Farewell summertime
As the rains arrived and everyone waved goodbye to the September heatwave, so the NCVs picked up their scythes once more, this time to cut the grass in an area of the churchyard at St Saviour's Church, Padside. It was time to plant some yellow rattle seed. As you should all know by now - yellow rattle acts as a parasite on the grass and reduces its vigour, so allowing wild flowers to grow. The NCVs needed to scarify patches of ground before sowing the seed to give it the best chance of success. Here they are in action....
The area to be mown and sown was
at the far side of the churchyard.
Unfortunately heavy rain storms
had beaten the grass down.
It was not ging to be an easy job!
...and the scythes assembled ready for action.
Then they were off, Paul leading the way...
...closely followed by four others.
Some overhanging branches needed cutting back
to allow the scythers to cut under a tree.
Ruth carted them away to add to an existing brash pile.
Other members of the gang were set to work with
slashers, tidying up this very untidy corner.
Come on ladies - less chat, more action!!
Now that's starting to look better.
...and this little toad were discovered in the process.
A hooded man started raking up the cut grass...
....to form perfect little sausage shapes....
...each of which suddenly grew legs...
and walked off to the compost heap.
Others joined in the fun and soon grass
sausages were to be seen everywhere.
Eventually the grass was cut.
All that remained was for the NCVs to kick
back patches of turf to expose the soil below...
...so that ratttle seed could be sprinkled in
and then forked over or trampled.
Hopefully these signs will help
explain to visitors why this area
of the churchyard may not be as neat
and tidy as everywhere else.
The church gave sanctury for coffee and lunch
breaks; very welcome in the wet conditions.
Also very welcome was Friedy's 'Celebration Brownies'.
Happy Birthday Friedy - and thank you!
They were exceptionally good brownies and I
strongly recommend that, if making brownies
in the future, you use the same recipe.
(The chocolate sauce is not needed!!)
Finally...
If you are beyond Pately Bridge this coming Saturday
(16th September) and fancy an interesting nosey
around Wath Mill then drop in to their open day -
free of course!!
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