We went to Buxton Heath again today. I was so happy when we returned to the entrance after finishing the work, and after finishing the whole walk without getting my foot stuck in the mire! I felt I had put my life on a gambling table and this time I had gone through the game safe and sound. Well, this time I was lucky although I had been unlucky the last two times. This is life. You never know what will come to you the next moment. Another girl in the team this time had the bad luck - her foot got stuck in the mire and soaked.

A more scientific and convincing explanation for my luck was like this: it was winter time and there was no rain in the last two days. Therefore the muds on the field was harder than before. This helped me to go through the mire safely.

This time we cut the gorses. We also burnt off some gorses cut off some weeks ago. The gorses which have just been cut down should not be burnt off immediately because the oil on their leaves can cause big and untrollable fire. For safety reason, the burning must be done in a safe place without wind.