"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree" - Emily Brontë

S.W.A.M.P.
Oct 6
2 min read

After the high winds and (welcome) rain of Storm Amy over the weekend, our doughty S.W.A.M.P. team were greeted with blue skies and balmy early October temperatures for their regular Monday afternoon session at Morston pond.

As the pond remains predominantly dry we continued our work to excavate the remaining, stubborn clumps of Crassula still in the water. In turn, we also pursued with meticulously 'weeding' the south side banks, which have proved difficult to scoop out in large doses.

the remaining water from the middle of the pond

Previous weeks' Crassula haul had dried sufficiently for us to be able to 'slice and dice' the clumps into manageable sizes to be bagged up and positioned in a pile, ready for transportation to our 'pit' at another session.

Meanwhile, in the water, the most productive method of excavation remains grabbing the invasive aquatic plant from the roots and ladling it into our up-turned half-barrels. The consequence of too much disturbance in the water means the remaining clumps are difficult to see (and therefore get to successfully) as the water quickly gets churned and clouds up. Thinking caps are needed to get around this particular problem ...