This was the last of the stuff that we were able to cut using a 20inch bar chain saw. Next is the main trunk which is going to require some serious sized saw. I also made this short video:
I offered to help a neighbour cut up a fallen tree. I imagined he’d want the wood for himself and that it would simply be great fun. But it turned out that he didn’t want it and just wanted the tree removed. He offered me a chainsaw in exchange for removing it. I accepted his kind offer and have enlisted the help of some other neighbours who want the wood also. We had a great day cutting it up on Friday. I think at least one is then was up there over the weekend, I’ll have to spend some more time up there this week as there is more to go yet.
At Apple Day (at the orchard) I got the opportunity to use to traditional drawknife to shape a blank for the making of a wooden cutlery knife.
Usually I keep and eye on the local river level since i like to go driving through it when it floods. The “check for flooding” website hadn’t updated the river levels since 5am, and I felt like we’d had enough rain for it to be at road level. So I took a ride to see and was sorely disappointed. I was told today by a friend, that the depth marker is nothing of the sort. It just tells you meters above sea level. Useless. This the rive level down at Maiden Newton, I use it for an idea of what’s going on at the bridge on St. Helen’s Lane. https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/3278
I ppopped up to the orchard to have a look to see if I might be able to fix a faulty amplifier. I took my tool in the Land Rover and got this picture:
I made three more swift boxes from my remaining decent pallet wood I had reclaimed. These are for the village and have been given to the Swift Action group for distribution to those that would like them.
There was a little flooding of the river again over the road. I went to play in the flood water.. Once I found the tree I nipped home (back through the flooding) for my axe and hand saw and set about clearing it. I had great fun for a couple of hours.
Got the Swift box up, I situtated it on the north side of the house up under the sofit/eave as was suggested by www.swift-conservation.org, graphic was stolen taken from the swift conservation advice leaflet: https://www.swift-conservation.org/Leaflet_1_Swifts_Nest-boxes_at_Your_Home-small.pdf All this came about because of a community group in the village: https://www.cattistockvillage.co.uk/cattistock-community-website/the-great-outdoors/swift-action/
Today I checked in on our strawberries which are apparently still producing fruit. Looks like we’re doing a fair job of feeding the slugs, which in turn I hope are feeding the hedgehogs and toads etc and so on and so forth. That strawberry is propping up an entire ecosystem..
This morning there was a stunning sun rise, as there might be many mornings, but if I don’t see them then they don’t happen for me. This one happened for me.
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