Weeding in the Tillage Field c.1969 Drizzly rain in for the day. The young lad, set to weeding the tillage-patch in the Big Field beyond the orchard, under the weight of dead-man Pop Johnston’s coat: threadbare black Crombie, splashes of dung, long dried, caked into the sun-bleached weave, the girth folded over itself, belted and tied with a length of pungent harness leather; and a dusty jute sack across the shoulders; around the knees sacking tied with bailer twine; trousers...
