Some (Winter) Cleaning & The Old Knee Gets a New Home

Unseasonably warm weather today- I took advantage of it to slog through the mud (formerly the front yard) to remove all the broken bits and pieces that have been accumulating.

The unusual thaw also startled me- all of my jack stands started to sink into the mud, leaving the ship balancing all on her own. I quickly righted that, but it's a good lesson. Remember: used pads under the feet!

After it got dark, I took an hour or so and sanded down the old forefoot knee and part of the old stem, cleaned out the rot, removed old nails etc. Me mum wants to hang it over her kitchen.