Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Llwyncelyn garden in Glandyfi was open on Sunday as part of the National Garden Scheme, so we had a little family outing to visit it. The National Garden Scheme sees provate gardens all over the country open in aid of charity and I’m sure many people go along for a nose as much as anything...
The moth trapping has been fairly slow so far this year. there have been a few moths each time we put the trap out but no huge numbers and nothing too exciting. Last night was the same with only 14 moths in the trap from 11 different species. The Treble Bar was a new garden...
It was a fairly quiet night for the moth trap last night, just 11 moths and 8 different species, but we did get an Emperor moth which is always a treat. 2x Powdered Quaker 3 x Hebrew Character 1x Emperor Moth 1 x Common Quaker 1 x Shoulder Stripe 1 x Double-striped Pug 1 x...
After fencing all day and a warm evening, it looked like a nice night for some moth trapping so out went the trap and then Morgan and I examined it this morning. There weren’t huge quantities in there but there was a nice selection including some more impressive ones. 7 x Shoulder stripe 1 x...
The weather is improving and as the forecast was for a warm,, dry, windless night I put the moth-trap out before heading off for a mountain bike ride in the Dyfi Forest. On the drive home there were bats flying everywhere. They must have been out catching moths and other insects so it looked as though it should be a good...
Continuing my efforts to do some moth photography, aiming for more aesthetic photos rather than photos purely for identification and recording purposes, here are a couple of the more common Spring moths. It was a fairly chilly, breezy night last night so numbers in the trap were low. 3 x Shoulder Stripe 8 x Common...
After the success of Sunday nights Moth Trapping I thought I’d have another go on Monday. The skies were a little clearer so temperatures dropped to 5.7ºC but with light winds we still had quite a good haul: 1 x Mottled Grey 20 x Shoulder stripe 3 x Emmelina monodactyla 7 x Dotted Border 4 x...
I haven’t had the moth trap out much again lately, but after spending a weekend in the garden and even mowing the lawn, things looked good for a night of moth trapping so I put it out on Sunday evening. I checked on it a couple of times before going to bed and although conditions...
Well, it’s been a while but we managed to put the moth trap out last night for the first time this year. Up until now it has been either too wet, too cold, too windy or I’ve been too busy. Last night looked perfect though, not warm with temperatures dropping to just below 6ºC, but...
I haven’t put the moth trap out for quite a while now – Shame on me – but the weather hasn’t really been conducive and we haven’t had the time. Although as Anna says we should probably try to put it out once a week on the same night regardless of the weather as recording...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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