Whats your weather right now?

Last time, I posted about our (Tucson AZ) week long 115*+ excessive heat wrning. That broke and now we are having a great start of a Monsoon season. Temps in the 90*s. My house has gotten a decent amount of rain. I must explain that it might rain in my neighborhood and not on the next. I've seen everything from the mildest of drizzles to where I can't see the house across the street, it's raining so hard it's a white out. It's been a while since white out has happened. If this keeps going I might have to fire up the lawnmower in a couple months. First time in 2-3 years.
 
Cardiff Wales: At last the weather is cooling off a little after 3 Days at 28 Celsius and 2 Days of 30 Celsius. Last night's low was 23 Celsius.Today is expected to be 27 Celsius and Saturday may bring heavy rain and thunderstorms. I have just returned from a short ride to take advantage of the cooler morning air and the heat is really pouring off the motor (Virago).
 
Been like this for days on end. Really slowing down my painting work. :(
Just got back from the hardware store... like ridin' in a blast furnace.


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Too hot for motorcycle play again over here in Eastern WA.. Swimming is the "thing to do" :cool:
The 78E is nearly complete and waiting for cooler fall weather for a start up test. No hurry.
Front brake calipers are not assembled, dry. Carbs are dry. Tank is clean and dry. Don't yet have a battery.
It's in safe storage and ready condition.
Still haven't found a chrome Special chain guard..
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Cardiff Wales: Temperature at 9.00am 11 Celsius. The sky is blue with some little fluffy ones so I packed up and headed north about 80 miles to the Elan Valley, a well recognized scenic spot in Wales. The valley is dominated by three old concrete and stone dams from about 1900.

My arrival and a chance for a little lunch:
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To the left of the bike is nice old steel bridge:
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The first dam was difficult to get to for a photo so instead we have a stone bridge crossing its reservoir:
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The second dam:
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Tourist info on second dam:
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The third dam:
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Third dam reservoir. If you look carefully there are two ducks swiming:
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A stone arched bridge I had to cross to get from the first to the second dam:
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All in all a good bike trip covering 176 miles in 6 hours. Final temperature 20 Celsius.

Weather tomorrow - Shit!

Correction - Tomorrow is going to be fabulous!
 

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Cardiff Wales: Temperature at 9.00am 11 Celsius. The sky is blue with some little fluffy ones so I packed up and headed north about 80 miles to the Elan Valley, a well recognized scenic spot in Wales. The valley is dominated by three old concrete and stone dams from about 1900.

My arrival and a chance for a little lunch:
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To the left of the bike is nice old steel bridge:
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The first dam was difficult to get to for a photo so instead we have a stone bridge crossing its reservoir:
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The second dam:
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Tourist info on second dam:
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The third dam:
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Third dam reservoir. If you look carefully there are two ducks swiming:
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A stone arched bridge I had to cross to get from the first to the second dam:
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All in all a good bike trip covering 176 miles in 6 hours. Final temperature 20 Celsius.

Weather tomorrow - Shit!

Correction - Tomorrow is going to be fabulous!


Beautiful scenery, so lush and green! I love all the photos of old bridges and dams. Nice! :thumbsup:
 
Today is going to be 111 degrees, it was already 90 degrees at 7:00 am. :eek: In this extreme heat you wouldn’t think plants could flower. Some of our plants can barely even survive, but there are some that are heat loving plants.
Right now in my back yard there are a few that are in full bloom and growing like crazy.
Recent rains made my purple sage pop.
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This desert bird of paradise is maybe my favorite plant, it looks so tropical and the fern like leaves look so delicate, but it is a sun lover. The hotter the better.
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another high performance plant for this climate is dwarf oleander, at times this plant is so covered with long lasting flowers it looks like a snowball.
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The August weather has taken a dip - temperature well below seasonal norm and this weekend it's cloudy and wet. Did my daily walk in pouring rain the whole way. Still, found a giant puffball mushroom which was nice fried for breakfast.

Image grabbed off the web:

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Forecast says next week will be dry, sunny and a lot warmer. Bring it on . . .
 
Raymond,
I read years ago that the puffballs are safe to eat, but I have never met anyone who eats them. Your the first...:)
When the toadstools and mushrooms come out that is when I consider Autumn to have started. Here in Wales this started about 4 weeks ago. Weather has cooled too, last week I had to wear warmer gear on the bike.

Rain tomorrow but Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday should be good for the bike.
 
Raymond, I read years ago that the puffballs are safe to eat, but I have never met anyone who eats them. You're the first...

My dear departed Mother brought me up eating such things as wild field mushrooms. And when she spotted a giant puffball, that was a real delicacy. But you have to be careful, there are other species of puffball which are not good to eat, or will even give you an upset tummy.

Broadly, fungi tend to fall into one of three categories - good to eat, poisonous or those marked in the guides as poisonous but actually more sort of mind-altering.
 
My dear departed Mother brought me up eating such things as wild field mushrooms. And when she spotted a giant puffball, that was a real delicacy. But you have to be careful, there are other species of puffball which are not good to eat, or will even give you an upset tummy.

Broadly, fungi tend to fall into one of three categories - good to eat, poisonous or those marked in the guides as poisonous but actually more sort of mind-altering.

Raymond my late mom also loved those puffballs. She would just slice them up about 1/2 inch thick and fry them in some butter. Once or twice in the last close to 40 years I have found them growing in the wooded area at the back of our yard. Something about the weather being just right and the pop-up over night.

Your mention of "mind-altering" reminds me of Herman from work. He was somewhat of a hippy and like growing his own foods and picking wild things. One day he was out exploring near his house and found some interesting looking mushrooms, as he did not have his guide book with him he picked some for samples and took them back to the house. Set them on counter by back door and decided to get cleaned up for supper. After his shower his wife said supper is ready so he sat down to a good steak and potato meal with some sides. After supper he remembered his new find and grabbed his field book and went to check out the new `shrooms. When he could not find them he ask his wife if she had moved them. She said "Yea, I thought you had picked them for supper and mixed them in with the other veggies1" He said he did feel a bit strange the rest of the night, but if you had ever met Herman that would be hard to tell!
 
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