Pillar of Fire

I went to a small river to photograph the willows, which have begun to open their leaves, but I saw smoke further on and decided to investigate. A shelterbelt was on fire. This is just the top of the hedge showing over the brow of a rise. The fire must have been intentional because the fire brigade was not called out. Occasionally I saw the arm of a big machine raking at part of the hedge that was not yet on fire.

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Big day in the garden today, mowing the back lawn and the grass paths, adding more layers to the new mulch garden, and doing a few urgent jobs. One of the latter was to stake and tie the tall broad beans before the equinox gales start. In the process I fell face down into them! A soft landing for me, but I flattened the beans more efficiently than the gales would have done.