On my short holiday, it didn’t rain at all. And there was only one dull and chilly day. I came home last weekend to an Indian Summer of high temperatures and blue skies. I haven’t seen any rain now since the night of the 6th, and that makes me very happy.
Today it is also bright and sunny, with some heat in the sunshine. Ollie is sleeping in a shaft of sunlight next to my desk, and I can hear soft music coming from a garden across the road. Nobody is cutting grass, drilling, or hammering. Traffic is light on the road outside, and peace dwells in Beetley so far this morning.
The weather people on TV tell us that this is all soon to change by Wednesday. Rain will arrive from the north-west, and the 24 C we are enjoying today will be down to a more seasonal 15 C.
Unusually, I am not complaining about that. We had a summer, and it was suitably hot. Then I had a holiday, with no rain. Then I came home to great weather as a bonus.
With all that has gone wrong in 2020, at least the weather finally worked.
beetleypete 
It’s been a lovely summer here too and I feel like that’s helped everyone survive the Covid restrictions. I wonder what the colder, wetter, darker months will be like…
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We will soon find out, Abbi. It’s pouring with rain here, and I have woken up with a bad sore throat!
Best wishes, Pete.
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bright and sunny here after more than a week of rain and showers. we’re now on the cool side as it get’s nippier in the mornings. 🙂
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We have had some lovely days, including today. So when it breaks down, I won’t be complaining that much. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hurricane Teddy might change your weather Pete. I hope not.
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I think we are getting the tail end of that tomorrow, Lara.
We are forecast some heavy rain, and a 10 C drop in temperature by Wednesday morning.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sounds perfect to me, Pete. I’m glad you had such a great stretch of weather, and enjoyed it. Best to you.
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Still lovely today, fortunately. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank goodness! Best to you, Pete.
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WE had a hurricane and now we have had two days of light rain and cooler temps….about 20 degrees cooler than normal…..2020 has indeed been an unusual year. chuq
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It was lucky for us regarding the weather, but that’s the only positive of course.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Here as well…cooler temps is the only positive so far and only 3 months more. chuq
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Great post 🙂 The only sad thing is that with all of the lovely weather I had in my state this summer, it is a shame that it was during a pandemic 😦 Anyway, keep up the great work as always 🙂
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Yes it was a shame, though it made my dog walking routines and short holiday so much better.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’s like summer here too when it is supposed to be rainy during September. It rains though sometimes in the afternoon or evening.
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It was an unusually good summer here. The only good thing about this worrying year.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is crazy how weather patterns can be so different around the world. We’re in our third drought in the last four years. Unfortunately, that means more wildfires. We are relatively safe where we live so close to the ocean (mild temperatures), but California has already had more acres burned this year than in any record year in history. Seems like we all have weather bullets to dodge whereever we live.
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I feel so sorry for the areas devastated by wildfires, Pete. At least we rarely have any natural disasters on that scale. But the USA is so vast, it has continental extremes, where we have an island climate.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Parts of central Australia have recently had some of the best rain in decades.
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It sounds as if you needed that, Peggy. I watched a recent series on the BBC with Miriam Margolyes, and one area she visitied had a terrible drought that had destroyed the local farming community. Farmers were killing their own cattle because they had no water or fodder for them. If you can find the series, it’s worth watching. It taught me a great deal about Australia.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000l45w
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete. I saw it when it was first aired. Great series.
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Ollie’s got the right idea. If there’s a ray of sunshine, take advantage of it.
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I watch him sometimes, and wish I could be so content with so little. As long as he is close to me, and has something to eat, he aks for nothing more out of life. It is very humbling, Don.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I know how you feel. I miss having a dog but my wife has really developed allergies.
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We get to a time in life when it’s not fair on the dog to have one, I reckon. My mum gave up at 80, after a lifetime of loving her dogs.
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Thats true, Pete! This year beside this virus lockdown we cant regret. It sounds funny reading about a silent Beetley. Best wishes, Michael
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It stayed quiet all day today, Michael. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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A better situation to relax.
