Hammered home

The last act was to mark out the plots. We had sharpened several three foot [1m] posts and laid them along the path at roughly 15 foot [5m] intervals. We decided where the paths between the plots where to be. The first post was placed. With the corner post hammered home as a datum we measured off the plots and paths, tapping a post into position. Next we went to the back of the new plots by the foot of the bund and measured off  the plots. A peg was positioned to compliment the plot makers by the path and after checking, was hammered in. We checked the alignment of the posts, at the front of the pots, and after slight adjustments the posts where hammered home, checking them against the staff so that they ended up at the same height above the path. Under a threatening cloud we finished the last post as the sun was heading for our local horizon.