How's The Weather Where You Are?

[Mee]

I have lived here all my life and this is my first tornado.  I kept telling my husband we should get one of those whole house generators.  I now think he agrees with me.  We figured we have put $200.00 in gas to keep that generator going for four days now.  I think we should get a discount on our electric bill.  Troves of electric trucks and electricians  have come from all over and are helping to get the power restored.  It is heartwarming to see them work so hard and long hours.  Many people and businesses , in the community and surrounding communities, have offered help in the way of food, water and charging stations.  

[Doreensfree]

Wow Peeps your weather can be scary .

I would hate to have to deal with that . 
Hooe it all gets sorted soon

[Reciprocity]

Beautiful day out there today Sunny, almost no breeze today. A tad warn at 36C (95F?) but sure beats being cold!!

 

I was out having a look at this monster Sunflower we planted early June (we'd started from seed in May indoors). This thing is still growing and the flower at the top is just starting to form now so there's another few weeks to go I expect? There's gonna be some really happy birds & squirrels if the flower is as big as the plant! I figure it's about 9' - 10' tall now (the fence is 61/2 foot tall). Any previous Sunflowers we've grown in the past have been 5-6 feet tall but this one is ginormous 

 

[Doreensfree]

[QuittingGirl]

Wow!! That is huge!  It may grow so tall and be higher than your house...LOL!!

[Reciprocity]

6 hours ago, QuittingGirl said:

Wow!! That is huge!  It may grow so tall and be higher than your house...LOL!!

 

I'm thinking "Jack & The Beanstock" 

[QuittingGirl]

Yes, I was thinking of that too!   LOL!!  Please keep us informed on how high that thing grows! 

[Reciprocity]

OK ... the BIG Sunflower reveal 

 

Finally bloomed this past weekend. It didn't get much taller than the first shot I posted but it's at least a 10 footer!

 

The sun was in the wrong place to get a decent shot of the flower so it's a little dark but the seeds are just forming so the birds and squirrels have not invaded it yet but ... the big bumble bee on the right side of the flower seems interested 

 

[QuittingGirl]

It really is a beanstalk...LOL!!  It looks great!  Do you think it will grow any taller?

[Doreensfree]

Wow P 

What a bloomer lol ….

The weather here is fabulous ..

Im in Tenerife , Sun , Sand and Sangria

[Reciprocity]

4 hours ago, Doreensfree said:

Wow P 

What a bloomer lol ….

The weather here is fabulous ..

Im in Tenerife , Sun , Sand and Sangria

Ouuu ... Tenerife  Lucky you!

[Reciprocity]

5 hours ago, QuittingGirl said:

It really is a beanstalk...LOL!!  It looks great!  Do you think it will grow any taller?

Nope, no taller than it is now but the bloom is growing larger by the day. Once the seeds within the bloom mature, I don't know if the stalk will be able to support it or not - we'll see I suppose! Ther'll be some happy critters around when the seeds mature, that's for sure  

[Reciprocity]

Weather changed pretty dramatically here Sat. Rained a lot on friday with a cold front coming in. Sat & today the high for the days has been 16C (60F) and both days have been windy so adds to the coolness. Taste of autumn for sure 

 

Best time of year for overseeding the lawns with cool nights & warmish days so; I'd better get at it!!

[QuittingGirl]

Yeah it cooled down here a lot as well.  It's 70 degrees and no humidity today and tomorrow will be the same as well.  I am totally loving this weather!!!  The rest of the week in the low 80s and probably humid again.  My favorite season is just around the corner!!!

[Reciprocity]

The weather here today was perfect  Nice & sunny and finally warm again! Not too hot but just really warm. No humidity to speak of either but it is getting very cool at nights and early mornings now on a regular basis and to me, that signals that Autumn is here now even though the calendar says it's still summer for another week & and half.

 

The trees out back would agree I think. The leaves on the top of the maple trees are just starting to turn ever so slightly. They were summer green last week but are showing some yellow & redish hues now.

 

The first tree has just a faint touch of colour at the very top now.

 

There's another tree in the neighbour's yard that's even more progressed!

 

Always a time of mixed emotions. The beautiful visuals of the changing leaves, once they really hit their stride, is always a spectacular sight but at the same time, you know what that signals

Winter's a long haul and by November, up here in Canada, you rarely see the sun. It's probably the greyist, chilliest month there is all year. Time to go somewhere warmer!!

[Doreensfree]

Well !!! Back from sunny 27 deg in Tenerife…to a mere 9 here in murky Liverpool …I need to fish my Thermals out for sure

[QuittingGirl]

I had to ask Siri what 9 degrees in Fahrenheit is...LOL!! Americans don't do metric.  That's chilly for this time of year isn't it Doreen, or is it normally that cool in Sept?

 

@Reciprocity I'm hoping when I am up in Toronto next month, there will be some nice color on the trees.  I have a tree in my backyard that turns yellow but it does it late, starting around the middle to the end of Oct.  Autumn is my favorite season but I do hate what it leads into.  

[Reciprocity]

2 hours ago, QuittingGirl said:

I had to ask Siri what 9 degrees in Fahrenheit is...LOL!! Americans don't do metric.  That's chilly for this time of year isn't it Doreen, or is it normally that cool in Sept?

 

@Reciprocity I'm hoping when I am up in Toronto next month, there will be some nice color on the trees.  I have a tree in my backyard that turns yellow but it does it late, starting around the middle to the end of Oct.  Autumn is my favorite season but I do hate what it leads into.  

The trees starting this early might be a sign that this year's colour show might be a good one however, the change in the city normally is later that areas farther north. You may get lucky though  Right now, it's warmed up again to summer like temps. Still getting cool overnight though so hopefully the colour change will continue.

[Doreensfree]

I had to ask Siri what 9 degrees in Fahrenheit is...LOL!! Americans don't do metric.  That's chilly for this time of year isn't it Doreen, or is it normally that cool in Sept?

 

it is chilly QG…we had a bit of hail this afternoon …it’s bonkers …we have had virtually no summer this year ..we are sinking ..

[QuittingGirl]

Wow, it really does get chilly in Liverpool this time of year.  Sorry to hear that.  Do your winters get very cold?

[Doreensfree]

Winters are normally just hanging around 

1 degree …we didn’t much snow last year .

Its just wet, wet, wet ..

I never leave home without a umbrella

[QuittingGirl]

Ohh that cold raw rain, I hate it.  I don't know which is worse, having that or frigid days with tons of snow like we get here in the states.  Hmm, maybe the rain is better!

[Reciprocity]

It's the lack of sunny days that get to me after awhile.

Seems to me there's very few if any after November through March  

[QuittingGirl]

Yeah it's the same way in Northern NY State too.  My oldest son has a friend who used to live in Rouses Point, NY, all the way up by the Canadian border on the way up to Montreal, and she said that it barely was sunny even in the spring and summer months. Not only did the town have mostly cloud cover, it's such a small town that there is barely anything to do.

[Reciprocity]

On 9/12/2024 at 12:21 PM, QuittingGirl said:

Yeah it's the same way in Northern NY State too.  My oldest son has a friend who used to live in Rouses Point, NY, all the way up by the Canadian border on the way up to Montreal, and she said that it barely was sunny even in the spring and summer months. Not only did the town have mostly cloud cover, it's such a small town that there is barely anything to do.

I've actually been through there several times travelling down to New Brunswick to visit my parents in years gone by. I believe it's at the top of Lake Champlain, if I'm not mistaken 

Champ ... Lake Champlain Monster - lol