Mowing in full waterproofs, not what you might imagine when you are thinking about using a scythe.
Nine brave folk happily took on the challenge on Tuesday during our wettest scythe course of 2016. The wet grass was cutting nicely though and there was the Red Barn to shelter in for tea breaks, lunch and peening discussions. We were impressed with the general level of aptitude, given that the majority of people had not used a scythe before.
Now we are faced with the interesting challenge of turning the cut grass into hay in, shall we say, unconventional haymaking weather? We’ll let you know how we get on…….
