Shedding a Winter Coat

I've been saying for two winters that the shed will have to be replaced.  Pippy painted it a about three summer ago, it was looking tired even then. On Saturday the wind blew the felt up and over the ridge. It was a cold easterly, and it must have taken the shed by surprise.  Fortunately the felt was still attached.  I hadn't noticed.  Rob kindly texted me and even offered some spare felt, but the rain was threatening, so a few minutes manic staple-gunning, like a frantic primary school teacher, will have to suffice. Anyway, it would be a a shame to waste new felt on a shed that's coming down soon. So that's settled (as far as anything is at the moment): the shed is this summer's project.

We have a beautiful Magnolia stellata which is just showing its first flowers.  (This is just to prove it's not all about rotten sheds and compost.)