Monday, 11 May 2015

Flying high



I bought a wind sock for my long allotment, to discourage pigeons.  It is so cheery!  I feel like it is my standard, and I am declaring my guardianship of the land with it. 

Perhaps I need to, as I found a surprising and unwelcome interloper the other morning



It appeared to be a very large and heavy branch of a cherry tree.  I found it weighing down the net protecting the onions and garlic.  It had crushed some leaves, and pierced a hole in the net, but it could have been much worse.  I managed to lift it off, and wandered around the allotments, trying to work out where it had come from.  It looked like someone had thrown it javelin style from one side of my plot.  In the end I put it down to the strong winds we have had recently, but could not find the tree it came from. 

Then there was news of the vandalism in the maze bordering my plot.  Three trees had been ripped down at their bases, and one other had just a couple of feet of stump remaining.  The picture of it on the website made everything fit together, as the angle of the ripped stump end was a perfect match to the ragged severing at the base of what was presently languishing in my plot.  It turned out it was not a branch, but a whole tree, and it had been thrown there.  It must have been thrown with some force, as it cleared the fence by a good 12 feet.  I'm just glad it didn't damage my apple trees. 

I was saddened by both the damage to the peace and plants of my plot, and the damage to the trees in a place which is used by the whole community.  I hope it doesn't happen again. 

The man who looks after the maze area kindly removed it for me.  It was funny to see him casually lift it onto his shoulder and walk off with it like it was no weight at all.  He is the same person who gave me the wood ash, so I am now doubly grateful to him. 

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