A Good Fish Story

      Just in time for celebrating Finding Dory, today I'm thrilling to the antics of our goldfish and koi. Over the years, we've struggled with water quality in the fish pond because it was first designed as a water feature with potted water plants. Over the years, the plants' containers turned over and the bottom of the pond became a, pardon me, cesspool. A home for anacondas.
     We've babied the pond and worked with it for these eight years, had good years and not so good years. This year, we totally cleaned it out, making a habitat for the fish and vacuuming out the crud.They find cooling shelter under outcroppings of slate and rock: the waterfall adds necessary oxygen to the water. Finally, we're making headway. We have a grand design scheme in the first stage of imagination.

Vacation Bible School at Rector 1st Baptist: Dive In!

     Our pond is about a million times smaller than the koi pond at Garvan Woodland Gardens, but just as entertaining for us.
     We name our koi: Scout, Butterfly, Green-weenie, Dreamsicle, Sugarlips, and our goldfish: had one named Billy Ted Exxon back in the day (now deceased, once belonging to David McAlister), and my favorites (also now gone on to fish heaven) Goldfish named Lucy and the Beta known as Cake (Red Velvet Cake). You get the picture.
     Habitat is so important for fish friends and while many goldfish would make great aquarium additions,we'll give friends several of these robust beauties for their decorative fish ponds. The message of Finding Nemo registered heavily with me.
   Do you name your fish friends? Have you a good fish story to share? Reply on the comments.