Gin and a snack

Well, that seems to have been a long and busy day.

After breakfast, we went out into the garden.  I was planning to weed around the large pond (yes, we have two, one small, one much larger).  W decided to strim to roadside verge, and asked me to help with collecting the strimmings, because that sort of bending over brings on his vertigo.

I looked at what he'd achieved, how good the verge was looking, and decided that clearing the top of the ditch* would be very useful and satisfying.  This is the other side of our gate from the ditch clearing I was doing a few days ago.

I managed about half.  It certainly looks much better.  Still a lot of nettles and brambles to clear.  And then there's the inside!  Weeds do seem to be thriving this year. 

After lunch, I went back to weeding around the large pond.  I didn't quite finish before being rained off..

And in the evening, after an early dinner, I went to band practice.  When I got back I was peckish, so with my late gin I had some snacks.

* ditch - Irish for bank!