain last night but it turned into quite a pleasant day today, the air is still mild although the downpour put fresh snow on the peaks. Cleaned off the porch which acts as a garden shed during the summer, put the hose and watering-can in the basement. Put all the empty plante...