By local standards, April has been a fairly dry month, with only 40mm of rain in the first fifteen days - hence the problem with hill fires. Then, last night, between 7.00pm and 7.00am this morning, we received just under 25mm - that's an inch - of pure Kilchoan sunshine.
Although the wind went right around, from the north into the southeast, this didn't improve the temperature, so yesterday's newborn lambs experienced a truly miserable night.
Despite the dry conditions, the rain ran off extremely quickly, so the burns this morning were roaring down the hills. It seems like so much good water going to waste when one of the lead stories in last night's UK news was the dire situation with England's water reserves, official droughts having been declared across half of the country.
It seems appropriate weather, therefore, for this ship to come down the Sound of Mull. It's the
Yeoman Bontrup which, back in July 2010, caught fire while loading at the Glensanda quarry near Lochaline - post
here.
By local standards, April has been a fairly dry month, with only 40mm of rain in the first fifteen days - hence the problem with hill fires. Then, last night, between 7.00pm and 7.00am this morning, we received just under 25mm - that's an inch - of pure Kilchoan sunshine.
Although the wind went right around, from the north into the southeast, this didn't improve the temperature, so yesterday's newborn lambs experienced a truly miserable night.
Despite the dry conditions, the rain ran off extremely quickly, so the burns this morning were roaring down the hills. It seems like so much good water going to waste when one of the lead stories in last night's UK news was the dire situation with England's water reserves, official droughts having been declared across half of the country.
It seems appropriate weather, therefore, for this ship to come down the Sound of Mull. It's the Yeoman Bontrup which, back in July 2010, caught fire while loading at the Glensanda quarry near Lochaline - post here.
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