Todays Weather where you live?

[Bonnie2001]

It was really nice here yesterday, sunny all day and not too cold. 3am now and looking out my window it is calm and dry, so maybe another nice day coming up.

 

[Stezza]

We're in our 9th day of Autumn on the east coast of NSW

still mid 20's bit of rain but no beast from the east!

 

[Glitterati3D]

Cold! We had a hard freeze last night, got up to 28 degrees. Brrrrrrrrrrr.......

But I see the sun, so hopefully, it's going to warm up and spring will finally push winter off the scene.

 

[Terre]

Last night TWC said we had a 40% chance of precipitation for today. Now it's 0%. Just cloudy and windy. We'll see what happens.

 

[AlphinaNovaStar]

It would have snowed if it was colder but I think it is too warm for snow.

 

[Miss B]

The weather here's been decent the past few days, but there's a watch on for another "possible" storm tomorrow night into Tuesday, all depending on whether it keeps moving in a straight line out to the ocean, or makes a turn up the East Coast instead. We shall see.

 

[Bonnie2001]

It was nice today. Some sunshine and a couple of very light showers that passed over quickly.

 

[Terre]

Clear and windy with mild temps is what we've been having.

 

[AlphinaNovaStar]

Not at home but it seems to be nice weather here. Winter Weather threat is for next week.

 

[Jeanne Harmon]

It's snowing!!

 

[Miss B]

Well they're forecasting one more possible snow storm here on the East Coast this Winter, and when is it forecast for??? You guessed it . . . next Tuesday, March 20th, the first day of Spring! It figures. ~shakes head~

 

[Bonnie2001]

Here it was a very very cold and windy Saint Patrick's day. But we are having a really fun time all the same. I'm in Dublin town with my friends and we are having a great time with all the tourists from America and many other countries.

 

[Bonnie2001]

We have snow today! I don't think it will last and will probably be gone by Tuesday when we go back to school after the bank holiday weekend.

 

[HaiGan]

Today I have been feeding sheep in the snow!

This was a photo I took this afternoon. I threw Photoshop's oil paint filter at it. From the left, we have Clover, Dirce (pronounced der-chee, it's Scottish), Bria and Monty. The two on the far side of the feeder are Guinness the black one and Melbury the caramel-coloured one.

 

[Terre]

All bundled up for winter. Do you sheer them in the spring?

 

[HaiGan]

Do you sheer them in the spring?

I'm hoping to roo them rather than shearing them. They're a so-called "primitive" breed, which means many of them moult in the spring the way their wild ancestors used to- so it's possible, if you pick the right time for each sheep, to pluck the wool instead of clipping it away. It doesn't hurt them- there's a natural weak point in the wool fibre and left to themselves they'd rub against things until the fibres broke away at that point, leaving a short spring coat. I might still end up having to shear some of them though, because most of them are last years' lambs and I've been warned that their fleeces don't roo so easily.

Apart from the possibility of not needing clippers, another nice thing about them is that their tails are naturally that length, so the breed is never docked the way long-tailed breeds are.

Yet another nice thing is that the breed comes from the Shetland Isles, so bad weather- like this snow- and poor grazing really doesn't bother them. If you burrow your fingers down into the fleece they're lovely and toasty underneath even when it's frozen (and these are pets, some of them like cuddles- toasty warm sheepy cuddles in the cold are nice!)

 

[Satira Capriccio]

Pet sheep works for me!

Rooing sounds a lot easier on the sheep than clipping too.

 

[Terre]

Sounds like it would be easier for both of you. I hope things work out that way.

 

[Bonnie2001]

I never heard of rooing before. That's something new learned.

 

[Terre]

Same here. You never know what you'll learn from folks just by accident.