European eagle owl seen at the reservoir.

Cooking ham, Dad's method

Ham from Lidl

Submerge in cold water.

Set the hob to the lowest setting and it will take an hour to reach the boil, then boil for a further hour or more.

Place a weight on top of it to squeeze out the excess liquid and also to ensure that it is flat at both ends.

Place on a plate and stick into the fridge.

When it is cool slice it.

Observe my new ceramic knife. This is literally razor sharp. I usually end up cutting myself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceramic_knife 

I am thinking of taking one in my hand luggage on the plane, do you think that would be a good experiment to test their scanners?

Stump grinder

The tree feller fella.

Come to cut down the horse chestnut

A walk from Bollington

Snow!

Snow on the hills.

Someone's stolen the rest of the bridge.