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    Spring 2019 - General Discussion

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    • #1082
      Graces7
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      I was outside before half past five..... Clear shining sky and the encircling mountains etched in darkest grey against the rose tinted horizons.. Lambent glory, and utter calm.

      Birdsong, and a distant cuckoo charming the air..skylark soaring high in ecstasy

      A plane going over, and its contrail was rose pink...made me smile. Seeing life through a rosy glow indeed and although we know it may not last the ephemeral adds poignancy...

      At the back a calm, serene ocean, almost bringing tears with the sheer beauty of it... power in abeyance.

      Soon it will become more ordinary but soon after five am is a whole different scenario. Magical time... day newborn and pure

      And on the lane, heavy frost on grass and wild flowers and a chill that ices the toes. A study in contrasts and the risen sun dazzling on a level with eyes


    • #1083
      Oscar Bravo
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      6am
      Mount Dillon -3


    • #1084
      Ultimate Seduction
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      What a morning!! Feeling a lot warmer than yesterday morning.


    • #1085
      sryanbruen
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      Oscar Bravo wrote: »
      6am
      Mount Dillon -3

      Its station record for May (records back to 2007 for May) is -2.2c on 11th and 12th May 2010 though keep in mind it has a short history, so it looks like this was broken this morning.

      -2.5c at Mullingar this morning. Its record is -2.6c on 4th May 1979 so a close call here though an impressive low nevertheless.

      Photography site - https://sryanbruenphoto.com/



    • #1086
      lawred2
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      Few gardens might have been set back with those frosts


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    • #1087
      Clonmel1000
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      Ultimate Seduction wrote: »
      What a morning!! Feeling a lot warmer than yesterday morning.

      Absolutely love mornings like these. Brilliant blue sky and sun starting to warm.Great to see.


    • #1088
      Ultimate Seduction
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      Clonmel1000 wrote: »
      Absolutely love mornings like these. Brilliant blue sky and sun starting to warm.Great to see.

      Enjoy it. They are few and far between around here.


    • #1089
      MidMan25
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      lawred2 wrote: »
      Few gardens might have been set back with those frosts

      The perks of living by the south coast, late frosts are rare.


    • #1090
      km79
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      WHAT A DAY


    • #1091
      Gonzo
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      today was a nice dry day, but much too cold for my liking! looking forward to hopefully some milder weather after the current cold snap ends.


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    • #1092
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      Unfortunately it was cloudy today in Dublin 5.


    • #1093
      sryanbruen
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      Artane2002 wrote: »
      Unfortunately it was cloudy today in Dublin 5.

      Yeah, early morning was as blue as it could get in Dublin 13 though plus a superb sunset here in the Wicklow Mountains.

      Photography site - https://sryanbruenphoto.com/



    • #1094
      Meteorite58
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      Beautiful day in Kerry and Clare today. Got up to 14.9C at my site near Tralee, brilliant sunshine with very little cloud all day and very calm although the N'ly breeze would pipe up now and again and there was a fair chill in it , deceiving as you would easily get burnt . The Wild Atlantic Way didn't live up to it's name today thankfully :)

      Cliffs of Moher today.

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    • #1095
      Pa ElGrande
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      UPDATE on the historic Arctic front moving across Europe this weekend, May 3-6th


      My potato crop got burned due frost over the weekend. Had to put protection on last night to prevent any further damage.

      Net Zero means we are paying for the destruction of our economy and society in pursuit of an unachievable and pointless policy.



    • #1096
      Graces7
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      Cool and cloudy out here. Quiet and very peaceful. Cloud is not solid and not oppressive. West mayo offshore


    • #1097
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      Similar here Graces. You always put it so eloquently. Hopefully it will shine out a bit. Am delighted with this weather and it's not all that chilly in Tralee.


    • #1098
      Gonzo
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      sunnier and feeling milder than yesterday. A much nicer day so far.


    • #1099
      Artane2002
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      Cloudy again in Dublin 5.


    • #1100
      Graces7
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      acequion wrote: »
      Similar here Graces. You always put it so eloquently. Hopefully it will shine out a bit. Am delighted with this weather and it's not all that chilly in Tralee.

      So quiet you could hear a pin drop; even the birds are quiet. And am sitting here with the door wide open. Bliss!


    • #1101
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      Gonzo wrote: »
      sunnier and feeling milder than yesterday. A much nicer day so far.

      Opposite here Gonzo unfortunately it’s cloudy and cool.


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    • #1102
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      Sunny with a few clouds and mild enough in Cork City. 3 days in a row now


    • #1103
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      The last 3 springs have been noticeably cool. Are we in for another good summer?


    • #1104
      Graces7
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      "The sun has got his hat on..."

      Days like this you KNOW winter has gone and summer is coming.. Bliss..

      west mayo offshore paradise


    • #1105
      sryanbruen
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      Tigerandahalf wrote: »
      The last 3 springs have been noticeably cool. Are we in for another good summer?

      Spring 2017 was very warm? For the CET, it was the warmest on record.

      Photography site - https://sryanbruenphoto.com/



    • #1106
      Ultimate Seduction
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      Tigerandahalf wrote: »
      The last 3 springs have been noticeably cool. Are we in for another good summer?

      The last two Mays were beautiful? From memory anyway stats may prove me wrong


    • #1107
      squarecircles
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      Anyone for a spanish plume?


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    • #1108
      Ultimate Seduction
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      squarecircles wrote: »
      Anyone for a spanish plume?


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      It's funny, in winter I completely dismiss any snowfall or cold conditions showing in FI, but when it shows a bit of sun I stock up on suncreams and BBQ supply's.


    • #1109
      Clonmel1000
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      Tried to sit out the back garden there with a cuppa. Quickly retreated in. Cold breeze there and no sun.


    • #1110
      sryanbruen
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      Ultimate Seduction wrote: »
      The last two Mays were beautiful? From memory anyway stats may prove me wrong

      Last three Mays in fact, May 2016 was excellent also.

      Photography site - https://sryanbruenphoto.com/



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    • #1111
      Gonzo
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      looks very cool over the next 3 days according to Met Eireann, with temperatures struggling to make it into double figures. Fire lit already. Aside from the 5 warm days over Easter, we've had the fire on every night since end of October, normally we would stopped lighting fires by now, but this May has been very chilly so far.


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