St Paul's Anglican Church, Katherine

On Friday 7th June we moved in to, and set up camp in, the car park of St Paul's. We were also joined there by Vida, a fellow grey nomad who wanted to catch up with us again and help us with our work.



Our work was mainly in the gardens, Brandt getting to make good use of his chain saw, Vida did weeding and pruning, and I checked out the drip water system.
Originally the gardens were planted to provide a barrier between the church and the road, but now the police have requested that it be opened up so that they can get a clear view as they drive around, from the road to the areas under the verandas.
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Brandt also got to prune a well established frangipani .
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and after:


The gardens along a road fence needed grass clippings for mulch. We ran out of what was stored so to get more I mowed the lawn while Vida took barrow loads of clippings away and spread them on the garden. Quite dirty, dusty work.





I hasten to add that my arms were just as dirty. I was quite astounded when I saw the colour of the water running off me in the shower.

We lost count of how many loads of green waste we took to the dump. Enough for Brandt to be known to the workers out there.