Monday 4th April

I’m up to 23 mice in the traps, and the Talon bait is vanishing at a rapid rate. I think the wekas like the idea of finding dead mice outside, they clean them up as fast as I throw them out.

Yesterday turned into a long day and into evening. It started off with a bit of rain, then settled into that gloomy still silence that precludes a storm. I figured I had the day clear though, so started on the tunnel houses at last.

The first one took the longest, just setting it out, and making sure it was square and level. In between the intermittent showers as well. About 3 hours setting out, then put the frames in, and started on the second one while I was waiting for David down the road to help with the covers. He arrived just as I was finishing off the second base, and we got the covers on both before he left about 5pm. I carried on till it got too dark to see anything, as well as keeping out of the rain that took over from the showers.

Had a little bit of finishing to do this morning, putting the vents and door on the second one, tidying up around them, but they are both up and ready for the shelving to go in this weekend.

Then it’s order the seeds, potting mix, biodegradable tubes and get started.

Last night had the first major storm since I’ve been here, I woke up about midnight to the sound of the wind and rain howling around the house, then again about 2am when it seemed to reach a peak. Took the torch and went outside to check on the tunnels, both were handling the wind really well, so finally went to sleep and didn’t worry.