The grinning reaper

When we arrived home last night from the  conservation group AGM, we  found a large parcel on our doorstep. This morning, Martin assembled its  contents, which as you can see,  made a scythe. He ordered it, after attending  the  recent scything course.  It still needs a bit more prep, but he's itching to try it out, once "no- mow- may" is over!
This  evening, we were back  at the wildlife area, with a new Parish Councillor, and another friend,  to meet Ellie  from the Hampshire Hedge Project, to discuss how we might improve the  hedgerows in our parish. Enthusiastic Ellie,as we call her,  is always very encouraging and informative, and  tonight was no exception. Next autumn/ winter  I think we could  be very busy  planting hedges.