18th September 2019 Reeling from the muck spreading.

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Wednesday 18th 46F, bright and clear but rather breezy. Walked to the lanes where the mobile reel, muck spreader was covering another field.

Tankers kept arriving to refill the tall, shipping container housing the diesel driven pump. It was rather time consuming hanging about waiting for the machine to return from the far end. So that I could capture some more pictures.

Even close up the smell wasn't too overpowering. So I snapped away as the driver rotated his cab and started another slow stroll, back across the field. The cab both rotates and slides sideways to allow a clear view regardless of direction of travel.

I know I have often complained about the smell but that doesn't detract from my interest in the technology. The major advantage is the absence of mud on the roads from having to collect more muck from the distant farm. The tankers remain on the road while the pump container rests on the verge. The reel device never has to return to the road until a field is completely finished.

Young Greta Thunberg [Thunderbug?] is in the USA campaigning for action on climate change. Her work will be cut out for her. You can take an ass to knowledge but you can't [ever] make it think.

We had a small hedgehog pottering in the drive this afternoon. By the time we had found it some worms, during an unexpectedly heavy shower, it had vanished. Never turn your back on a hedgehog. Or, have your worms at the ready. Just in case. It is years since we saw a hedgehog despite the garden having lots of ideal accommodation. And, yes, I do know they are nocturnal.

 

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