Here we are just under six weeks since planting and with only the smallest amount of rain, only filling the reservoirs once two weeks ago and no other care other than a bit of cursory weeding and we are already providing all our needs for salad greens, thyme and coriander. The chilli and tomato plants are all in flower, the snow peas climbing ever higher and the first signs of broccoli and cauliflower heads appearing. The carrots, leeks, onions and garlic are also  charging ahead. There are a few unexpected tomato plants popping up which I'll leave in place as a gardener's bonus. The Asian vegetables are on the brink of being able to be picked at for stir fries.

I cannot wait until I'm slicing my own tomatoes into a fresh salad or creating a Napolitana pasta sauce from them. The wicking beds are a truly wonderful addition to the landscape.

The long process of carefully removing the small timber plugs that cover the plank fastenings on the 1962 vintage, International Dragon Yacht Looe is about two fifths done. Each bung has to be precisely chiselled out in small pieces to avoid damaging the surrounding plank, or the screw under it and present a clean hole for a new bung to be tapped back into place once all the frames have been either removed and repaired, or removed and replaced. To this end each line of screws that fasten the planks to the frames must be removed as each frame is dealt with. In all there are about 4000 bungs that must be removed for reframing to proceed quickly once underway.

These two bungs took a while. However, some can be removed with a few short taps with the chisel and mallet.

The music in the video was being played on ABC Classic FM at the time. It's the Oboe Concerto by the 70 year old Australian Composer Roger Smalley. The soloist is Joel Marangella with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the composer.