tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post5480605392852250852..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Rain, rain, go away... and don't come back until NovemberKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7083642120023205472013-06-19T19:37:50.193+02:002013-06-19T19:37:50.193+02:00What a heartbreaking experience for the wine growe...What a heartbreaking experience for the wine growers just when they should be seeing the grape flowers turning to tiny grapes. A terrible loss of one of our favourite appellations. At least Noizay was spared.<br />And have you seen the flooding in Lourdes? Wow.Pollygarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519711639714303756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1649572407290820862013-06-19T17:47:42.987+02:002013-06-19T17:47:42.987+02:00We didn't get nearly the amount of rain predic...We didn't get nearly the amount of rain predicted. No leakage. Now the sun is shining. But Paris is getting the storms now.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4362260303543008442013-06-19T15:36:41.681+02:002013-06-19T15:36:41.681+02:00Wow. What a life it is, to be a farmer of any kind...Wow. What a life it is, to be a farmer of any kind, and have to be at the mercy of Mother Nature. Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86407060060972601992013-06-19T11:56:11.100+02:002013-06-19T11:56:11.100+02:00Tim, we've had only very light rains so far to...Tim, we've had only very light rains so far today. No downpours. Yet.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90503104536511491912013-06-19T11:27:58.135+02:002013-06-19T11:27:58.135+02:00Just risked plugging the system back in... stair r...Just risked plugging the system back in... stair rods coming down here... hope your gutter stands up to what falls!!<br /><br />Interesting bit on BBC News about the run of wet summers in the UK... <br />it might be relevant to us too!<br /><br />BBC Science & Environment News<br /><b>Scientists say UK wet summers down to Atlantic warming</b> <br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22959578Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59556649473096934832013-06-19T08:58:05.366+02:002013-06-19T08:58:05.366+02:00Just driving through Tours yesterday evidence of t...Just driving through Tours yesterday evidence of the hail was everywhere. Boulevard Heurteloup was covered in twigs and leaves that have been cut from the plane trees by the hailstones. Our friend Alexandre from Chateau Gaudrelle has been badly affected (50-60% loss) but he says he is not as bad as some others, who may lose their vines altogether and are not insured. He is very touched by how many people have come forward to express their sympathy and support. This is certainly the worst natural event affecting the vines that I have seen here, and hail does not fit the criteria for the government to declare a natural disaster so the insurance claims are paid quickly and with no questions.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43539996001418655442013-06-19T08:49:43.420+02:002013-06-19T08:49:43.420+02:00Does Callie ever catch the deer? What does she do...Does Callie ever catch the deer? What does she do if she does?Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-35434353870107087632013-06-19T08:37:51.340+02:002013-06-19T08:37:51.340+02:00The mini drought/heat wave we’ve had yesterday see...The mini drought/heat wave we’ve had yesterday seems to be over. It’s not raining yet, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.<br />chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com