Last night was a night of mixed fortunes. After watching England snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in 20-20 against Holland, I went out to trap with Paul Chapman, forgetting to put on my moth trap at home before I left. Once set up at Walton Common, it started to rain and in using my net to protect the 400Watt bulb from explosion by thermal shock, I managed to partially melt the net on the bulb :-)

On returning home, I saw that my ever thoughtful wife had compensated for my stupidity by putting on the moth trap so my spirits lifted slightly. This morning, my spirits were given an enormous boost by discovering that I'd caught Portland Ribbon Wave, only the second Somerset record. My wife is a star :-)

Portland Ribbon Wave