The first right while we were milking last night. Nothing serious, just got us wet with a good rain. We needed it. One upshot of that was a toad serenade last night. (I think they were partying down in the garden pond.) Amphibians, except for red backed salamanders, have been mighty scarce this spring. Dry weather I guess. Anyhow, it seems wonderful to me that something as homely as a toad has such a lovely song.
Actually right from the get go we had an amazing day yesterday. Thanks to Teri at Farm Life we discovered Craigslist. Now we check the local farm and gardens listings several times a day. Thus we discovered that someone over by Mariaville Lake had baby koi for sale for two bucks each. We all made the trip over and bought seven. However, the nice lady whose front yard pond is apparently teeming with little orange, silver, white and black fishies, threw in three extras.
Now if they will just stay IN the pond. We have had a terrible time with koi jumping out in the past. I am hoping they grow and thrive.
Only four of our old gold fish made it through to warm weather, although they all survived the winter. They contracted a terrible bacterial disease just as the weather warmed up though and died in droves. I am sure we would have been fine, but the spring fed watering trough where we have kept most of them for the past twenty years or so dried up and we had to put all those fish in the garden pond last fall. Not good. Way too crowded.
This is Carlene. We needed to get this door open for ventilationso we needed to move her to a big stall
Carlene's other side. These photos will go on her registration papersAt night we had an "end of internship and two kids graduating" sort of party with pizza, calzone, grinders, French fries and the new National Treasure movie. (Grumpy old party pooper mom read a John Grisham novel, but stayed in the vicinity.)
It was nice. A really great day. I feel lucky. Maybe it is was the koi
This is the herb garden, honey locust treeand part of the flowers around the garden pond...which you can't see.
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Well you had full fun day. I like those-I also like John Grisham books!
Hey, I'm the grumpy old mom here, last week when that movie was slated here, I caught up on all my farm blog reading - we've move our little bottle baby from stall to stall everyday (poor planning) with the suck on finger method. Like the view of the yard - I wish my grass was cut...
I would love to have a little pond by the perennial garden someday - I don't know where you find the time for everything.
We watched the line of thunderstorms coming at us from yourway but we end up with very little rain :( Not sure why they keep missing us. Glad it rained on you.
Hope your koi like their new digs and stay in the pond :)
I love your garden, it like an english county garden or my take on one at any rate. I'd be the one reading a book too!
Grumpy old mom..... what?????????
Don't you have enough on your plate without having to muster HOST duty, too? Hope you enjoyed your peaceful time.
The yard looks NICE. No wonder you were waiting for the big thaw!
Tipper, it was great, just super. I just discovered Grisham, didn't think I would like him...hmmmm, I was more than just slightly wrong. lol
Nita, I do want to see it, but I have to be in the mood to sit still long enough to watch a movie. Thanks on the yard...I love that little patch. It is the only part I mow with the little push mower
Deb, I love the pond. It is worth every second I spend on it. Instant tranquility the minute you walk up to it. Even the boss pauses on his way by all the time to watch the fish.
Linda, thanks, I really, really love to read. Can't wait for camp when all I do for a week is read and fish.
Steve, it was great, and thanks, it is my favorite garden patch.
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