It's Spring, and both water lilies have shot up a couple leaves.
The iris in the background is very happy too. The parrot's feather
hasnt started yet. We lost the 2 pickerel on the shelf in the
forefront, we think, because we didnt put them on the bottom for
over-Wintering. And, every minnow appears to have survived!
Another early Spring picture. We've since added 1 "Ghost Koi"
and 7 goldfish (started with 11, but 4 of the feeders died within 3 days).
We also added 4 tadpoles and a bunch more plants so stay tuned!
April showers... this little monsoon provides insight into how the
overflow works. Rain water always rolls away from the pond since
the edges are higher than the surrounding soil. The low spot is
directly behind the skimmer box so any overflow is carried out there,
over the mulch. Since the mulched area is still higher than the lawn,
no water will enter the pond... instead, excess water simply pours out
onto the lawn.
The guests are starting to arrive! This dragonfly stayed for
quite awhile... when other dragonflies wandered over, this one
would chase them away. I suspect this one was eventually
chased away by a larger one.
This painted turtle did not stay long at all. He arrived on a
very rainy day and, after this photo, was given a free ride to
a nearby stream. After reading that turtles eat fish, we had
to make a choice... the fishies won.
Here is one of the 4 tadpoles we put into the pond. This one
has his hind legs already, and -- even though you cant see it
in the photo -- that goldfish has a jealous expression on his
little fish face.
Summer is coming, tails are going...
