Doh

"Doe .... a deer, a female deer ..."

While it's deliciously cool first thing in the morning, you do have to commit to going to bed early and rising early to experience it just at the moment, as sunrise is 5:30am.  This shot one was taken shortly after 6am when the sun was still nice and low and the ground mist lingering.

Later on, our small works builder arrived to remove the old wood burning stove and fireplace surround and hearth.   I managed to break up the various blocks of stone to a liftable size and spent a large part of the day taking the old lounge carpet and surplus stone to the local recycling centre.  After that I spent a further hour or so cleaning the inside of the car to remove any evidence of all the "carting away" that had been done using it.