There was a lot of bird activity in and around the garden and being without specs I had to rely on their call and behaviour for identification. The Magpie was easy as was the Robin, Blackbird and Sparrows. But what were the little birds with their long tails flitting here and there? As I singled out their call from the others I realised we had a party of Long-tailed Tits dashing from tree to tree. This I took to be a good omen, this little bird really is a favourite of mine. I really must start bringing not only my glasses but also my camera with zoom and binoculars too. If i'm not careful there won't be a lot of gardening going on... but this supposed to be enjoyable, just go with the flow, hey? I could hear hens too, but only very faintly, and decided that they were a few gardens down the street.. Not until later when I was upturning a barrow-load of sods that I caught a glimpse of the chicken run just behind the fence, literally a few feet away from where i'd been working! Very quiet hens indeed.Working down towards the summerhouse the job was getting harder. The grass was reluctant to let go with the sods now about 4 inches thick. It felt like loading up the barrow with freshly shorn fleeces. There were several Sumach shoots to remove. The stems were tender but the roots were thick, woody and well established.
Thanks to David on http://www.vegetable-gardens.co.uk/forum/ and Sue for ID 'ing it as just some ornamental shrub in the wrong place. According to the books it likes well-drained soil so I might take it that I have well-drained soil. Sounds good.The little buggers took some getting out though.
I had to admit defeat so there remains a 2 meter section of turf still to be removed. Never mind, next weekend will soon come round and hopefully I will be able to make a start on the digging.
I left it looking like this; its starting to shape up. I'll have it looking like a veg garden one day!
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