Today was another busy one and thanks Dad for naming yesterday's white frothy flower as Common Marsh Bedstraw (Galium palustre) no wonder I couldn't find it in my book - it's definitely not in there!we dug out some of the bank today to provide a level (ish) cooking area - looking at Bob and Rita's patch yesterday, it became clear we really have got the bumpiest part of Blackfold wood - we think there could be flat ground enough for maybe four 2-man tents around the camp area, but anymore than that and it's shovel and spade time for sure.
The camera caught a lovely deer checking out my clay seating just before we arrived, as well as a squirrel on the bank about six this morning.
We alternated digging and dead wood clearance and didn't manage to find anything suitable in canvas to finish our A frame beds yet, but will keep looking. The weather doesn't look too good for this weekend anyway, so not sure if it's too much of a problem. Still doing enough muddy work and gaining enough injuries each day to warrant a long soak in a Dettol-spiked bath when we get home.
By six o'clock the heavens opened and the noise was incredible - the tarp quickly sagged with water and I was desperate to go check out the newly cleared section of stream, but had stupidly left my mac in the boot of the car. So we waited it out and cleared away before trekking out in a light drizzle.
