Chickenshack Photo Index or on the blue chicken to go home
		a man at one with his machine. the digger driver was an absolute maestro, i was so impressed by what he could do with his machine. He drove in and out on the same track, caused utter devastation in the field, then smoothed it all over, aside from some bare soil, which quickly grew over that spring, it was like he had never been there. Except a pond had magically appeared.
		Mr Jacobs inspects the new drainage trench
		Mr Jones indicates the depth of the water in the field against the digger arm
		There isn't a perfect 'before' picture, but this is the field after about the first hour or two of digging
		It was shortly after this was taken about midday that the field started to resemble the Somme in 1917, but our concern was unjustified as it wasfinished off beautifully.
		The field at about 5.00 pm the same day. Note the new pond is almost full already