Still life in the old dog yet...

View from a trailer, at Windrush end of Sherborne

The 'old dog' {not me} still doing the job!

A frosty,  fresh start to the morning at Sherborne, could the winter have finally arrived. James was away at Newark Park so I was back driving the 4x4 with trailer and Mike on the tractor. Task for the morning was to deliver wood supplies to customers in Sherborne village. The location of both customers required driving through a picturesque pasture to gain access to the properties to unload much needed wood into their rear gardens. Nothing too challenging here except to be wary of the still saturated ground which fortunately was fairly flat.  The first drop went fine and we even secured a nice cup of tea from a caring local. Unfortunately on the return trip across the pasture the 4x4 got stuck and it was time for the old faithful tractor to pull it out of the mire. After guiding the 4x4 back to the estate offices my job was done and the tractor was left to deliver the final load across the surprisingly challenging terrain. Mixed feelings from Mike possibly as the heroic tractor is to be replaced by the end of February by the one Mike trialled early this year.