Stormy Weather II

[vinteuil]

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... another solution to walking in icy conditions :

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/mar/09/improbable-research-icy-socks-over-shoes

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[Serial_Apologist]

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... another solution to walking in icy conditions :

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/mar/09/improbable-research-icy-socks-over-shoes

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That sounds a good idea if you don't mind wearing out socks rather quickly! I knew there was something one could rub into leather to soften it, just couldn't remember what. I'll try the try the olive oil idea and let people know. Thanks for these suggestions, vints.

[vinteuil]

That sounds a good idea if you don't mind wearing out socks rather quickly! I knew there was something one could rub into leather to soften it, just couldn't remember what. I'll try the try the olive oil idea and let people know. Thanks for these suggestions, vints.

... perhaps dubbin might be a more practical idea than all that olive oil -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubbin

for example :

http://amzn.eu/5qolCni

Tho' (sudden Proustian memory... ) my father always used neatsfoot oil -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neatsfoot_oil

for example :

: http://amzn.eu/14ZUdjV

And of course there is also saddle-soap...

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[Serial_Apologist]

... perhaps dubbin might be a more practical idea than all that olive oil -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubbin

for example :

http://amzn.eu/5qolCni

Tho' (sudden Proustian memory... ) my father always used neat's foot oil -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neatsfoot_oil

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Ah yes - Dubbin! Most people around today probably associate the word with layering successive recordings on top of one-another!

[BBMmk2]

Going to be another cold day today. Thanks SA for that. Air too dry? Interesting.

[DracoM]

Brilliant sun, very dry, powerful, incisive easterly, knife to the bone.

[Petrushka]

I was reading somewhere recently that the best foot wear for icy conditions, surprisingly, is your old gumboots. I shall see if I can find the reference...


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I've been following this practice for many years and it's not failed me yet. The only slight downside is that of the feet going cold very quickly.

[BBMmk2]

I do hope that Forumistas will be safe during the coming Polar Vortex this week. Don't do unnecessary journeys etc. I've been telling my elderly mother this everyday. She's nearly 92 and still drives! Which I do worry about!

Apart from that, lovely sunny day here today. Going to an indian in a nearby village called Lindfield, wioth a couple of friends, where they do a lovely buffet!

[Joseph K]

Very sunny yesterday and today; not a cloud in the sky. Cold breeze, but it's all about the sun.

[teamsaint]

Very sunny yesterday and today; not a cloud in the sky. Cold breeze, but it's all about the sun.

Indeed it is. Cool but very sunny day here with perfect blue sky .

and we had three of these circling around earlier, just above the house.



Unfortunately my camera battery had run out so had to use phone, which wasn't easy, especially with low sun.

Can anybody identify from this blurry image?

[Joseph K]

I can't but - nice!

[DracoM]

Kestrels?
Sparrow Hawks?

[vinteuil]

Indeed it is. Cool but very sunny day here with perfect blue sky .

and we had three of these circling around earlier, just above the house.


Can anybody identify from this blurry image?

...looks like a red kite.

https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/community/wildlife/f/901/t/43895.aspx

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[teamsaint]

Kestrels?
Sparrow Hawks?

They were big. Wingspan at least 4ft, I would say. I think they might have been Red Kites , which we have round here. There is quite a clear white marking on the underside of the wing. I have to move my laptop screen to see it.

[teamsaint]

...looks like a red kite.

https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/community/wildlife/f/901/t/43895.aspx

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I think they probably were. A magnificent sight, they were circling around for at least 10 minutes.

Is three together usual? There was a report in the local paper of three together at Old Sarum a couple of years ago.