We had our second wedding at Torrisdale on Saturday. David Macmillan and Janice Macintosh tied the knot on Saturday with a small party of ten. They braved the weather and had the civil ceremony outside, umbrellas went up and Janice’s heel was sinking into the soft ground but there were smiles (and tears) all round …
Fungi and Water Pipes
A very wet, muddy morning helping Donald and Tony lay a new water pipe. The water to Torrisdale Square and surrounding properties was starting to look like milky coffee so a new pipe was needed to run under the forest track to access clean water from above the forestry operations. After a lot of dragging, …
Timber extraction
The guys have started taking out the spruce with one huge complicated looking harvester and a forwarder for loading. There is some 3000 tonnes of timber to be removed, and the ground is already churned up in week one. One load will be off to Campbeltown in the next week, to be transported by boat …
Sundews
Many common sundews on the boggy hilltop. Drosera rotundifolia are insectivorous plants whose leaves are covered with sticky hairs which curve inwards to trap insects. According to wiki, the sundew has a long history as a medicinal plant, and is still used in some 200-300 registered medications, used to treat ailments such as asthma and lung …