Standing on the shoulders of giants (us, we are the giants)

New planting above and around our old planting at Butterley. I'd feel better about this if we had not been  stopped from doing it years ago, and are now contractors are getting paid to do it. Still, we did start the ball rolling.

https://youtu.be/kleqF3X1_l4?si=OkcgRVfAhmzSSw-M

Kite festival (Back in '74)

Back to Pymroyd, another 445 trees and shrubs planted. There were 16 of us; Dan, Matthew, myself, Geoff, Philip H., Philip B., Jim, Jon, Tess, Chayley, Sophie, Dave, Hap, Paul, Stephen, and Alastair.

We saw a red kite (bird, not stringed sort)

https://youtu.be/x5-xIfubiuY?si=Aix_vWbsrh397OPX

Don't let me down

 Back to Pymroyd and another 410 trees and shrubs planted.

We were; myself, Sophie,Tanya, Geoff, Dave, Philip B., Philip H., Hap, Peter, Dianne, Jess, Alastair, Ben, Matthew, Jon, Cath, and Chayley - and seven members of the public recruited by Kirklees.

Everyone did splendidly.

Still digging the Beatles rooftop thing.

Dig a pony (or donkey)

Enjoying the view.

This week to Pymroyd to begin tree planting on this site.

We were 21, comprising; Sam, Ptol, Jon, Tess, Paul, Alfie, Ben, Cath, myself, Geoff, Sophie, Philip B., Philip H., Peter, Alastair, Dave, Steve, Dan, Matthew, Jim and Chayley.

390 trees and shrubs got planted, in good time.

The damned donkeys were watching us.

https://youtu.be/uT-gDIEcrP0?si=Mvsj7kRfOolep2TO