If you go down to the woods today...

I spent the morning filling potholes in the track to the house... Who needs the gym?

This afternoon I was collecting firewood from the wood at the back of the house, where I came across this splash of colour on a very grey, cold day.

Suddenly all hell let loose: A police helicopter overhead and 3 police cars on the track all flashing lights, squealing to a halt at the gates leading to the farm...

To open the gates you have to press a button on a fence post, but they didn't know that. Being a good citizen I went to their aid, the gates opened, the police - boy of the first car drove through and asked:

'Have you seen a white van?'
'Why?' I asked
'Because the police are looking for it' the PC boy replied
'No'
'Where does this track go?'
Me: 'To the farm. You can drive through the farmyard and out the other side'

He sped off, the other two cars reversed onto the road, one to the right, the other went left...

That was it, I didn't see or hear anything else...

That's about as exciting it gets out here in the sticks. Of course with SO much excitment it never occurred to me to get my camera out.

I went back to my wood gathering and just a tincey wincey bit of me (or even quite a big bit) hoped the white van had escaped the copter and cops...

Always on the side of the under-dog - that's me!