A light trim

Yes that is sunset in the background of this picture. I finished my terrace just as the sun was dipping and the temperature dipping even faster. But it is so satisfying once you have ticked yet another terrace off the list.

These terraces actually aren’t in bad shape. A few brambles, a few low growing Spanish broom, lots of grass, and some other random plants that I cannot identify as I mow over the top.   They take a cut well and once I pass a second time with a lower blade they can almost look like lawn. From a distance.

The low branches on the chestnut tree were playful. I kept my visor down but still managed to be thwacked in the face with a ripe conker. Ouch.

Once I had finished this one I stalked the rest. It looks like there are four more terraces to go (I’m ignoring the big one in the list) but I can’t quite see how I can get the mower down the steep slope to do the two terraces above the vineyard. Which is a shame, as they could turn into a nice tidy patch of grass in no time.

Ah well. We shall see. It’s a next week project anyway. Right now I need to light the fire and warm up. A cold day and luckily the house has kept the heat.