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| Courtesy Tala Community News |
Time of plagues? Someone local has just posted a first sighting of the season of processionary pine caterpillars. They normally appear in spring - as in February or March - but seem to be in evidence earlier each year. Do proceed in long trains which are intriguing but their hairs are toxic. They produce severe allergic reactions in humans and animals who touch them. Humans unlikely to try to eat them but dogs have had their tongues totally destroyed by contact. Anaphylactic shock also possible.
And at the same time the met office is pleased to report that increased rainfall is expected to continue until the end of February - without, it seems, significantly easing the chronic water shortage on the island.
But happily tonight is dry and fairly warm, if very windy.
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