Wednesday dawned bright and sunny ......the third precipitation free day in succession ... I could see a pattern forming – could this be what they mean when they talk of climate change?????
My favourite and trusted Geith 3 footer was called into service again and the ramp spoil got loaded out into the Thwaites for its trip to the field ......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160713_13_29_28_Pro_zps4i2hbup1.jpg)
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160713_13_33_42_Pro_zpstnangnap.jpg)
.... as it was dry enough to get in AND out without drama !!
Whilst I had Mr Geth’s finest rock-wrencher on I ripped a few out of their spots and loaded out several more loads of spoil ....
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160713_19_38_15_Pro_zpsrj6ntwiq.jpg)
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160713_19_40_15_Pro_zpsxt5egnmq.jpg)
And got meself a few feet further in ......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160713_20_04_44_Pro_zpsdyqbuumj.jpg)
Thursday being ‘Clara day’ not a lot got did for the first half of the day, despite the sunshine ..... The ‘Drema got a good greasing and sussed a couple of nipples that I don’t think have ever seen grease, since she was built .... still had the paint on ‘em !!
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_12_16_32_Pro_zps4n3q6wek.jpg)
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_12_19_06_Pro_zps57wmnlxb.jpg)
Once she’d finished her mid-day snooze I was allowed to make some noise ... seven of these......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_16_27_03_Pro_zpscqpixoq9.jpg)
chock-fills a 6 tonne Thwaites .......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_16_27_30_Pro_zpszicissuz.jpg)
And quite a few multiples of seven were ‘doled out’ Thursday afternoon ......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_17_40_25_Pro_zpsltdbypya.jpg)
.... and into the evening after tea, together with some more rock-bothering !!
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_19_52_37_Pro_zpsqkp4cbzr.jpg)
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_21_19_26_Pro_zpsh4lthtec.jpg)
Carried a few down the ramp for ease of access, in the morrow .... it’d been 4 days without rain, so the odds on a fifth were pretty long !!!
Making progress slowly .....
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_21_19_03_Pro_zpszq52gkly.jpg)
Don’t yer just love farmers .... sorry to you lads who are one, but .......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_21_34_05_Pro_zps5gmirll9.jpg)
For chrisakes ..... weigh it in ..... don’t poxy bury it !!!!
My favourite and trusted Geith 3 footer was called into service again and the ramp spoil got loaded out into the Thwaites for its trip to the field ......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160713_13_29_28_Pro_zps4i2hbup1.jpg)
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160713_13_33_42_Pro_zpstnangnap.jpg)
.... as it was dry enough to get in AND out without drama !!
Whilst I had Mr Geth’s finest rock-wrencher on I ripped a few out of their spots and loaded out several more loads of spoil ....
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160713_19_38_15_Pro_zpsrj6ntwiq.jpg)
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160713_19_40_15_Pro_zpsxt5egnmq.jpg)
And got meself a few feet further in ......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160713_20_04_44_Pro_zpsdyqbuumj.jpg)
Thursday being ‘Clara day’ not a lot got did for the first half of the day, despite the sunshine ..... The ‘Drema got a good greasing and sussed a couple of nipples that I don’t think have ever seen grease, since she was built .... still had the paint on ‘em !!
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_12_16_32_Pro_zps4n3q6wek.jpg)
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_12_19_06_Pro_zps57wmnlxb.jpg)
Once she’d finished her mid-day snooze I was allowed to make some noise ... seven of these......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_16_27_03_Pro_zpscqpixoq9.jpg)
chock-fills a 6 tonne Thwaites .......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_16_27_30_Pro_zpszicissuz.jpg)
And quite a few multiples of seven were ‘doled out’ Thursday afternoon ......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_17_40_25_Pro_zpsltdbypya.jpg)
.... and into the evening after tea, together with some more rock-bothering !!
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_19_52_37_Pro_zpsqkp4cbzr.jpg)
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_21_19_26_Pro_zpsh4lthtec.jpg)
Carried a few down the ramp for ease of access, in the morrow .... it’d been 4 days without rain, so the odds on a fifth were pretty long !!!
Making progress slowly .....
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_21_19_03_Pro_zpszq52gkly.jpg)
Don’t yer just love farmers .... sorry to you lads who are one, but .......
![](http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/WP_20160714_21_34_05_Pro_zps5gmirll9.jpg)
For chrisakes ..... weigh it in ..... don’t poxy bury it !!!!
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