An early start although not as early as I should have been! The rape and barley stubble still not disked down so went on to the pasture where I was last week.
It was low 20’s with a north west breeze so not too hot to start, every couple of up and downs I stopped to drink, getting hotter, the breeze came and went and it felt humid, sweat was beginning to make me quite sticky and uncomfortable, the targets were very few (thankfully) and nothing deep, every divot was bone dry and hard digging, almost dreading the next dig
All that came up was a musket shot, a George III halfpenny and some other coin too far gone as the soil seems bad to coins in this field, 4 buttons, a copper alloy tag or plate and a bit of clay pipe
Phew! by 12:30 I had enough, felt all the strength was drained from me from the overwhelming heat, a bit of a headache coming on, so for the better part of valour I left it for the mad dogs and Englishmen to stay in the midday sun, it was pleasant getting back into the car and feel the cold of the air con. I must admit I prefer the autumn and winter for detecting!
We need more rain to soften the ground and unhide the targets, hopefully the rain forecast for my area next week will have improved things somewhat for the next weekend.
It rained here overnight so I will pootle out later and give the ground a bit of a prod to see how much, if any, it has eased. We are in an official drought in Eastern Normandy which extends right across to the borders with the Benelux and Germany. Hasn't rained properly in months. 
