Scarlet Robin
Scarlet Robin
Left to right, Agnes - France, Melody UK, Susan, Caryn - Tasmania, Rebecca- Ireland, Tatiana - Taiwan, Ilan- The Boss, Jimmy - Taiwan, Lynne - Aust, Nik - Holland, Wei Ting, Taiwan, Peach - Hong Kong
Hi All,
Some pictures above to relieve the monotony of the blog.
Rebecca left today and although she was happy to be going the place will be poorer for it. My repayment for shouting her one of my James Squire Golden Ales was 5 cans of Carlton Draught and a bottle of dealcoholised red wine imported from the USA that she found in her room.
I had a slow start to the day awaking at 9:00 and not entering the work arena until 10:15. It's a bit hard to get motivated when it is pissing down with rain.
Then followed the usual routine in the pool area although I did add some soda ash to the spa as it was a tad low at pH7. 20 grams moved the pH of 2600 litres up to 7.8 indicating the unbuffered nature of the water as we fill it with rainwater as the tank water has a tannin stain. Anyway enough of the chemistry.
As the rain continued I had another couple of gutters to clean one which had reblocked after being cleaned a fortnight ago and one that I had made a mental note to do and which had slipped from my brain.
The other task for the day was sorting out the mouse plague. To this end the boss will be buying more poison tomorrow whether it be the granular stuff or the wax blocks. I am determined we won't use it inside, but under the buildings and in the laundry where the traps can't keep up. Last thing we need is a kid nibbling one in a room or mice dying in the wall cavities! For the rooms I have requested 6 or 8 of the plastic spring traps mentioned in an earlier blog for use in the units. My intention is to rotate these through the rooms especially those where a guest has reported rodents.
I finally managed to get pictures of scarlet robins today. They have been a bit elusive. There are also some nice parrots I want o snap but they fly away before I get into camera range however I will persevere.
Susan's painful thighs had resolved this morning however a day standing and working has seen them aching again. I commented tonight she has "everypartofthebodyitis". This may mean we need to adjourn to a warmer climate!
Tomorrow is our day off and I think we will give walking a rest and have a day relaxing in the big smoke (Hobart). The weather is clear tonight so looks like it will be sunny tomorrow. I shall test and treat the pools tonight before I go to bed for my own peace of mind.
We have roast pork again for our community dinner should be served shortly.
Catch you later folks
Cheers
Simon
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