I have finished the plate above, and then found I had time for a quick walk as it actually stopped raining for a bit this afternoon. Utter devastation in the National Park, the rivers have well and truly smashed their banks and streams have become rivers.
Below is the old method that is used for extracting the resin form the pine trees here and below below is the missing bridge I use to get to the other side! The small terracotta pot is made form local clay.
