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Up at 7am after a quiet night.
Visiting my English friend this morning. Or later.
Pennisetum rubrum.
There is a partial solar eclipse this evening. Even assuming it remains magically clear I have a wood to my west. Thirty years ago it was a wind break. My wife added multiple skyscrapers as tiny shoots. Even the neighbours best attempts to poison some of them did not hinder their final height.
Which all means I have to go at least 100m away from the house. Just to see the sun in the evening from the main drive. Providing mains electricity for the telescopes is a problem. My longest extension lead is only 30m long. A daisy chain is possible but not to 100m. The longest drum type, extension cables are only 40m. The sun will be only 6ยบ above the horizon to the WNW. That's a lot of atmospheric thickness to hide the sun with clouds.
8.30 I've had my morning online chat. Watered the outside plants. Pulled up loads of Rosebay willowherb. An invasive, head height weed.
11.45 I have run the big mower up and down the drive to prepare it for the robot mower. 7 lengths filled the collection basket. Then I sent Euforya off to do its job. It seems to prefer working near the house. While I want it to mow along to the end of the drive. I may have to devise a cunning plan for another zone. Right out to the junction with the main drive.
13.20 My friend has just left. I wasn't expecting him and had continued gardening.
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