I have to delay the start of this year's observation season due to having acquired a hazel pollen allergy which gave me hives on 25 February.
On top of this, my capsule where I'm hosting my research got deleted by a hacker that targeted every capsule hosted on Yesterweb. While I set up a backup on Codeberg, this is not a suitable alternative.
Things did get even worse when at least one arsonist set multiple fires in Zone I. I cannot assess the damage for as long as my allergy makes me prone to asthma and anaphylaxis but observing the damage from my office window does indicate that two fires were set in the burnets hotspot, one next to the small thyme patch and two or three in a spot dominated by two large ant colonies.
I'll get down to this once it's safe for me. Maybe there also will be some public reports released in the meantime, as the police came to investigate the area.