Tea? (Part 2)

[Rickshaw Phil]

There's been a lot of gardening action today. Am I the only one who actually works?

You mean, gardening isn't work?

 

[PeteXXX]

I used a scythe when I had the smallholding. Very peaceful and soothing.

I used a scythe for a couple of hours once.. Jeez! I ached in muscles I didn't even know I had!

 

[coffeejo]

I used a scythe for a couple of hours once.. Jeez! I ached in muscles I didn't even know I had!

It's all about posture and stance. Bit like cycling, really, in that you bear the weight in your legs not your arms/shoulders. You also need to turn from the hip not the back.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

There's been a lot of gardening action today. Am I the only one who actually works?

The evidence would appear to support this

A couple of new visitors in the garden


Why the long face

They keep on having offers on planters

They are getting bigger

 

[TVC]

How about some low culture made high.

After the concert by Olafur Arnolds at Leicester Cathedral, his string section decided to put on a small recital of popular music pieces they had been playing with on the tour bus to pass the time

 

[Arch]

Why the long face

There's a chap a bit like that on the reserve at St Nicks, but he's entirely coincidental and only visible in the right light

Just showered, once NT is too we'll have a nice cup of tea and something educational on BBC4.

Talking of which, we watched Dr Iain Stewart's programme on Africa last night. He was standing on the bank at the top of the Victoria Falls. Did a bit to camera, blah blah, 100s of feet high, blah blah, only one way to really see it...

And he jumped in!

Turns out, there's a deep pool carved out of the rock by the flow at that point, where the water is quite still, and the lip of the pool stops anyone going over the edge. He then proceeded to sit on this ledge and look over the edge!

Oddly for me, I'm now smitten with a desire to go and do that myself, it looked so amazing! Well, maybe not the sitting on the ledge bit. but to be in that pool and be able to look out over nothing...

 

[TheDoctor]

If you need a replacement sink, I removed one last week exactly the same, in as new condition. I could get it to you if you want....

Cheers, but I've fitted one already.
Thanks for the offer though

 

[Night Train]

I used a scythe when I had the smallholding. Very peaceful and soothing.

I fancy learning to scythe. It would lead to yet another scary tool to bring back from a car boot!

 

[TheDoctor]

Evenings!!!
Just sealed round the edges of my kitchen worktop. I'm utterly rubbish with silicon sealant, so I used the cheaty tape stuff. Personally, I'm pretty chuffed with it all, considering I'm not a kitchen fitter...

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

?

It's here. I'm glad I was able to do those lawns yesterday.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

[Puts kettle on for Rocky]

 

[coffeejo]

here too. Hoping it stops by this afternoon.

Another update from Feathered Towers in t'garden: the woodpeckers are back! Now just waiting for the long tailed tits and coal tits to get the message.

 

[Archie_tect]

but I'm not going to be able to enjoy it.

 

[coffeejo]

but I'm not going to be able to enjoy it.

That's ok then.

 

[Archie_tect]

Aren't windows brilliant!