It's been another busy week out here on Flat Holm with 4 consecutive days of visitors coming to visit the island.
Stuart and I were given the task of returning to the mainland to pick up the shopping for the next 5 weeks, staying overnight in Cardiff before returning to the island the next day. Everything went exceptionally well, with the exception of all the items that were in cardboard containers being destroyed by the rain!
With the school holidays still in full swing we have had a reasonable number of children coming to visit the island with their families, and it always makes me smile as they struggle to come to terms with the fact that we live here without shops, cinemas or bowling alleys that they hold so dearly at home.
The butterfly count this week was well over the 200 mark again, with many of the white varieties of butterfly making a bit of a comeback.
With the number of gulls falling each week we have had more of an opportunity to stop and notice more of the smaller birds that are now calling the island home. Chiff Chaffs, Willow Warblers, Whitethroats and Wheatears are all commonly spotted at the moment, while along the coastline a pair of Whimbrels have frequently been spotted on the rocks down toward the water's edge.
The dry stone walling project is now back in full swing after a number of other jobs taking priority in recent weeks. Day by day the wall gets a little higher, and while it may not be the work of a professional we are all pretty pleased with how it's going.
Now I'm sure all of us at some stage have worried about being robbed or mugged when we've been carrying something extra valuable around with us (we certainly were carrying our passports and £2000 of cash with us around some questionable places while we were travelling), but in Venezuela it's maybe not what you are carrying in your pockets that you need to be worried about....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23707452
See you next time! *Photos to follow shortly*
Stuart and I were given the task of returning to the mainland to pick up the shopping for the next 5 weeks, staying overnight in Cardiff before returning to the island the next day. Everything went exceptionally well, with the exception of all the items that were in cardboard containers being destroyed by the rain!
The sun setting behind the Farmhouse over Barry Island
With the school holidays still in full swing we have had a reasonable number of children coming to visit the island with their families, and it always makes me smile as they struggle to come to terms with the fact that we live here without shops, cinemas or bowling alleys that they hold so dearly at home.
The butterfly count this week was well over the 200 mark again, with many of the white varieties of butterfly making a bit of a comeback.
With the number of gulls falling each week we have had more of an opportunity to stop and notice more of the smaller birds that are now calling the island home. Chiff Chaffs, Willow Warblers, Whitethroats and Wheatears are all commonly spotted at the moment, while along the coastline a pair of Whimbrels have frequently been spotted on the rocks down toward the water's edge.
The dry stone walling project is now back in full swing after a number of other jobs taking priority in recent weeks. Day by day the wall gets a little higher, and while it may not be the work of a professional we are all pretty pleased with how it's going.
Mat, Molly and Vicky working on the dry stone walling
Now I'm sure all of us at some stage have worried about being robbed or mugged when we've been carrying something extra valuable around with us (we certainly were carrying our passports and £2000 of cash with us around some questionable places while we were travelling), but in Venezuela it's maybe not what you are carrying in your pockets that you need to be worried about....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23707452
See you next time! *Photos to follow shortly*
No comments:
Post a Comment