Drains!

Every now and then I wander the roads around our house and check the drains and today was one of those days.  The recent downpours had covered several of them with leaves, mud and stones, so it was a timely tour of gutters.

Those are Dorset nettles, nasty plants and one got me on the temple when I unwisely bent toward the hedge at one point.

This is our three-tine fork; we keep meaning to buy another, but somehow we continue to make do . . .