This is a photograph that says so much about Sun Rising at the moment … The wildflower meadow cut and baled, with pockets left long for wildlife to hide away in, and that golden autumnal light against the darkness of stormy skies.
The Roundhouse Before the Tiles
After twelve years of striving to keep the green roof going on the roundhouse, we have decided to let it go. The wet years were too wet for the sedum, the dry years too dry for the moss, and in between the birds were able to pull it apart, taking the felt underneath as nesting material. This photograph shows the green sedum mats removed, the roof newly lined and fresh batons in place. The next step is tacking in each and every one of the very many cedar shingles – two nails for shingle. Local builder, Jon Williams, who is doing the work, is doing a wonderful job. It’s not a bad place to work: now and then I watch him pausing to grin at the hares playing, the clouds shaping the skies over the hills, or just to breathe in the peace. It should be finished by the end of this week. The reddish colour of the wood tiles, which beautifully glow in the autumn colours, will soften and darken over the winter. We hope you like it.
