Putting our visitors to work

Typical isn't it.  No blogs for weeks, then three turn up at once.

The challenge to Danaë, Irene and John...burn the four enormous heaps of cuttings from the hedge...

...when everything has been rained on for several days.  Of course each fire needed a committee to debate the pros and cons of construction, combustion and appropriate swearwords...

...and the collies had to help (sulking, yapping and eating sticks)...

...while Cody was scouring the field for ram poop to eat. At last the fires got going...

...after considerable frustration and grumpiness from our Irish team member.  A good day was (eventually) had by all, and a good job jobbed (thanks folks!), leaving everyone stinking of smoke and the dogs finally tired...