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This morning I printed yesterday’s random header picture for our friend Mary. We posted it this afternoon.
After lunch Jackie and I took two orange bags of garden pruning and clippings, along with some metal and plastic rubbish, to the Efford Recycling Centre, and drove on to see how the thatching at East End was coming along.
Here is a rear view which shows the L-shaped structure of the large building. The extensive scaffolding is an indication of the size of the project.
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Much of the work has been completed to a very high standard. I was informed by the thatcher with whom I spoke, that the ridging that is to feature where tufts currently stand proud, will take longer than the four weeks currently expended.
![Heron in flight 1](http://derrickjknight.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_3833-1.jpg)
![Heron in flight 2](http://derrickjknight.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_3834-1.jpg)
![Heron in flight 3](http://derrickjknight.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_3835-1.jpg)
We drove home via East Boldre, where, as usual, a heron was disturbed by the sight of my camera. I panned it as it took to the air, rising from a lingering, although drier, pool, past the gorse blending with its sharp beak, and up into the cloudy skies.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s toothsome cottage pie, piquant cauliflower cheese, spring greens, and crisp carrots and cauliflower. with divine gravy. Ian drank Peroni, and I drank Corbieres 2015.
Scooby, not wishing to be left out, would like readers to know that his evening repast was Tesco Tender Paté with chicken, mixed lovingly with James Wellbeloved Chicken & Turkey Kibble Complete. His dessert was the bone from our previous roast lamb dinner with generous bits of meat attached. His beverage was Adam’s ale. This information was provided by his Mummy, Becky. 15 in September, he’s quite elderly now, and needs to collapse in his bed after a meal.