Sidekick

 It was a bit foggy and damp first thing. When the Gorse Fox got up, Ellie was already sitting on her bedroom floor playing and waiting for a) the green light on the clock, and/or b) grandpa. Fortunately, they coincided. After the usual breakfast/wash/dress stress, Urban-Cub took her across to the child-minder for the day.

The Gorse Fox got on with some domestic chores while Urban-Cub was out and Silver Vixen was upstairs. Once everything was done and settled, he'd read the paper, and checked social media, he headed out for a walk.

The fog had lifted but it was still damp and quite cool. Hat, gloves, and jacket with zipped-in fleece was the order of the day. In fact he was 3km into the walk before he felt warm enough to remove the gloves. The route today was pretty boring as it just zigged and zagged round the local streets. He managed a good 6.5km though.

Simon the Landscaper is back today. This time he has a young lad, Tyler, labouring with him. This slows him up a bit, as he has to explain what needs to be done, then check it. The lad seems to be doing well, though. He's very well spoken and polite, and clearly a hard worker. He has managed to dig out the trench for the drain while Simon continued with his meticulous construction of the edging.