A pair of Swallows have been building this nest since Early June. We came back from holiday to find it in an almost completed state. The couple produced three offspring which fledged the nest today. Bon Voyage on your long trip to Africa.
More cementing.
The weather has been crap recently, so today has been the first opportunity to continue the pointing. The old cement around the doorway on the left is fairly vertical and flat as well as being well adhered, so we decided to blend the pointing into it. The other side is all over the place and all the rock at the bottom edge is nothing more than rubble. The two pit props should hold the…
Laying the office stoop.
The slab of granite has been sitting by the door to the office for months. Now we have finally received the drop link stabiliser bolt, we have been able to get the back hoe back on Axel. Getting ready to start digging a shallow hole for the slap to sit in. Looking into the hole like all good workmen do! Pushing the slab into the hole and backfilling. Another little job completed.
Stuff is blooming
The flowerbed by the gate is going great guns now. The Corncockle is out and the Calendula is still flowering.
…nearly done
Well we’ve nearly got all of the rotting pointing out. Just a little bit more of the apex to go. Tomoz we start filling in the huge voids with mortar. That vertical line of stone means something. Perhaps the left hand side was not there when originally built, or maybe the door was twice the width than it is now. The join does go all the way to the top though!
All cut and dried.
A day after the grass was cut, it was left a day to dry before spinning. With the forecast of rain the next day, it was ready for bailing. Top Field2 BalesPipe Field2 BalesIvytree Field2 balesFirst Field4 BalesTotal Yield10 Bales That’s 9 bales down on last year. Scott says he plans to get a second cut this year. He said that last year, but the amount cut was so small it couldn’t be picked…