Wallers' Update
by Barry
There was an nautical theme to absences this week with Graham on a sea cruise, Duncan sailing between Greek islands, and Rob singing sea shanties in a West Country fishing village.
On dry Yorkshire land,4 other wallers, plus new recruit James, arrived in good time for this season’s work at Breaks Fold Farm. Skylarks were in good voice, and two pairs of Curlews in nearby fields were scrambled to ward off red kites and a sparrowhawk - a hopeful sign of breeding attempts.
Dismantling the first stretch of wall revealed the usual mixture of stone, some good and a lot much less so. A productive morning saw the foundations in place as we broke for lunch...
... and two more courses were laid by the 3pm finish, so a satisfying session accomplished without resort to rousing motivational song (by us anyway - the skylark’s was much appreciated).
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