This was the shortest day I have attended in 10 years with MNTV! The awful weather forecast hadn't deterred six of us, and we set off in moderate sleet to reach the worksite.
By the time we were ready to start it was snowing, and getting heavier all the time. We started by cutting brash to start a fire, and had brought lots of dry wood, newspaper and a full box of matches, helped by some firelighters from Ranger Dave. Even so it was 15 minutes and about 50 matches before we could get it to light.
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| Everyone attends to the fire |
As some of us started to work on the hedge laying task in hand, we were facing straight into the snow, which was now horizontal in the high wind. After 2 hours we were wet and cold, and hands were starting to turn white, so we packed up and Dave came round to give us a lift back to the car park.
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| The 'before' picture ... there was no 'after' picture today! |
We'll hope for better weather next time!
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