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We still need more rain, especially where the wildfires are still burning in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, and more. Send it our way. Warmest regards, Theo
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It is the tail end of the storms that hit your south coast, so I believe. We get it from Wednesday, but you can have it back with my blessing.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks, we really need it. A story in the local paper that our summer rain is down by 26% over the past 30 years. No wonder the forests are tinderboxes. Warmest regards, Theo
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That’s a great idea Pete…take the positives where you find them, as it has not been a year of many!
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It is ironic that this terrible year at least delivered a great summer for a change.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Excellent! As you say, Pete, there aren’t too much good news these days, so we must be thankful for the small mercies. I hope there are many more to come. ♥
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Trying to find any positives this year is almost impossible. But at least we had a real summer.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Here in Las Vegas, we’ve now had 153 days without measurable precipitation, three days more than the previous 1959 record. The chance of rain for the next two weeks is 0%. There is so little traffic in my little neighborhood, that children play in the streets. The only negative aspect for me is that my next door neighbor thrives on marijuana, so if I open the window in the evening to get some fresh air, my lungs are likely to suck in wafts of weed.
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I suppose a free high is better than loud music.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It has turned cool here with a low of 56°F last night. Our weather is predicted to be nice with seasonal temperatures all week. I am glad the weather has been kind to you.
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Thanks, Maggie. After so many years of what seems like constant rain, this dry spell in 2020 has been most welcome.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m glad the weather has finally given you a break. It’s been cloudy here the last couple of days with temps hovering about 77/25 degrees. It’s made walking lovely.
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Nice to hear that you have lost the unbearable humidity, kim.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Still humid, but with the cloud cover and cooler temps it’s definitely more bearable.
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I’m glad to know weather on your side. You described picture perfect moment~hello Ollie. 🐶
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Thanks, KL. It is good in the south and east, not so great in the north. Ollie is sleeping off his afternoon walk. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Finley and I are enjoying a crisp sunny morning here in SW MO~signs of autumn all around. Hummingbirds are leaving and leaves are already starting to change a bit early. We need the rain. But I’m soaking up the perfect sun ☀️ best wishes to you Mr. Pete!
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We don’t have hummingbirds over here. I wish we did.
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If only they were flying to you …! We’ll pretend they’re coming your way.
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Love your attitude and find your weather reports fun to read.
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You know I can never resist a weather report, dear Cindy. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete. x
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The weather has not been as kind to us, you have 24 degrees today, I have 16. Phil and I consider this summer a washout (apart from May) and are bloody sick of being cold. Good to see you are feeling happier today.
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Sorry you didn’t get the hot summer that far north. And now you have a new lockdown to deal with!
Best wishes, Pete.
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I think the country will be joining us in the next few days.
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Yes, second wave alert!
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Congratulations, Pete! Glad you had good time. Last one month has been too hot here, but not humid. Both were expected, so the year long rains have finally ceased.
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Glad to hear your rain has stopped. Ours is due to return next week, but I cannot complain.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I would prefer your weather, Pete. We are supposed to have a “cool” front coming so we’ll go down maybe 4 degrees (93*F down to 88*F) 33.8*C to 31.1*C. Big deal, eh? But I’ll take it!
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93 is a bit much, especially with Florida humidity. I am happy with what we have here at the moment. A very nice day, but not too hot.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m happy to hear that you have had the weather you hoped for. The forecast gives me sunshine until Friday, ten the heavens will open for the foreseeable future. I shall enjoy it on the roof of the terrace painting the house 🙂
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Nice to have dry weather for painting mate. The weather has been the only really good thing about the summer of 2020, even when it was ‘too hot’. 🙂
Best wishes, Pet.
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Yep, the weather is pretty stable here as well at the moment. And with days such as these that is really nice to spend a weekend on😊
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I like this time of year when the weather is cooperating. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’s lovely here, too.
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Glad to hear you have a nice day to relax in, Mary.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Unfortunately, we have a grey & damp start to the day; I am currently praying to the weather gods that it clears up, because I was hoping to go for a walk with my daughter & granddaughter at teatime, which isn’t going to happen if it is raining! Cheers, Jon.
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Sorry to hear that. I think you have the weather that is heading south on Wednesday.
Best wishes, Pete.
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