Thank goodness it stopped raining finally, yesterday was a pain, although we did get a surprising number of birds flown and a surprising number of visitors considering how awful it was. Apparently I upset a customer because I told their child not to kick the mud and puddles at the gate (and me!) and not to go under the standoff barriers which are there to protect people and birds. One of the parents thought I was not nice and my office staff felt sorry for them until one of the children lay on the floor yelling and kicking her feet on the floor!! Then she understood - oh well. I think that is the first person I have upset since Jan, which is not bad going really!

Arabis seems better today, she is still not seeing well out of her right eye, but is a little more cheerful in herself. She does not appreciate being left downstairs and howls to be let up - great, just what I need at 3.00am! She and Indigo went to the vets today, which took time, but relieved my mind as its nice to know they are in good hands.

The owl day went well I think, its great to have so many owls working now, and the baby Long-eared Owl is enchanting. Cool Ground - the snowy owl is a handful, but flies very well and the other owls are all coming along nicely so we should have great Owl Evenings later in the year.

Nathan is back and mowing the lawns, which is a relief, the grass is growing so fast its hard to keep up with, but it looks so good when it is freshly cut, and there is no smell as wonderful as newly mown grass with the sun on it.

The young falcons are all going well, Common is loose and doing well, Duck Weed (yup I am afraid that it stuck as a name!) did interestingly today. And the other two falcons that I am doing are coming on as are the two and Holly and Adam are training, AND my young Harris Hawk went loose today for the first time. Its been a tough but lovely day