We were lulled into false dreams of hot, sunny days after May’s sweet offerings but alas June was colder than average and all the fruit and vegetables suffered, as did the humans. Last year,
This is the month when we all fall in love with Cornwall again and forgive it for the weeks and weeks of rain soaked dog walks in the howling winds. We still got plenty of that during this May
April continued the general theme of the previous months – unsettled, wet and dull weather. The Easter holidays were a washout, but when the school children returned to their
Still the rains continue to fall The land was already saturated from a wet start to the year and March continued in the same vein by bringing double the,
When Storm Jocelyn hit our shores this month, we gained a new landmark in UK history – it was the 10th named storm in 5 months, the earliest moment in a year in which that number has
Winter showed its true colours for a moment at the start of the month, surprising us with hard frosts. The car doors became frozen, unable to open, and fingers aching from cold. Minus 4.7
Two exciting moments came in this month; firstly the sightings of a large White Barn Owl in our field and secondly the arrival of Fungi in the shape of Chanterelles (I think) and Heath Waxcaps.
The warmth stayed with us for the first half of the month with temperatures in the low twenties across England. We harvested baskets and boxes of Squash, Corn, Apples and Medlars,
I ended the August blog with a line about a chill descending on us, heralding the change of season from Summer to Autumn. How wrong I was – September brought us day after day of hot
During this month the terrible weather has been talked about endlessly, almost as if it has been a surprise. A miserable month with almost continuous rain, two major storms, (Antoni and
Over the years that I’ve been here, I have occasionally spotted a White Pheasant in the woods down the lane from our field. More recently, on rare occasions, I have spotted two together
As I departed Cornwall for the shores of Shetland at the beginning of June, the weather finally settled and moved into being the hottest June since 1884. Records broke in Culdrose
May came galloping in, bringing appalling weather, floods a plenty, cold nights, No Mow May, Dawn chorus Day, Flower Moon, Beltane, (or May Day), hedgerows dripping with blooms,
April was a month of waiting; for the weather to change, to cut the grass, to plant out the first of the Spring vegetables, to feel the warmth of the sun. But no, April did not deliver, it was cold,