Ivy

The erection of scaffolding to the barn, ahead of tomorrow’s installation of solar panels, provided a small window of opportunity after finishing work this afternoon to access the roof and remove what I thought was a bit of the neighbour’s ivy; once up there the vast amount of greenery and the tenacity with which it clung to itself and the masonry was a bit of an eye-opener, which was just as well as soon it became difficult to see much in the fading light and falling drizzle, but eventually all the tiles and much of the parapets seemed clear, although a chunk of the garden had disappeared under a mound of tangled stalks and leaves.