January 8th - Whitton

Making the most of Whitton and its hills before we have to leave at the end of the month. First rain of the year fell today for an hour or two, and Anooshka and I ventured out into it for about 40 minutes after lunch. Fairly muddy route over to the west side of the farm to look at the mast that's been erected to monitor the wind, to assess the site's suitability for a wind-farm. Not sure how many turbines are planned, but each one will net Tom £8,000 a year. Nice little pension! Felt a bit bouncier than of late, that is until my graceful swallow-dive off a slippery gate half-way round, ripping a sleeve and a glove on barbed wire on the way down.

Look at this first photo and tell me it's not the runningest damn countryside you ever saw!