Cleaning out two duck houses (me) and cleaning and clearing up the garage/workshop (him) we ran round like crazy creatures putting birds and goats to bed and giving hay to the sheep. Then we piled all the broken appliances and rubbish into the back of the old Land Rover and sped off to the recycling centre in Barkers Lane, Bedford – with 45 minutes to closing time.

What an amazing setting sun accompanied us (as seen through a rather murky windscreen)