A "No Till" Seed Drill and Relaxing in the Evening Light.

Friday 24th September 2021 nesr Little Bourton

We woke to a lovely morning sky with the moon still high.

M had decided to take a short cut on a footpath across the fields. Mr Brindley's canal does a huge loop, ending up just a few hundred yards away across the fields but considerably further by water, so M arrived at the other side long before R and MM. M's path was lovely: -

Eventually, MM hove into view and picked up M at the bridge hole.

A very pleasant "Glamping" site next to the canal. There is a wood burning hot tub just in front of the teepee and the horsebox opens to reveal a kitchen! Luxury!

We found a very quiet mooring, exactly where we moored with Mel, Peter and "Inkling" on our way south in the spring, opposite this heart shaped tree.

In the field behind us, was a John Deere tractor pulling a huge "no till" seed drill, doing the job of preparing the seedbed and drilling the seed in a single operation. Very much the fashionable thing now to preserve the quality of the soil.

The afternoon was so beautiful that the best thing to do was to sit, relax and enjoy it. So out came the chairs, our books and a G&T each.

A large herd of cows arrived in the field opposite, which made a lovely rural scene in the golden evening light.

Today: 3 miles, 0 locks and 2.0 hours.

Trip: 462 miles, 248 locks and 232.5 hours.