Plant-hunters

Yesterday was another day of scouring the front 'lawn' for wild orchids before I mowed the grass for the first time this year. On the face of it, that's fairly simple but of course, it took Sue all morning. She estimates that she has moved about 200 plants out of the front area, all of which she is transplanting into our'wildflower' patch in the back.

During the morning, whilst I was waiting for Sue to 'clear' the front, I was sawing up some more of the felled timber. Then, in the afternoon I was the mower man. Having cut the front on the ride-on mower, it was back to mowing by hand in the courtyard (including some hasty mower repairing). So, everywhere has now had it's first cut, and we both collapsed, exhausted by our efforts to keep up with Spring.

We have promised ourselves a day off today!