After a week's break from Windmill, Tracey, Helen, Philippa, Rosy, Chris, Hugh, Ellis and Dan all turned out in force in what would be the coldest visit to Windmill so far for many of the newer volunteers. When we arrived in the morning, we were greeted by a total white out, completely undisturbed snow which has lain there since the heavy falls of the weekend. This was a stark contrast to the middle of the city where there has been a steady thaw of snow over the past few days and was very unexpected indeed! Temperatures would have remained consistently below freezing since the snowfall, partly due to the fact that Windmill is situated away from the city centre and any roads and buildings.
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| The Windmill Iceberg - snowdrift along the side of the polytunnel |
The extreme conditions meant that we could not do many of the tasks involving digging and planting so we devoted the whole session to tree felling, log sawing and pruning - work which would help us to keep warm - in between tea breaks and snowball fights it should be added!
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| Girl power! Helen and Phillippa sawing logs for the fire pit |
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| Tree felling - Chris demonstrates brilliantly how to take down a tree with the extendable saw |
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| Ellis and Dan cut the felled tree branches down into managable sizes |
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| Tracey poses with the extendable saw |
Despite the weather conditions, we could all agree that it had been a good day's work and we had made use of the time and activities available to us. Even the warm up in Collin's Cafe proved valuable as it meant that we could have an informal meeting to discuss and plan out dates when we would be holding our community events.
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| Arctic conditions - Windmill Gardens |
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