beachcombing

Down the plot with Lachlan and Fiona and headed off for a bit of quiet beachcombing while they were checking their rodent traps in the mill cottage. Found eight fishboxes in Port an Duin just round from the jetty below Dun an Trinnses(pictured) in battered but unbroken condition. We live here in a fish box culture. It’s a bit like camels being the indicator of wealth in the Sahara. Here the humble fishbox, washed overboard and washed up just has so many uses from storage to seed bed to salad grower. There are also some great piles of washed up kelp which we will gather up and use as seaweed fertiliser on the croft - the traditional ways were often the best. Seaweed is high in potash - good for spuds, fruit bushes etc., etc.,

Still bothered about getting aggregate into the plot for the driveway and foundations - we might need 300 tonnes for the driveway and 275 tonnes for foundations. Looking for place to tip 20 tonners and then cart in by tractor and trailer.