So here we are in 2014! I hope that you all had a good Christmas and hopefully 2014 will be a good year for you all.
It's been a few weeks since I blogged last, so apologies to those of you that have been waiting patiently. If there were two words I could use to sum up the last few weeks they would be wet and windy. Certainly while we have been down in Devon I have never known an area to get so much rain, and the ground here has gone well beyond saturation point. I guess that it's a blessing that we are not any nearer the sea or a river on the farm down here otherwise flooding would become a serious consideration. The wet weather isn't bad for everybody though as these visiting ducks proved after the copious rain filled a ditch, forming a nice lake for them to swim on!
The wind has been equally as strong, and on some nights we sit watching a film feeling the caravan rocking in the wind around us. It is a step up from a tent however, and it makes me think back to some of the terrible storms we camped through in various parts of the world!
It was great to get home and see friends and family for a short while at Christmas, and as you would expect there was certainly the feeling of eating too much good food afterwards! It was also nice to be a little lazy for a while as we put the studying on the back burner for quite a few of our "home days".
The course seems to be going well on the whole, and we are now approaching the point where we are about two thirds of the way through. It would be nice to see if we can finish it by the time our contract finishes in Devon, but as that is only 6 weeks away it might be cutting it a little fine!
Where we will be come 6 weeks time however still remains a mystery. We are going to apply to stay at the farm for a further 9 months in a similar capacity, which would also bring some extra qualifications along with it. We have also applied for a paid position as wardens on the Calf of Man, and so we will wait and see how that application goes. If all else fails we do have some work lined up from June onward with the Kent Wildlife Trust, but at only 3 days a week and with no accommodation it falls behind the other two in terms of our current preferences.
So the real work begins again next week as the rest of the team come back to the farm following the Christmas break. It's going to be a busy time as there is a departmental shake up underway and we are all having to move offices as well as making space for a few new staff. Fingers crossed it will all run smoothly.
As a last resort should we not get a new job straight away, I could always try and use this blog to sell my skills to potential employers; much like this man from the Netherlands did....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25574651
Have a good week everybody!
It's been a few weeks since I blogged last, so apologies to those of you that have been waiting patiently. If there were two words I could use to sum up the last few weeks they would be wet and windy. Certainly while we have been down in Devon I have never known an area to get so much rain, and the ground here has gone well beyond saturation point. I guess that it's a blessing that we are not any nearer the sea or a river on the farm down here otherwise flooding would become a serious consideration. The wet weather isn't bad for everybody though as these visiting ducks proved after the copious rain filled a ditch, forming a nice lake for them to swim on!
Nice weather for ducks!
The wind has been equally as strong, and on some nights we sit watching a film feeling the caravan rocking in the wind around us. It is a step up from a tent however, and it makes me think back to some of the terrible storms we camped through in various parts of the world!
It was great to get home and see friends and family for a short while at Christmas, and as you would expect there was certainly the feeling of eating too much good food afterwards! It was also nice to be a little lazy for a while as we put the studying on the back burner for quite a few of our "home days".
Merry Christmas everybody!
The course seems to be going well on the whole, and we are now approaching the point where we are about two thirds of the way through. It would be nice to see if we can finish it by the time our contract finishes in Devon, but as that is only 6 weeks away it might be cutting it a little fine!
Where we will be come 6 weeks time however still remains a mystery. We are going to apply to stay at the farm for a further 9 months in a similar capacity, which would also bring some extra qualifications along with it. We have also applied for a paid position as wardens on the Calf of Man, and so we will wait and see how that application goes. If all else fails we do have some work lined up from June onward with the Kent Wildlife Trust, but at only 3 days a week and with no accommodation it falls behind the other two in terms of our current preferences.
So the real work begins again next week as the rest of the team come back to the farm following the Christmas break. It's going to be a busy time as there is a departmental shake up underway and we are all having to move offices as well as making space for a few new staff. Fingers crossed it will all run smoothly.
As a last resort should we not get a new job straight away, I could always try and use this blog to sell my skills to potential employers; much like this man from the Netherlands did....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25574651
Have a good week everybody!
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