StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: 2023

The French Met Office forecasts of excess heat factor for the early part of September 2023 - specifically 4th to 8th inclusive. . Not my image : Fair use & public information

White outer petals and pale yellow trumpet but double doubled. Sadly the weather is beating the daffodils down this year, even the ones growing in sheltered areas.

A decorative modern chandelier in the lobby / atrium of the Crowne Plaza hotel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. . {I should declare my interest, I used to work for a well-known firm of interior designers and still enjoy spotting such things - one this size would not have been a cheap item}.

For an unknown reason, the lobby of the Crowne Plaza hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne - where the HRA were holding their 2023 Autumn conference - was home to this Rolls Royce.

For an unknown reason, the lobby of the Crowne Plaza hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne - where the HRA were holding their 2023 Autumn conference - was home to this Rolls Royce.

UK Met Office issued this list of names for the 2023/2024 winter wind storm season, with effect from 1st of September 2023. . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_European_windstorm_season up to Isha by 19th Jan 2024 & Jocelyn on 22nd Jan 2023 e2a - worst season so far was 11 storms in 2015/16 ... of which five were in Jan to Mar 2016 ! e2a2 - so far [1Feb2024] 17 named storms have affected the UK {18, if you include the Channel Islands} 10 of which were named by the UK Met Office. . not my image : fair use & public education reposted 20th, 22nd, 24th Jan 2024

The bud at the very tip has just started to open.

First snow [SW Northumberland] for 2023, which thawed quite quickly. e2a - There was a little more during the next few days, which didn't thaw quickly. Cumbria, and several other areas, had rather more.

We've managed a quick trim of the grass, which as it was over-long now looks very bleached. The final few daffodils have begun flowering at last, now we've has some sunshine. . . The posts are only in a few inches, and are there to reduce the "drive-over" factor as the soil under the grass is very soft and easily rutted by vehicles. I'm actually standing just by a road junction that has been the site of several road accidents over the years we've lived here.

The "new" fence is weathering in well. The grass needs some attention but the daffodils are blooming.

Cherry blossom - this fan-trained tree has supplied some very nice fruit, if we can keep the birds from eating all of the unripe produce. The bees are going to be busy ...