Our goldfish pond continues to amaze. Last week, Nancy said she saw some tiny minnows swimming in the pond. I suggested that maybe they were her little imaginary friends, like Harvey the Rabbit. She gave me one of those looks that said, “You are treading on thin ice, buster.” And I said no more. But tiny minnows in our pond? Where did they come from, heaven? Then she called me over. … [Read more...]
A Nighttime Visitor
We’ve had a nighttime visitor in our little goldfish pond. The reason we know is that our after-hours “guest” has turned several water plant pots in the pond over during his visits. We also found one of our big snails laying upside down beside the pond the next morning. But he was fine when we tossed him back in the water. I have to suppose that our pond invader is and was a … [Read more...]
An Actual Water Garden
When we installed our small goldfish pond a month back, we had two goals. First, to give our 8 ever-growing goldfish a little more breathing room and second, I wanted a pond for a few frogs. The goldfish are loving life and I now have a dozen bullfrog tadpole sprouting legs. The pond is already a most relaxing place to enjoy a summer evening. But there is another side benefit to our goldfish … [Read more...]
Pond Notes
We are loving our goldfish pond. Every afternoon that it’s decent outside, we go out to the pond, have a cocktail and watch the fish do laps. I’ve been trying to teach them to do tricks, like they do with dolphins, but so far I can’t get them to jump through any hoops. They just do laps around the pond and beg for food. One initial concern we had right after we installed the pond was … [Read more...]
Outer Banks Driftwood
Our new goldfish pond was in place. We had water, plants, fish, snails, tadpoles and rocks, but something was missing. We needed a piece of driftwood for character, and it just so happens I had a beautiful piece of genuine Outer Banks Driftwood. Nancy and I were fortunate enough to have been able to take a short vacation to Nags Head just before they closed things down. I was able to … [Read more...]
Installing A Fishpond
We just completed a wonderful addition to our backyard – a small goldfish pond. I have wanted one for years, mainly as a home for my bullfrog friends, but we really needed one when our 8 ever-growing goldfish outgrew their 35 gallon tub. After the dust has settled, I would encourage everyone to consider putting in a small pond on their property. It is not overly expensive and it … [Read more...]
Pond Events
Last Saturday, the pond had been dug, the liner was in place, the pump chugged away and the landscape rocks had been laid. The only thing missing in our new backyard pond was fish. So we popped a bottle of Prosecco and introduced our 8 pet goldfish to their new home. “Call them by name. when you put them in the pond,” I suggested. “Okay. One, two, three, four…” Of all our pet … [Read more...]