Sunday 19^th February -  later on Richard Bingham’s home farm

I bumped into Richard (Ball host) at the hedge laying on Saturday and he offered me some of this home grown (from seed) Gelitzia a Southern hemisphere native from NZ.

Looking forward to making it into something which makes the most of its colour and size – should I carve it or put it on the lathe? – perhaps one of each. Not sure how dry it was so chainsawed it up and then wrapped in cling film. I will need to process it within the month.