Winter 2025/26 - General Discussion

I shed a few tears because he was the man that got me onto boards 15 years ago 💔 and although I never met him it felt like I knew him

Very sad to hear about MT. RIP. Glad to hear it has improved at home. Found this dude and his clan on the beach the other day. Below is Volcan Arenal, got lucky with the weather staying around Arenal it usually rains non stop hence the lush rainforest. Happy Spring everyone.

Heavy rain last night. Rain this morning. Forecast more rain. Dreadful.

The frogs are happy. The last week or so the common frogs were making their way to the spawning grounds. You couldn't open the back door without seeing frogs on the march. We have an acre which is left to nature alongside the Loch. The noise from this annual orgy is unbelievable. Part of it is full of hundreds if not thousands of frogs. It's the first sign of spring we see. Unfortunately no one told the weather.

I think Met Eireann got the weather in Kerry wrong these last 24 hours. The forecast was for torrential rain from yesterday and particularly this morning. Very unusually our hiking group cancelled today's outing based on the forecast but its dry, mild and settled here this morning, no rain at all (so far).

A planet gazing outing last night was also cancelled due to the forecast yet the bad weather never arrived. I was expecting to wake up to rain thundering down but its a normal day. Maybe they jumped the gun cancelling hikes and star gazing…… but then again that's what forecasts are for?

RIP MT

I'm happy to see the back off this thread. That winter was painful

goodbye this winter won’t be missing ye, at all!

God its great to see the end of the rainy days. Loving the stretch in the evenings.

I don't think you'll find anyone to disagree with that statement Gonzo. The only thing I will say about it is that at least it wasn't a windy one. I know there are a few posters that enjoy a storm so maybe they won't be too happy about that, but personally that was one positive I'll mention. Only 3 named storms during the current season and none of them were particularly notable, and the mean winds overall were also low. But other than that there's nothing else to say about it. Let's hope our fortunes change for Spring and Summer.