downsouth 7,699 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 1st Oxtober tomorrow and Ive got a Rose bush flowering in the garden.I cut back my raspberry plants 8 weeks ago and the new shoots are flowering and this morning out with the dogs Ive seen about a dozen baby rabbits that could barely be six weeks old.When I was a kid we'd start ferreting as soon as we went back to school after the summer holidays. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 27,147 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 Been ferreting 3 days this week..had a few milky does... Last week out night shooting saw something in the thermal...got out the truck 4 little leverets came running up round me...just a few week old... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 22,937 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 Hedge rows showing no sign of dying back. Out with the metal detector could see small rabbit shit everywhere seen young in the hedges. Was thinking of having try with the ferrets going to be a struggle I think. Still picking Tomato's few Runners beans still flowering and picking a feed about once a week. Cheers Arry 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,947 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 It's generally staying warmer for longer in the days as well. Warmest part of summer days this year have mostly been 3, 4, 5 and 6 pm 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,964 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 Means a bumper harvest during hunting season l, make hay lads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 46,622 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 Was gonna get out tomorrow for the first time this season with the ferrets myself....but decided we will have a day and drive about knocking more doors, finding more places to go at... hopefully the cover starts dying off abit and we can make a start Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 14,099 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 some years it’s like this ain’t it crops up at crimbo no frosts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,571 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 Bloody canaries here won't stop trying to build nests. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithie 2,444 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 It seems all the seasons have moved back a bit but the dark nights still come at the same time. .. I used to tell the wife that when the number of days in a year was calculated somebody got it short 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,196 Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 Leaves are changing colour and dropping but it’s in the mid-20’s 29C tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 29,635 Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 22 here at the mo, but I think nature works more to the hours of daylight than the weather, birds are still migrating etc leaves may stick around a bit longer but they seem to react quicker to weather change only a month or so ago they were shedding limbs to conserve water hoping as usual for a good cold winter with lots of snow but will make good of whatever comes along 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 7,699 Posted October 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 These are raspberry shoots that have grown to 4ft since I cut the old plants off to ground level 6 or 8 weeks back,F**king fruit on them. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,033 Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 On 03/10/2023 at 00:47, mackem said: Leaves are changing colour and dropping but it’s in the mid-20’s 29C tomorrow. Expand Trees can do that when it's been really dry and they go into a early autumn sort of look,we had it in Norfolk a couple of three years ago or so.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,196 Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 On 03/10/2023 at 17:37, fireman said: Trees can do that when it's been really dry and they go into a early autumn sort of look,we had it in Norfolk a couple of three years ago or so.. Expand Very dry and hot at the moment,still got the aircon on in the house. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 Weird sort of Summer this year. Blackberries and Sloes were very early. The wind killed off a lot of leaves that then dropped but the rest are only just starting to turn here. There appears to be a bumper autumn harvest. That is said in folk law to be a sign of a bad winter to come. Don't believe a word of it mind Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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