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| Entry to overgrown ride in the Commons |
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| Ringlet soaking up the sun |
Spent a hot, clammy morning in the Commons at Sherborne today with Mike plus two pole saws. Like last week, strimming in Picardy, it was good to be in the relative peace and quiet of the woodland. That is until we cranked up the pole saws to clear the overhanging branches over one of the rarely used 'rides'. The only slight negative was the presence of 'biting' flies which clearly enjoyed our exposed flesh/blood supply. I even had the opportunity to fell a badly damaged young oak tree using the pole saw. Seemed to be making good progress until Mike pointed out we had only covered a fraction of the ride, so yet again plenty more work to add to the list of future work. I'll need to increase the strength of my left arm as holding up the pole saw for the higher branches certainly exposed my current puny condition. When the work is finished the new tractor will be able to move along the ride without scratching the still immaculate paint work! Whilst there it was also good to see a good number of butterflies, mainly ringlets but also speckled wood and a large skipper.
On a totally different note some good sporting successes with 'Cav' in the Tour de France, the great win by Hamilton in Austria and the English cricketers still on a winning streak. Absolutely no mention required of Brexit or the English football team!!
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