Too good to be true?

At last a sunny day so I ventured up to the allotment for the first time in a week. I think here in Hastings the last seven days have been rainier than any other week this winter. In consequence, the path leading to Plot 21 was a quagmire.

Mud, mud, glorious mud

But there may be another reason for so much mud. A water tank and tap have appeared right on the corner of my plot. The mains water is turned off over the whole allotment site at the moment (in case of frozen pipes) so I can't be sure that the tap will work, but if it does, it will save me a lot of back-breaking work. I counted the steps between Plot 21 and the nearest tap last summer. There are 80 steps each way. I can't wait to see if the tap really does work, and nor can my poor, long-suffering back.

New tap & tank at the entrance to Plot 21