Bogtrotting Allotments

Well, today's work on the uncultivated areas of the plot ranged on a continuum of 'wow, this ground is quite soft,' across 'gosh this is boggy, hope I don't slip,' all the way along to 'what the fuck is this swampy mess?!' Mulching the paths is not a high priority exactly, but I suppose it will need to be done sometime; it's pretty stressful to keep wondering if this is the day that I fall over and break my leg, dragging myself up the hill on my forearms to get help.
The sun was out, though and that means work as I'm fast running out of time. I dug over a whole section for weeds that I'm not planning to cultivate this growing year, and I scattered with cornflower and wild meadowflower mix seeds to attract bees and butterflies. I finished filling the beds, and I started to build a paved area for seating to keep my bum out of the swamps for tea breaks. When I get five minutes to look up, I'll try and build a proper seat for the allotment out of the pallets I've got. I've got to do something with them after all. The same goes for the planks; I'm sort of tempted to try and build a shed type affair with them - I could make a roof out of corrugated plastic - but it's so down the list of my priorities I've got to try and forget about it for now, much as I'd love somewhere for a quick snooze when there's a sudden downpour.
So moving the empty soil bags away to the side revealed a square of black plastic, with, I imagine a dug out bed underneath. Having a ton of soil and planks atop it though, has left it feeling like concrete, so I'm not banking on using it this year -I'll just have to do what I can to break up and soften the soil and return to digging in October. I think now I'm starting to clear the plot I can see potential for a large bedded area - but that will mean digging . I will uncover it and see though, you never know! The rest of my jobs this week then are, repotting more seedlings (better do that first thing - I'm always too tired after the allotment); breaking up soil on the top of the slope before covering with organic matter and mulching until October, planting my carrot and beetroot seeds, hopefully tomorrow; moving the spare planks to the top of the plot, getting rid of the bags, somehow(!); getting a slug death chamber (large jar). Busy, busy. Of course, as soon as I've done these, plenty more to follow. Just hope I don't drown in sinking mud in the meantime.