Spring 2023 - General Discussion

Maybe April was good in Cork I don’t know but I’d hazard a guess that the rest of the country has a different take on it. Again people’s perceptions of what’s “glorious” “stunning” etc vary depending on the individual. The weekend was passable just about. Was at the coast in Waterford yesterday passing showers some. Ice sunshine but the breeze was not nice.

Stunning day in cork yesterday, nearly got up to 20 degrees I would say finally for the first time, was lovely to just sit outside and the plants are happy too and have shot up in the pots with the heat and sun, no breeze either!

Back to cloud today though sadly.

This changed! Sunny now again and about 19 degrees according to the car, no wind either... and the aircon in my car decided to pack up just as the heat arrives :(

Cloudy and cold here in carrick

At last, a summers day in Meath, warm and dry. Meteorite, your teasing us with powder dry clay, ours in Meath could be described as marsh. Good drainage work the old manual way. Just a little tip, keep a rough diagram where pipes are laid for future digging, there won't be a track of where you laid them in a couple of years. Is that a timber pillar of a pergola I see. I did a small covered one during my covid project. Roll on the summer guys

Artificial grass lads ftw

I'd rather have a concrete yard than artificial grass as they are both about as beneficial to nature as each other. An astro turf "lawn" uses vast amounts of plastic, it does nothing for the environment and it kills the soil beneath. It also has a massive carbon footprint. It has absolutely no wildlife benefits. It needs to washed and vacuumed from time to time. On a warm sunny day, it will burn the feet off you if you walk barefoot on it. You will need to replace it after not too many years as it wears out. It's fake. There are so many negatives and I can't think of any real tangible positives with regards to nature and the environment.........I would regard any positives that benefit the fake grass owner as selfish positives and therefore I would not be inclined to include those.

You may get the lawnmower out Gonzo, more deluges on the way. I have to do mine today with a push lawnmower. I cut down on an area of one lawn by planting a few small trees and mowing paths through them and leaving a wild meadow. You might have to get the shovel out like meteorite or get crocodiles for your swamp. On a weather note, is may, June and July summer months meterlogically or is it June, July and August

A dry spell in Kerry Meteorite??🤯 Now I reckon I'm fairly close to where you are and while the weather is certainly a lot drier than it was I'd hardly call it a dry spell. It rained a bit Saturday afternoon while I was trying to do some outside painting. Not much in fairness, but enough to disrupt my job. It rained again Sunday morning and again intermittently today. Light rain but still rain. Did we get a few dry days on the trot last week? We may have gotten two or three, can't fully remember but I'd call a dry spell two dry weeks.😄 As someone pointed out, our perceptions really do vary widely. Fab photos by the way, I'd say you're out the country whereas I'm closer to town. Maybe we get more rain in here.😄

Enjoy it KSE! You missed no amazing or beautiful or glorious weather here last weekend. Now it was quite pleasant and mild enough to be comfortable doing outdoor jobs and Monday was nice, but certainly nothing to rave about. And it's only gone downhill since, as today in Kerry is very gloomy and windy. Ireland is for working and earning, Spain is for enjoying lovely weather.😎😍

Weekend was lovely down in cork for once, rather then up the country, we had enough misery for the last few months!

Cloudy start this morning but brightened up as the day went on, warm enough in the sun but a strong cool breeze so couldn't sit out in it, but sun is sun and regardless of the warmth, just genuinely makes you feel better.