Sunday 2nd July 2023

a cluster of basket fungus

​Hello friends and family
I spent the first half of the week planting trees into dry ground – I was very pleased when it rained on Wednesday – proper rain – 28 mm all up, so the risk paid off. 

The beginning of a coastal forest

​Winter has arrived and I am now wearing thermals. What a fuss to manage comfort across such a range of activities. At least if I get cold there are always rocks to toss!

Big shag and Little shag

​I have spent the indoor time crunching the rehab numbers for the season. The impression that we helped every breeder was wrong, the true proportion was 80%. Some penguins moulted before the marine heat wave affected their food supply and they are probably okay. 

The only penguin home on Thursday

​We have begun the new season. It is time to add up our activities and the effort that goes into them. The increase in effort during the last season puts us at around 4 FTEs. For most of us, our time is a mix of solitary work and team effort. Both are essential to progress the amazing projects that we have in place.

The native broom is almost done with flowering

This week we have another 50 trees to plant and Dan will be here to add extra hands.
Have a great week!
Rosalie