Today I saw my first cloud since arriving at High Horse, it was a long way off and wasn't a rain cloud but it was a cloud.

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Just after 6.30am we were again clearing weeds from the steps up to the garden terrace. It feels something like the gardeners at the Lost Garden of Heligan must have felt when they started their clearance work.
During the day I encountered some interesting wildlife. Outside my cabin there is some firewood stacked and in amongst the logs is a small wren's nest with three eggs. She's a good mum and only flies off briefly while I walk past. In the garden area there were two lizards in a bucket. They couldn't get out so I released them. And finally Clive showed me this moth eaten moth - it was a big moth with a ten centimetre wing span.

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What better way to finish the day after a glass of wine and a superb dinner thanks to Tricia than sit outside by the fire and watch the last vestiges of sun disappear across the valley.