Not long to go now...

The duck season starts this year on Saturday the 5th of May. 7 weeks away or thereabouts. The maintenance program never ends and yesterday we had a couple of tasks. Dad, Tom, The Hollands including Quinn, and me met at the landing at 9. Our jobs were to clear willows that had encroached over a period of years, turning one of our big producing ponds into a bit of a shocker. McLennan's was historically a shallow pond surrounded by puru grass and giant rushes. 20 something years ago we cleared it with a digger, creating a large sheltered piece of water that ducks took a shine to. So we were there to clear the big willows and open the water up. Our second task was to repair one of our duck punts that some low life had taken to, holing it with an axe or hammer. I'm at a loss to explain the mentality of people like that, probably just some knuckle dragger with a sense of entitlement.

Duck punts

Dad had chopped the willows around the pond, so we dragged and stacked the debris.

Tom fixed the punt and Quinn seems to have gone for a swim.

We spent a couple of hours dropping willos at the Willow Pond also, to clear a flight path. Jobs done, back soon for more....