It has for once been a fairly quiet week out here on Flat Holm, with only one visitor trip making it's way to the island from Weston-Super-Mare on Saturday.
With our regular warden Matt being off the island for a short break, we have had former Trainee Warden Stewart returning to oversee the weeks work.
The project we started last week to clear the Victorian Water Catchment area was completed during the early part of this week, and the results are very pleasing. At least we still have plenty more weeds in other areas of the island that the insects that were living there can go on to inhabit.
Other work this week included the sanding and painting of the MET Office station fence, as the strong westerly winds that we frequently have on the island had started to take their toll on it.
I've decided to create a new idiot of the week award which I have proudly presented to myself this week for leaving my mobile phone outside during a rain storm. After over 2 days of trying to dry it out in the sun I am finally going to try and restart it again later this evening, I can only hope that it hasn't reached the end of it's short life!
So we are down to our last week on Flat Holm, as by this time next week we will have left the island for the last time. We're still struggling to come to terms with the fact that we will be leaving the island, but we are finally starting to get all of our stuff organised and packed for next Sunday's departure. The schedule next week is looking very hectic, and with 3 separate groups all visiting on Sunday as well as us leaving I fully expect to be writing the blog a little late!
I will try to add photos to this weeks blog as soon as possible, but many of them are stored on my phone and may or may not be available after it's drying out process!
This week's amusing story is all about espionage, but maybe the spies in the world today aren't who we think they are!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-23962379
See you next week!
With our regular warden Matt being off the island for a short break, we have had former Trainee Warden Stewart returning to oversee the weeks work.
The project we started last week to clear the Victorian Water Catchment area was completed during the early part of this week, and the results are very pleasing. At least we still have plenty more weeds in other areas of the island that the insects that were living there can go on to inhabit.
Other work this week included the sanding and painting of the MET Office station fence, as the strong westerly winds that we frequently have on the island had started to take their toll on it.
I've decided to create a new idiot of the week award which I have proudly presented to myself this week for leaving my mobile phone outside during a rain storm. After over 2 days of trying to dry it out in the sun I am finally going to try and restart it again later this evening, I can only hope that it hasn't reached the end of it's short life!
So we are down to our last week on Flat Holm, as by this time next week we will have left the island for the last time. We're still struggling to come to terms with the fact that we will be leaving the island, but we are finally starting to get all of our stuff organised and packed for next Sunday's departure. The schedule next week is looking very hectic, and with 3 separate groups all visiting on Sunday as well as us leaving I fully expect to be writing the blog a little late!
I will try to add photos to this weeks blog as soon as possible, but many of them are stored on my phone and may or may not be available after it's drying out process!
This week's amusing story is all about espionage, but maybe the spies in the world today aren't who we think they are!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-23962379
See you next week!
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