2nd December 2009

The weather forecast was particularly bad for today but it didn't look that awful first thing, so we went to our new section anyway. We decided to attack another 'wild' area, which was thick with kikuyu grass above waist height, and was now much more obvious as it was just near the top of the drive

We made good progress but both the weed-eating and raking were hard work and we were pleased when the rain came, rather hard and fast, and we could pause for lunch.
While we were waiting for the grass to dry out again, we measured out the trench to get the services to the house site and decided where the irrigation pipes should go. Sounds like a lot of work, fortunately for another day.

We also planted yet another refugee - this time a self-seeded pohutukawa that had grown at the junction of two walls in the corner of a very small garden. It should like it so much more by our new gate, to welcome all comers.

And once the sun had returned and the grass dried out, we returned to tidy up the newly-tamed area and it looked so much better.