tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post4650665231704544886..comments2023-06-13T13:24:07.539+01:00Comments on Imperfect and Tense: Air to ground missiveImperfect and Tensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-79329925738233968842018-02-24T08:34:23.468+00:002018-02-24T08:34:23.468+00:00I must admit that it is a very small sample size, ...I must admit that it is a very small sample size, this being only our fifth Winter here. However, in that short time, this Winter has provided the most frost, snow and ice (bearing in mind that I would only expect to be scraping the windscreen of the car a couple of times during the season). It will be interesting to see whether any bird species suffer from this more prolonged spell of cold weather (for instance, historically, Stonechats take a hammering and have to re-establish a population) and if certain invertebrates are less numerous in 2018 (oo, let's see... midges?). But, as you say, it is all relative, we're still warmer than inland places and hilly regions of the UK.Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-56538738813625448532018-02-22T18:22:11.181+00:002018-02-22T18:22:11.181+00:00I noted the comment about it being the coldest win...I noted the comment about it being the coldest winter. This is interesting because down in the West Country it has been pretty wet and wild, but not particularly cold. The TV weather commented only the other day that this week was almost the first settled (and therefore cold) weather of the winter. I'm assuming the weather systems normally track further north giving you warmer and wetter conditions and the south the more settled and colder conditions associated with winter high pressure systems. Everything is relative of course because warm up the is colder than cold down here! BWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798912100227844091noreply@blogger.com