tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6232613386343681858..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: DevastationThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72902047813331224552017-09-10T23:58:18.148-07:002017-09-10T23:58:18.148-07:00Daughter just arrived from England for her birthda...Daughter just arrived from England for her birthday - and all well this end.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://horror-movienew.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">หนังผี</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16241817112636794365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79795835961947506752017-09-08T10:36:42.456-07:002017-09-08T10:36:42.456-07:00Louise - the difference between silage and hay - y...Louise - the difference between silage and hay - you have more or less got it right. Hay is literally dried grass. The weather has to be perfect for it to be made properly. The grass is cut and left to dry in the sun until it is almost brittle. Then it is baled and stored for use. It smells delightful.<br />Silage is cut grass which is then baled up and wrapped in plastic so that it becomes airtight. Then the grass can 'cure' so that it can be stored in plastic over the winter and cut open a bale at a time to feed cattle. Here hay is used main for horse feed - maybe a bit for sheep. Cattle are fed more or less exclusively on silage these days.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8377157069330942932017-09-08T07:31:16.330-07:002017-09-08T07:31:16.330-07:00We are very lucky to not have to contend with extr...We are very lucky to not have to contend with extreme weather in the uk...unless melting icecaps cause the gulf stream to move or disperse. Then think of the winters New York has, and that's 10 degrees South of most places in the UKSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48035194580398900282017-09-08T07:23:13.102-07:002017-09-08T07:23:13.102-07:00Here we have to worry about quakes, tornadoes and ...Here we have to worry about quakes, tornadoes and ice storms. I think the ice storms scare me the most. I've lived through a small hurricane, but wouldn't stick around for a large one. It is so hot in Houston, I bet many succumb to the heat with no air conditioning. Wonder when they'll get electricity back.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16987012022249863852017-09-08T05:55:15.699-07:002017-09-08T05:55:15.699-07:00Definitely share your thoughts for all those poor ...Definitely share your thoughts for all those poor people affected by the Hurricane. How devastating to lose everything and be in fear for your life. Just can't imagine what people are going through. I am quite interested in your accounts of how the silage is progressing. I am still not 100 % sure that I know the difference between silage and hay. I would think that hay has to be very dry and silage is made from the wet hay. Sorry for my ignorance, I don't come from a farming background, but I do find it interesting.Louise Stopfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151477784515959764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84488192804926436092017-09-08T05:53:06.663-07:002017-09-08T05:53:06.663-07:00Thanks everyone. Just a small island and yet suc...Thanks everyone. Just a small island and yet such differences in weather conditions and the amount of available grass.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28666531176370358192017-09-08T04:01:05.280-07:002017-09-08T04:01:05.280-07:00Such terrible news from all parts of the world..
S...Such terrible news from all parts of the world..<br />So glad you and Tess are out and about.<br />I always enjoy your accounts of a rather saner part pf the world.<br /><br />Daughter just arrived from England for her birthday - and all well this end.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43691087055822366002017-09-08T01:17:58.245-07:002017-09-08T01:17:58.245-07:00I Mexico they are having a little reported hurrica...I Mexico they are having a little reported hurricane and an 8.1 earthquake! <br /><br />Nature makes the big brave manboy in Korea look small. <br /><br />Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88930263291167062452017-09-07T20:36:42.127-07:002017-09-07T20:36:42.127-07:00A late friend of mine was Governor of the British ...A late friend of mine was Governor of the British Virgin Islands, and naturally the family still have many friends there; many of whom I've met. I hope they are OK, I shall make enquiries today. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30860319011188009212017-09-07T14:23:49.726-07:002017-09-07T14:23:49.726-07:00It's ok in Norfolk. Flat and cultivated.It's ok in Norfolk. Flat and cultivated.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72670217850626934092017-09-07T13:55:45.269-07:002017-09-07T13:55:45.269-07:00Hurricanes are really scary, and earthquakes. Like...Hurricanes are really scary, and earthquakes. Like you, I am glad that I live in an area where hurricanes can not happen (I have read it takes a large body of water that achieves a temperature of at least 26,5 Celsius for a hurricane to form) and quakes are rare and not so severe as in other parts of the planet.<br /><br />Good to know there is enough silage for the winter, and also nice to know that the weather was good for your walk with Tess today.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6250625378353149062017-09-07T13:48:17.708-07:002017-09-07T13:48:17.708-07:00I am hoping that Irma does not make it up the coas...I am hoping that Irma does not make it up the coast and hit my area. We have dealt with too many of them in recent years and they can be very frightening. Besides Irma, there are two others out in the Atlantic, so I I am sure at least one will find their way here. However, they are possibly not as bad or as destructive as Irma. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86126014744006343552017-09-07T13:33:43.180-07:002017-09-07T13:33:43.180-07:00We once had 140mph wind recorded at Kinnaird Head ...We once had 140mph wind recorded at Kinnaird Head Lighthouse. I struggle at anything over 20 mph and have been blown over twice. Just cannot imagine wind speeds they have experienced. justjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253881958131548009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71221541310951675552017-09-07T13:21:56.241-07:002017-09-07T13:21:56.241-07:00Sadly, in the upcoming years, most of the world...Sadly, in the upcoming years, most of the world's coastal area will be under the threat of hurricanes and flooding. Climate anomaly has become quite predictable.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91424283473696542017-09-07T13:09:17.283-07:002017-09-07T13:09:17.283-07:00We're hoping it won't be as bad by the tim...We're hoping it won't be as bad by the time it gets here. Doesn't seem fair, we were hit last year too.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5506009153873149182017-09-07T12:39:43.300-07:002017-09-07T12:39:43.300-07:00I am hoping safe landing for all those affected by...I am hoping safe landing for all those affected by this weather.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74060552381776060412017-09-07T12:11:26.925-07:002017-09-07T12:11:26.925-07:00Have a lovely walk with Tess. She will enjoy the v...Have a lovely walk with Tess. She will enjoy the view.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-66100206154043660042017-09-07T11:49:16.272-07:002017-09-07T11:49:16.272-07:00Down here on Sheppey in Kent, both silage and espe...Down here on Sheppey in Kent, both silage and especially hay, are in short supply this year due to the very dry weather. People such as horse owners are going to find it very expensive to feed their animals this winter. This year's calves will be taken away from their mothers in a few weeks time and, if it stays reasonably dry on the grazing marshes, the pregnant cows will stay out until December/January before being taken back to the stock yards for calving.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com