Storm darragh

7 days ago

Photo Article from the Welsh Hovel: Jaya and I inspect the pear tree chopping

Before our Christmas Carol party my friend C took his chainsaws to the pear tree felled by storm Darragh. I had a play with smaller saw and have now bought myself one on Amazon allowing me to start work tomorrow on creating logs to dry for next winter.

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14 days ago

Photo Article: Storm Darragh claims a victim at the Welsh Hovel but every cloud has a silver lining

I had thought that we had escaped unscathed but daybreak revealed otherwise. The old and very large pear tree at the centre of my vegetable garden had toppled.

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16 days ago

Amid storm Darragh, amazing levels of organisation for Christmas

Storm Darragh has been thundering through North Wales for almost 24 hours. The winds howl down the lane to the Welsh Hovel, the trees bend and indeed one is already down. You can hear the wind screaming at you and the rain is non stop. The river is now covering my orchard and over in England the fields are flooded.

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