Sunday 7th May 2023

happy to be home

​Hello friends and family
This week was dominated by the penguin symposium on Oamaru. We did the rounds on Tuesday and found no needy penguins. In the afternoon, Thomas and Kristina delivered 2 failed fledglings for soft release and in discussions with them, I realised that I was whining a lot which is never going to be helpful, so I decided to stop.

our little shags survived the starvation event

​I’m glad I did because it enhanced my appreciation of all the excellent work being done for penguins around the country and the world, by good people as revealed at the symposium. The use of technology was inspiring. The dinner was excellent, and it was great to see the little penguins coming home at Oamaru.

home time

​We did the rounds on Friday and Saturday, but there was no sign of our missing penguins. We have done weeding down the hill on each visit and hope to have the problem solved in a few weeks.

the setting moon

The grass growth has been like it usually is in springtime. The mower man flicked up a stone that went straight through my office window. I will get it sorted out sometime soon. In the meantime, I have patched it up.
Have a great week!
Rosalie