Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
One of the important things to do as a self-employed freelancer is to make sure you have multiple income streams as you just never know what is going to happen next. I don’t do too badly in that respect although it can get quite hectic now and then. As well as my main job as...
We were going to go to the RSPB reserve at Ynyshir last night for a ‘Nightjars and Glow-worms’ walk, but decided not to at the last minute so instead I put the moth trap out again. I don’t normally trap on consecutive nights as I like to make sure I give the moths a chance...
Summer must be here – I’ve just got back from taking Morgan for his first surf lesson. It wasn’t that much of a lesson really, just getting him used to being in the sea and riding a board. I gave him a push onto most waves, but got him steering whilst lying down and as...
It’s amazing just how many moths there are in the garden. I went to put the moth trap out last night at dusk and the Lilac was completely covered in moths. I couldn’t tell what species they all were as they were on the wing, but there were several different species and at least 5...
The recent large catch in my moth-trap has put us over the 100 species mark for moths recorded in the garden. Not bad in just over half a year, with much of that being winter. It was quite nice that there was a Gold Spot in the catch too which is one of my favourite...
Swimfit was good on Tuesday this week. As usual I was fairly tired by the time I got there having done a lab test for Jon at Sports and Exercise Science and then an hour of circuit training, but I soon got into the swimming. After a warm up and some drills Lauren had us...
The RSPB Make Your Nature Count Survey starts tomorrow. It is very similar to the Big Garden Birdwatch held earlier in the year. Basically you have to spend one hour counting and noting the birds that come into your garden. The only difference is it is held in June not January and they are also...
One of the new species from last nights moth catch was an Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor). It is quite an iconic species, and rightly so with its stunning pink and tan colours. My earlier photos of it just didn’t do it justice, so here are a few more of a slightly fresher specimen now that...
Everything looked good for the moth trap last night, so I put it out with high hopes of a good catch. I put it a few metres away from the normal spot, next to a flowering lilac and Ceanothus and then spent some time sat out there as the light faded. There were plenty of...
We don’t take Morgan swimming quite as often as we should, but Cerdigion County Council don’t make it easy either. Last time we took him to the pool at Plascrug leisure centre we were told that the children’s pool was a little cold. When we got in was was more than cold, it was absolutely...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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Traws Eryri Day 2 – Dolgellau to Trawsfynydd
Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
