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Lovely, you could put a posy from the garden in them in the summer :-)

I usually pop a snow pic on but we were in Paignton Devon all surrounding areas were quite bad but we seemed to miss the worst of it

Hi Shirley, we've seen some beautiful sunrises just lately. Today it's blowing a gale and teeming with rain.

When the clocks change, I start counting down to the shortest day. We started at 56 days and we're now down to 28 so half way there. Then the days start getting longer and there are the first stirrings of new growth

Thanks goodness you have a calm day after the stormy weather ... wishing you luck with the clearing up.

Karen, I'm guessing you didn't walk Willow in your pajamas!! :o))

Good that the pots haven't been blown over. The ones I've placed under the shelter of the vine have about six inches of leaves all around them now. Strange how the leaves amass in one place.

No, it was horrible here…so dark and wet. Squally winds, but my pots are all still upright.

I braved Te**o, cooked up a storm all afternoon and managed to purchase more bulbs too! But I did hibernate yesterday. Ever even got dressed! We have to take care of ourselves after all! Lol

Balcony, I admire your efforts. More people like you would make this world much better.

We had another storm yesterday (as Balcony mentioned), but today is calm, relatively warm and sunny. It will take few days to clan all the derbies.

Its amazing how aggressive those advertisers are. They have to actually register and become a GOY members to be able to post the photo here. When I click on the "members" button I could see how many "junkies" are there.
Thank you for flagging them Shirley_tulip.

Lovely, it's now gone from freezing cold to wild weather! Strong winds and heavy rain ... I'm off to hibernate.

Very dramatic.

I second that ... :o)

Karen, good job it didn't settle!

Thorneyside, these adverts are being flagged by myself now, how they slip through is beyond me!

I think he enjoyed the day as best as his health would let him! Very blustery here today, let's say a beach walk isn't planned ... :o((

It looks almost monochrome Karen. I hope you don't get it too bad.
I note of the four photos up here today yours is the only gardening one.

Oh dear..not a happy memory for him then!

I used to have this one as a standard, well two, they do have the most beautiful flowers. Take care of it Balc.

Most certainly, Janey! 🤣

Thanks Grandad for the comment! The Daffs weren't named they were a mixed bag from a supermarket £3 for a bag of 30 bulbs. I wasn't about to spend a lot of money getting anything better. These planters are used by the local cats as their toilet. I shan't be putting my hands in them!!! People sometimes throw bottles or other things in them but there weren't many during the summer.

Then this game is not for you as it will only work on Windows 10 or 11.

Thanks Karen, the backache was the worst symptom but all ok now, thank goodness. One of the wedding guests, a man from Los Angeles, was feeling rotten and returned home to find he had Bronchitis, poor man.

Janey, they should be fine and come through the bad weather unscathed. The weekend is set to have wet and windy weather, storm Bert I believe, so a few local Christmas outdoor events have been cancelled or postponed, such a shame.

Oh Klahanie, that's a real shame. How's the clean up going?

Hi Rose, I've been off-line for a couple of days and am wondering how you are feeling now? With these cold days, it's best to stay snuggled in bed ... :o)

Just how I'm feeling today!

Thanks Josie

How the weather has altered things so quickly Sheila. Good you can see the blossoms now..:)

Yes, I would think you'd need at least a couple of days Balc to take it all in?

Very nice, a good use of your token.

Thanks for the updates and pleased to hear the planters are still going, even if “repurposed” as cat loo, not pleasant if you find out too late.

Were the daff named or a mixed bag from a supermarket etc?

Thank! The flowers are fragrant, also.

You’re welcome

Thanks Janey 🙂.

Thanks Janey.

Flowers all frosted now!

Ty for this info Balcony. I only have my Apple tablet, no computer.

Birds do a great job of moving seeds around!

This year I grew 3 tomato plants from self-sown seeds - none of which came from my plants of previous years! The compost they grew in was new as well so the seeds must have been brought in by birds!

One self-sown tomato seed I left to grow all summer in the trough where it had germinated. As it had a lot of competition from Petunias & Lobelias it didn't get very big &, of course, didn't produce any fruit - not even flowers.

It appears they can grow as high as 10-20ft high. Pictures I've seen make them look much better than these few! Nevertheless as they grow bigger they will no doubt look much better. The swollen base also becomes longer & no longer resembles a bottle.

I was reading about this "Bomb Cyclone" just yesterday! I'm glad you are alright as they can be quite dangerous affairs! Apparently a 2nd is forming today!

Thanks Janey, but, unless we get exceptionally low temps,the standard Fuchsia will survive the winter in its place on the balcony table in the most sheltered corner of the balcony.

Thanks Shirley, I hadn't had Fuchsias for quite a few years, but the couple I bought this year are exceptionally pretty. I'll put them under the benching in the greenhouse this morning, it's -4 right now..:((
Thank you too Balc, I hope your Garden News keep snug too..

I like your garden even in November Shirley_ tulip. It shows your attention and hard work. Mine is completely gone. No flowers anywhere.
We had a horrible weather past 2 days.Our area was hit by what they called a "bomb cyclone ". What a mess everywhere, power outages, fallen trees ,closed roads and businesses .Good thing is that it is not very cold as we will have to clean up all the mess tomorrow.

Sounds dreadful Rose. You just have to find comfort and pain relief where you can. :) x

Hope you are feeling well now Shirley. I was very ill immediately after Rachel’s wedding. Think I had Covid. That was in late Dec. 2019.

What a colour, just beautiful Sheila.

Gorgeous tree Sheila!

Hope you recover very soon, Rose. I had my Covid jab this morning. Not feeling any side effects but then I didn't get any side effects with any of the other Covid jabs either. Nor, for that matter, with the Flu jab.

My Fuchsias will be treated in the same way as Shirley's only mine will spend the winter under the balcony table where they will at least be dry.

I think 'Lady Boothby' is a hardy Fuchsia. I had one on the balcony for about 3 years & it was never moved from the big square tub it was in. I'd like to get one again, perhaps next year.

Thanks, Shirley. 👍 I thought it may be too late in the year as well.

All the Geranium cuttings I took (40) from the plants I dug out of the planters around the cash machine a couple of weeks ago have died. The leaves on them just shrivelled up so I threw them away. I knew it was a long shot but I thought I'd try anyway. I've still got more plants of them in the kitchen/bedroom windows.

Though there was a fair amount of cloud at times during the morning it was generally very sunny, especially during the afternoon. But the NW wind was very cold & I put on my winter coat for the first time today. We have 0C here at 7.30 pm.