Are your fields drying? :)

[poiuytrewq]

It's really changed the last few days, I noticed it first walking my dog, our regular route was slippery and hard going... Suddenly it's probably do-able without wellies!
My little trash paddock area is *almost rollable, fields are far less depressing once rolled
My old boys lovely field that flooded would be fine for a normal horse. (Mine finds mud hard going with arthritis)
Standing water still in the dips but it was the deep squelchy mud that was the real issue as even once you'd got through the flooded areas it made walking impossible so hasn't been useable for me since before Christmas.
It's a little glimmer of Spring peeping through. 👍

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

I hardly dare to say "yes" to the above question in case I jiggle the weather into depositing yet more gallons of water onto my pasture.......

Yes, it IS drying up a wee bit; we've had a roaring gale here ever since Monday basically, and some sunshine on and off, both of which helps to dry up fields. BUT now what I do have is a field which has the consistency of treacle - ideal for pulling shoes off and causing injuries

More rain is forecast for the weekend down here (SW), dammit that will just set us back where we were a week or two back.

Horses are total loons as well which isn't helping: I've just given up and chucked them out for a week to chill - traddie cob was an evil monster when ridden last weekend.

 

[Crugeran Celt]

Mine are drying but it's left very sticky mud. Forecast for this weekend is very wet again so sure they will be just as wet again by Sunday.

 

[LHIS]

Nope. Things were looking up last weekend, but thanks to another downpour everything's sodden again. In getting fed up and I feel for the horses. As soon as it dries up my boy is going to go out and stay out to stretch his legs properly for a week! Can't wait to see them all enjoying being in the field again.

 

[ester]

yes until saturday!

 

[stencilface]

Yes, but we're in the sticky inbetween stage of sloshy liquid mud and dry ground!

 

[SuperH]

This wind has been doing a great job of drying things out here. It is still very wet and has a long way to go though.

 

[Shoei]

I thought it was practically spring like this morning... There is blossom on some bewildered trees and a few dafs out!

Birds were singing, pheasants fighting....

 

[Dave's Mam]

The wind is doing a great job, but even a small rainfall sends it back to mud.

 

[Supertrooper]

A very tentative yes and pony's behaviour has improved also Although it's now sticky mud and I nearly fell over this morning :-(

 

[nikicb]

Yes, 2 days of no rain and breezy conditions have made so much difference. I am not expecting it to last, but enjoying it while it is here. x

 

[Merrymoles]

Yes, but we're in the sticky inbetween stage of sloshy liquid mud and dry ground!

Here too, and not that far from Leeds. Now keeping everything crossed that we don't get too much rain at the weekend but forecast looking dodgy.

 

[Auslander]

I thought they were, but I turned all the horses out this morning, and they came in like creatures from the swamp.

 

[amandaco2]

Now i have dry areas. Really need it to stay dry for few weeks to get anywhere with the standing water tho tbh

 

[Jane_Lou]

I could depress people by posting pictures of my green, mud free fields (sandy soil) but I won't - the track down to the fields does get slippery and I definitely noticed this morning how much drier it was, but as others have said, looking at the forecast for Saturday we will be back to square one.

 

[Enfys]

I have no mud, but the ground is frozen, the top half inch has some give in it, but snow melting means piles of hidden muck which is concreted to the ground. So dry, yes, clean as in mud free, yes,
pretty - no. Impossible to pick or harrow.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

not so you'd notice, no. another storm coming in on sunday.

 

[crabbymare]

the standing water has gone but only just in time for the next lot of rain t hats arriving

 

[Cortez]

Well, they were.........now, after yet more rain they are back to normal. And it's heading your way, folks!

 

[stencilface]

Here too, and not that far from Leeds. Now keeping everything crossed that we don't get too much rain at the weekend but forecast looking dodgy.

We're kind of between Leeds and H'gate

I'm off to Dumfries this weekend, looks like I'll need to pack my webbed feet...

 

[julie111]

Very slightly but we have loads of rain coming Saturday so back to square one

 

[xxcharlottexx]

Dry weather, what's that? Tuesday was the first day in ages I've actually swept a dry yard! Even then it was raining before I left. Wednesday was OK till about 4pm then torrential downpour all night. Today has rained most the day. Light rain forecast tomorrow, heavy rain sat sun and Monday.... How fun :-S

 

[Regandal]

The main part of the field is ok, but the gateway has gone from liquid gloop to something akin to quick setting concrete. You have to pick your path carefully. I load my pockets with goodies to tempt their heads over the fence.

 

[southerncomfort]

The wind is doing a great job, but even a small rainfall sends it back to mud.

Pretty much this.

 

[AppyLover]

Yep Ted's not sliding about so much at dinner time and i've noticed their is less standing water but its meant to chuck it down tomorrow and Saturday and some of Sunday so that will all go to crap again

 

[OldNag]

More "less soaked" than drying. But it's progress

 

[EventingMum]

Still sodden here, it was dry yesterday for the first time in ages but rained again today

 

[ElleSkywalker]

No :mad3:

 

[Fools Motto]

Depressingly 'damp', better in places. Due to turn 'soup-like' (again) on Saturday if BBC weather got it right. Quite frankly, I could cry and give up.

BUT, we're all in the same boat (almost literally I'm sure), the engine may have blown, but I'll paddle on for a little longer. Summer will be spent complaining about hard cracked ground and flies!

 

[Charlie007]

My fields are as dry as a bone, rain forecast for Saturday though!