A Bumper Recycling Haul

This morning we transported ten more green refuse bags and various wooden and plastic items that we decided had no more recycling life to Efford Recycling Centre and returned with a cast iron chair with no seat; a heavy concrete plinth; a sound kneeling stool which is no longer marketed; a metal plant stand; and one of our own large plastic containers which had been used to transport pieces of wood and now may perhaps be placed in the chair with no seat.

We continued into the forest where, at Portmore,

it was possible to distinguish sheep from goats.

Had the sheep lived in one of many Mediterranean climes, it may have

been fed on cardoon, a thistle like example of which was found around the corner in Pilley https://derrickjknight.com/2015/07/05/yarntons-cardoon/

Also at Pilley a young horse rider paused on the verge to allow us to pass, and we encountered

ponies reflected in the lake, now filling up. In the distance beyond those in the second picture in this gallery can be seen the

dappled grey Shetland we had passed earlier; the other sports the recently trimmed tail indicating that it had featured in last month’s annual round-up known as The Drift. https://derrickjknight.com/2016/08/30/the-drift/

After lunch I photographed our bumper recycling haul.

This evening we dined on roast lamb, mint sauce, boiled potatoes, Brussels sprouts, carrots, and mangetouts, with which I drank a little more of the Malbec.

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  2. Sounds like a productive day with some great finds! The forest scenes, especially the ponies by the lake, must have been lovely. And your dinner—roast lamb with mint sauce—sounds delicious! Enjoy the Malbec! 🙂

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  7. LOL! Love your recycling stories. Our little city doesn’t recycle a lot. Sad really. Local council members just like making outrages plans with no results. The horses are beautiful as usual.

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  11. That is a wicked good haul. Love how you two recycle. When I first saw the pony, I at first thought it was spattered with mud. Only when I enlarged the picture did I see that the gray was part of the coloring.

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    1. Thanks very much, John. Jackie had eyed the chair last time and hoped it would still be there today

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  15. Great recycling!
    And wonderful items to “adopt” and give a home to! 🙂
    Sweet sheep! Gleeful goats! Pretty ponies!
    We have some thistles that grow near us. I’ve always enjoyed seeing them…they are kinda’ otherworldly. 🙂
    (((HUGS))) to you and Jackie!! ❤️❤️
    PS…How are you feeling today?

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