Another overcast grey day, but at least I had a good night's sleep. Clare had a lift to her study group in Cowbridge after breakfast. With the house to myself, I recorded next week's Reflection, edited it and the Morning Prayer audio done yesterday, ready to make the video slideshow and upload it to YouTube. Then I cooked lunch, ready for Clare's return.
An afternoon walk in the park for two hours. Opposite the entrance to the stables, three metre lengths of large tree trunk have been deposited along the verge to prevent car parking by stable visitors. It used to be grass, hosting daffodils, but in recent years has deteriorated into a shallow mud bath here and there, as the saturated topsoil rarely dries out and becomes firm enough to support vehicles. About time too. Storms a couple of months ago brought down several large diameter trees around the park, so there's been no shortage of tree trunks to use conveniently, once cut to size.
I've been intrigued by what seems to be the random sprouting of mole hills in patches around the parks at different times of year. It's pleasing to think there are mole colonies. Heaven knows how they survive such a lot of rain. I've learned from Google that they don't hibernate. If the topsoil freezes they just dig down as far as they can. I suppose it's the same when the topsoil is super saturated. Digging tunnels and expelling the soil above ground is going to aerate the topsoil layer, and provide habitats for insects, and maybe even small birds. It's rare to see a mole unless one gets killed by a predator emerging from its burrow. For those cultivating a perfect garden lawn they are a nuisance, in the park they're an asset to a healthy environment.
After supper and the Archers with another dramatic episode portraying the impact of sewage flooding the new Ambridge housing estate. Very much a reflection of climate crisis times, and well written.
I read my Spanish novel for a couple of hours, then watched an episode of 'The Sketch Artist' before turning in for the night.
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