Early start

Saturday AM was a bit of a rush. I was up early, not quite with the sun but earlier than usual. After a quick breaky I pulled on spark plug out of Degsy. It is burning correctly so fuel consumption must be right. I checked the manual and found where the throttle stop screw was sited. I found a screw driver to fit to the throttle stop and put it in the "glove box". I removed the near side indicator lens to replace the bulb. On removing the bulb I found the earth was corroded. I used a file to clean up the electrode. As you might expect as soon as the bulb was refitted it work as it should. the blister pack of indicator bulbs will have to go into the "store". I dipped the oil and topped it up with something like the right amount.

With indicator fixed, mixture confirmed and oil topped I headed off for the trailer then the bees. Luckily the weather was hot, hot, hot. The trailer was straight forward. I had a quick look round the lottie. I short ...dry but seeds are sprouting. I can only hope that the slugs are kept at bay because of the dry weather. The dry weather and hoeing last week is working out. More hoeing needed though.

Having returned the trailer to the stables I went over to the bees and looked them over. They seem fine if subdued. It might because I was there early and the temperature was lowish or the heavy dose of smoking or both together. Whatever the case the honey is flowing in. Having pressed on I found I was finished by 10.30 and Miss L did not finish until noon. Degsy took me over to a different meadow. I took a few minutes to walk along the river Mease stalking the fish. I found a big ole Willow by the river bank. I had a sit down and wrote in my journal for half an hour. The river is shallow at this point. There was a small school of Chub feeding in the shallows. Toads and birds were singing all very idyllic really but the real world world beckoned. I took a couple of pictures of Degsy looking cool by the river in the sun.

















Time was ticking on. I trundled home for some lunch and to get ready to go Madchaester to party.