Birch framed

MOT day for the Yamaha - pads and rear bearing. The front bearing is rumbling too, but the new front pads hide this because they’re binding slightly. Pass - with advisory.

I drop in chez Marples on the way home. Ivan is resplendent in flowery bow tie - very medical. He certified copies of our passports using his very best medical signature - an uninterpretable horizontal squiggle.

The new hens (ours & the barns) are on walkabout. I can only find two when I get home. Nature, red in tooth and claw.