Soggy Boggy final day.

A lovely soggy final day of the year for the crew to really enjoy the art of walling. Duncan, Graham, Rod, Barry and I covered ourselfs, each other and many of the stones in a splendid coating of sludge, managing to take down the second section of wall, and create a second "drain" in the process.
Having avoided injury all year I though it best to give myself a reminder of walling mishap by trapping my finger on the very last stone of the year. It's now a nice shade of sunset mauve (according to Dulux). Hopefully it'll have worn off and be it's normal shade of Peach Melba by the New Year.


We've done a fair bit this year, Starting off at Markenfield where Graham and Rod tussled with a might tree stump. We did a lightening fast job at Low Wait, before battling the midges and the slope at Hillend. We trained some Menwith Hill spys and some retails guys (and gals). We finished a stint at Fellbeck and are now on everyone favourite ever site Soggy Fogfield, where we have been experimenting with some new measuring systems based on Rods gloved hand.

Thanks to all our perennials, our occasionals, our very occasionals, and our hardy annual wallers, I think we've all done a super job. Have a great Christmas and a splendid New Year and I hope to see you all out walling in 2020.

Happy Christmas - Copt Hewick Kirk

Start of the day

All taken down

The lovely ground conditions

Drainage?

Cleared for next year

Richard H.

No wallers: 5

Up to height

A good turn out on the 4th December meant that we breezed through 4 or 5 courses and got the whole section of wall up to topper height. The slightly freezing ground aiding our efforts since we didn't have to drag our feet around in overburdened boots. Catriona Graham and Duncan took the North side whilst Barry, Rod and I did the South side.

At break 

 At Lunch

At Lunch

 

 At t'end 'f't day

 At t'end 'f't day

At t'end 'f't day

Richard H.

No. Wallers:6