The burning of the pile of wood party

There is much to do at the festival site to get it ready, but we're making a start. Below a picture from this weekend's party, burning lots of the wood from the trees cleared to make way for the new site entrance (next pic)

For all you in the sarf who can't remember the word for those rectangular yellow things that appear in fields sometimes (bales) I've included some pictures of some handy rural farm vehicles for educational purposes. These can be casually dropped into conversation at Clapham dinner parties and are bound to impress.

First up is father-in-laws Manitou forklift (he loves it). Running at 3 miles to the gallon, it has serious grunt and is very handy in the garden for moving sheds, even full ones. The Maserati of forklifts.

Here is what is called a Gator, made by John Deer, but the 5 year olds will know this already because it is green, all John Deer stuff is green. Not as much fun as the previously knicked Honda quad bike, but a safer and completely legal way to transport small children.