Our pond was overtaken by tendrils of slime so we evacuated the fish and are cleaning it all out to start fresh!!
We think between the frozen and slimy plant life and the decomposing leaves, the pond just had no chance. We will do better next winter now that we know more.
Oh....
a moment of silence for the plecostomus which was found while cleaning the pond.
(ick!) I am sure he had a great life, while it lasted.
Anyway the fish are back in thier bucket for a few days until we get the water back in the pond and righted!! They are none to happy, let me tell ya!
The snails however seem happy!
Though their numbers are greatly decreased, I did save lots of tiny tiny babies!!
They are in a separate bowl, not pictured here.
Oh boy, I must hurry! Supper must be made.
I went to Lowe's today and got some color for the front yard!!
Do you know there are mostly purples and pinks out right now? That just doesn't suit me, so I had to really search to find oranges and reds.
I also got a little ahead of the game and chose a few tomatoes and peppers!!!!
So very excited about this new project!
Oh, and just for fun...
an onion update!!!
AHHH ha ha ha!
Gotta run!
See ya tomorrow!
That onion became a part of a lovely pot of chicken and dumplings for dinner tonight. It was a star for a couple posts and now it is a star in dish I think worth writing down into a recipe!
ReplyDeleteThe fuzzy snails are cute! And the flowers are beautiful! God is good. Thanks for sharing his beauty with us through your talent. :)
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