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did everyone die ? 42 day drought .. Armagh recorded less than 1cm rainfall .. more has fallen in the last 24 hours .. and not a comment .

It looks a little dead here considering .. the Arctic has never seen a week like the coming one . Looking at the ice N.of Greenland .. it is a shattered mess and it is among the thickest and oldest in the ocean . Current conditions there would look bad in July . Now comes a storm I have not seen the like of ... The three months since mid October have certainly sounded the death knell of the Arctic as we knew it . Interesting rule so far .. Stormy Arctic .. Sunny Ireland

A little ironic that a record that Cryosphere Today gave us for so long should become so important as soon as they fail us . 3 Cheers for Wipneus and his world-wide fame

great that all is well

Do I love the idea of a 10 m high fence less than a mile away .. No .. Local Diesel smugglers turning to people smuggling ? .. No .. I live just inside the UK .. all I can say is what a bunch of idiots you have let loose .. from the PM down . How stupid have you got to be to be elected in England ? Anyway it's done now . The mess could be so big the world economy goes into freefall . Boy will the brits be popular abroad !

there's snow on them there hills !

next weekend has 850 temp anomalies of 10'C over Ireland . winter holds on as the Arctic flows south ' Beaufort gyre driving our weather ? Sam ?

interesting 850 temps over the next few days .. -6 to -8 . just what snow lovers were waiting for all winter . Looking forward to some warmth soon (please ).

stunning light show last night .. watched on and off for 6 hours

Oh ! What a beautiful morning . Coming back from Lack after the lightest of snowfalls . Frost before snow left the dusting drfting .. some drifts 2mm deep ! And all the trees and hedges were sparkling in the early dawn . Bird song like it was a glorious June morning . Even got to hear the Cranes/herons as the prepared to go off for the day fishing . Only sad observation .. Ivy killed on hundreds more trees on the journey .. gastly hacks into the soft flesh of countless Ash trees .. damage no ivy could ever have done ! . No feed for bees or birds . Home lost to Song thrush and half our moths . Unprotected from this insanity . Happy day to all !

making and drinking Ayahuasca .. I belong to the Santo Daime church .. Christianity with a difference . Was actually heavenly !

well folks .. back from Brazil .. 14 days hard work in 35'C heat and @ 1000 mosquito bites .. lost 2" from my waist and 8lbs ! Loved every minute . Seems I didn't miss winter (lol) . Still think the snow has yet to come .. in spring !

and I couldn't retits .

lovely crunchy snow in sunshine .. meanwhile . in Rio at 3 pm today . 'feels like 43'C in heavy rain ' !! . Slight adjustment to make in a day . ... and looks like winter will be waiting fior my return Enjoy the weather you get !

Came in an hour ago in light rain .. looked out just now .. a winter wonderland ! Just a couple of cms .. may everyone get their share ..

nearly thinking of changing my name to Barra knows Best .. seemed he called today and tomorrow well last week .. 5-6*C .. 6 here at 5 pm and 5 looks a cert tomorrow ..

exciting few days ahead .. much better to be outside in the weather than following a thread !

also .. local flooding on the Blackwater . Flood management appears to be in place .. protecting Lough Neagh fisheries . floods in unusual places . A life was lost locally where floods had been manipulated .. "died to save Lough Neagh " will hardly be on the death cert. ..

brill review of el nino on radio 4 yesterday .. ending with a forecast of cold 2nd half of winter .. as forecast by meto. in the autumn ... . I expect to come back from Brazil to read how big everyone's snowmen are !! In the meantime .. snowed on again yesterday .. Ballygawley blizzard for 10 minutes ..

in this mildest of winters I have enjoyed snow 5 times ! mostly near Lack in Fermanagh .. home of my new love interest and now .. I'm off to Rio on the 18th for some sun and spirit ! Happy days....

hello again folks , on a wild night but locally nothing like as wet as last evening . Lost my identity on the internet so am having to start again .. the past has been denied me by google ! Good job I'm enjoying the ever present weather !