Ebony and Snowdon are two recent editions to our garden from the Chale Show. They are Pekin bantams. Snowdon a boy, Ebony a girl. They are no longer scared of the other chickens and seem happy. They are resembling two fluffy balls. Alfie, Mike and Sarah went home this morning after a very hot and lovely summer weekend where we went on the steam train and went to the botanic garden and beach the day before.

Today was my third Wild Child Club and we went out to the quay in hot sunshine. It renewed my love of marine biology as we discovered tiny brittlestars that were living in the salt pan.

Tonight for a couple of hours I have been light trapping moths in our garden for the first time. I have identified 5 so far: Marbled Beauty, Brimstone, Straw Dot, Light Emerald and Setaceous Hebrew Character.

Quite pleased with myself now! Need sleep though! Also think I should focus my marine thoughts into this blog a little more and decide where my work/life direction is heading!