The task of adding an extra water storage barrel (pumped from the river) fell to me! So A hole had to be dug to get the barrel at the right level. I went down about a foot and it was very dry, but the hen blackbird popped into the hole every time I lent on the spade! She always managed to find a worm, she ate two and took the third away several times over, while dad kept his distance!
I was able to get right up with my mobile!