Gordon got the fire lit quite quickly and, in no time at all, most of us were in amongst the rhododendrons, cutting them down using loppers and bowsaws and dragging the branches to the fire where they were cut up smaller before being thrown on the fire.
The weather was wonderful and, at lunchtime, we sat by the lake in the sun, chatting and eating our lunch. Some of us saw a kingfisher while were there, a heron fly down and land on the other side of the lake and many dragonflies:-)
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| Lunchtime in the sun! |
Although the majority of us rhody bashed and loaded the fire most of the day, a small group were at the other side of the copse with Julia, winching out stumps left from a previous rhody bash. Neil and Ross used the winch for most of the morning but, after lunch, a few more of us plucked up courage to have a go!
We finished around 3.30pm after tidying the fire site and throwing the rhody leaves that were strewn on the ground, onto the fire, so the cows didn't eat them and make themselves poorly after we left.
Thanks to Julia for a great day and for encouraging some of us to use the winch, which turned out to be a very satisfying experience.
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| Group photo at the end of the day |
1 comment:
As a 'newbie' I wanted to say it was a great day and I enjoyed every minute of it! Thank you for making me feel so welcome and it felt great to be able to give something back.
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