Happily Ever After
Life in The Rural Retreat with a beautiful wife, three cats, garden wildlife, a camera, a computer – and increasing amounts about running
Earlier posts can be found on Adventures of a Lone Bass Player, where this blog began life. Recent entries can be found here.
A Spring Fling
by admin - 21:42 on 07 March 2010
Another fine day, so there were no excuses for not getting into the garden. The work has to begin somewhere.
First item on the agenda was a bonfire to dispose of a year’s accumulated debris and make room for more. Unfortunately my pyromaniacal efforts were a dismal failure, but whether the cause was too much breeze, too little breeze, too small a seat of fire, damp wood or too big a heap I couldn’t say. How difficult can it be to start a fire? Teenage yobbos with a box of matches have no trouble.
Matchgirl and I resisted the temptation to help things along with four-star and left two scorched heaps for another attempt another day. All advice is welcome, especially from Ramblingbloke and Mr Tweedy.
The rest of the morning was spent pruning, raking, turning, levelling and dumping, much to the annoyance of the local birdlife. Significant progress was made; when we’ll make more is another matter. We like to take our time about such matters.
Further spring-related work was carried out in the afternoon when the cover was taken off Kawasaki San, who’s not moved a wheel for several very cold months, and his battery removed for charging purposes. This may take some time, as the GTR’s electrical system, unsurprisingly, was totally dead. I’ll refit it tomorrow to see what happens.
More surprisingly, after months of neglect, was that Kawasaki San appeared to be in reasonable condition. What he’ll feel like out on the road may be another matter – one I hope to discover tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
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