15 minutes of fame

Yesterday we went to the Graven Hill Community barbecue and had a lovely time. There was a good turnout and surprisingly we were told that we were the talk of the estate!
Apparently everyone is intrigued as to why we are doing the garden and not building a house. Unfortunately, our bricklayer is delayed on his current job and it might be another month before he can start.
So we are keeping busy at ground level, and today I sowed the seeds for a mini wildlife meadow,

and we both dug out the clay for what will eventually be the site of our pond.

We also need some extra space to move our steel beans to the back of the house, so they will  rest on the base of the pond until the house is up to first floor level.