14th January 2019: Photo Album
Photos taken during a walk from above Chapman’s Pool around St Alban’s Head and back via Winspit.
Category: Jan-Feb: mild, damp, hot!
January started mild but damp and cloudy. Later in the month there was some heavy snow inland but only for a day or two. As of mid February we were back into mild air with some sunshine. By the end of the month some record high temperatures had been recorded – over 20C in some places!
14th January: Chapman’s Pool walk
The start of 2019 has been dominated by various household chores – cleaning, sorting out finances, etc. – and the weather has been mild and...
21st January: Eclipse of the Moon
A total eclipse of the moon occurred overnight with totality between 0440 and 0540. The weather forecast didn’t look promising but, as so often these...
27th January: Rough Seas at Calshot
Although parts of the Solent can get relatively rough at times, especially with wind against tide, the waters immediately in view of Calshot Tower are...
3rd February: Sea State “Calm” at Calshot!
For some time I’ve been concerned that “Calm (glassy)” or “Calm (rippled)” has been used in the NCI Calshot hourly weather observations when the actual...
10th February: How to sail a Cadet!
I’m of an age where the first sailing dinghy that most people learnt with was an International Cadet. At 10’6″ long, with a small sail...
14th February: Beach walk from Hill Head
A mild Valentine’s Day so I drove over to Hill Head, had lunch outside at the Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve cafe and then walked along...
27th February: Petworth House
A trip out with Jon, Zoe, and Wendy to Petworth House. We all visited the North Gallery which is the only part of the main...