Seven drops were hung and then it was time to tackle the arch. I hope it'll look okay but that remains to be seen... if it was woodchip there'd be no problem at all, in fact I don't know why I didn't go down that route!

Extra 1: the snow this morning 
Extra 2: an image from Michael Palin's Travels of a Lifetime, which I'm enjoying immensely even the second time around!