This last weekend I was in East Sussex with the Tribe - a bunch of close knit friends who get together once every two months to share skills and have a good laugh in the woods.
This weekend some people had a go at chair making and other wood carving projects like kuksas and bowls.
Dave and Scotty had success with the the hand drill. I knew that my delicate office hands wouldn't stand a chance - so I just watched. I would need to condition my hands for a while before I tried this. Maybe next year.
The weather was hot and sunny, so I made my way to the pond where I saw Common hawkers and Common darters. I managed to get myself on the flight path and inquisitive dragonflies came face-to-face with me frighteningly close-up. The Common darters landed on me, seeing me as a kind of protector and a respite from the bullying tactics of the hawkers, much to the amusement of the onlookers with binos.
As usual kit was compared. This is Joe's superb trio of new tools made by Roger Harrington from Bison Bushcraft.
I managed to get close to some Fallow deer on the Saturday morning. The younger members of the group stayed put ...
...while the mature doe tried to lead me away from them with bouncing jumps and barks. I'll put this video up on my YouTube Channel later.
Tom, Nigel and Neil joined me for a repeat performance on the Sunday morning, but only Nigel was in the right position to view what I knew was the same group.
Thanks to everyone for a brilliant weekend.
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