Wood

As I have a few days off work, and therefore have more time at my disposal than usual, I thought I'd post up the pictures of the weekend's Wood-related excitements.

All in the heart of the Wiltshire/Dorset borders area. Lovely.



It was a glorious day, which meant that we wandered around for a couple of hours in perfect autumn sunshine, not too much mud underfoot, and the relaxing sound of chainsaws all around us.

So. This is where we were:



There were lots of people doing stuff in the woods:





Making great stuff out of, well, wood.



There were some scary bits of wood-gripping machinery.



Also many people bodging, making chair legs, dibbers, rounders bats and other such long thin things.



We saw the Great Bustard Project people, which is where I met the dog who I voted "Most Likely To Win A Horseshoe Bat Look-Alike Contest".





See?

And when I scooched down to take his picture he got really excited and jumped up to say hello, letting out the most evil smelling fart I have ever been unfortunate enough to encounter. Bastard.

There were a lot of people doing stuff with willow. Animals:





And coffins. I am getting one of these*. Bloody great idea.



And, just to demonstrate my juvenile and reprehensible mindset, this made me laugh quite a lot:



A grand day out. There was even a stand selling toasted sandwiches which were really excellent. If Manuel wants to do a review, I can recommend the cheese, ham and pineapple without reservation.

If you are in the area next year, go along.


*For after I die, not just as a talking point. Or to sleep in.