And then I noticed something odd, up on a platform and beneath a traditional weather vane.
What is that...is that a, yes it is, it's a crystal ball.
Is that some kind of meteorologist joke? Those guys are corkers, clearly.
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On Monday, I went to the local B&Q (a kind of Home Depot knock off) and got some bedding plants. I bought some Sweet William and some white impatiens. I planted out the Sweet William, as they have some frost hardiness, but the impatiens will have to remain in their trays for a little while longer. See, I have something even better than the a crystal ball to predict the weather. I have Tennessee.
Two weeks ago, Tennessee was experiencing unseasonably warm weather.
Now in England we are experienceing unseasonably warm weather - it's absolutely lovely, y'all let me tell you.
Then Tennessee got bit in the ass by ol' Jack Frost.
And if trends go as they usually do, Jack's got his transatlantic flight already booked.
Look out for frost, fellow English gardeners
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Gov'nor Bredesen is asking the Feds to declare Tennessee an agricultural disaster area, matter of fact. We were down in the upper 20s even in the tropical far southwest.
BTW, I once saw a weatherman bumper sticker that said, "weathermen do it better with crystal balls".
sorry.. couldn't resist.
Yeah, my mom was telling me about how bad it was the other day. Sounds awful.
> Is that some kind of meteorologist joke?
No, it's a means of measuring how many hours of direct sunshine there have been in the day. A piece of paper is affixed to the metal arc behind the glass globe. When the sun comes out from behind a cloud, the crystal ball acts as a lens, and by focusing the rays of the sun, burns a track on the paper. If it goes behind a cloud, it stops burning. By measuring the burnt track on the paper (a new paper is used every day), the meteorologist can find out with reasonable accuracy how long the sun shone directly that day. Neat, eh? And certainly not 'corkers'!
P.S. Very much enjoy your blog!
thanks! though sometimes it seems like using a crystal ball in the mystical way would be just as accurate
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