Finally, mid-July, the water lilies in my goldfish pond have blossomed! As I was watch before 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, I noticed they were dancing about. They are usually very hard to photograph. I like to keep track of them. I think there are about 8 of them. Last year, I brought in about a dozen babies, and they all died in the fish tank after about a month. The kids took some home, for their fish tank, and they died, too. The adults were fine.
With all the rain we've been having, and the water barrel that collects rain water, the pond has been flowing nicely. I haven't had to top it off much, even on those hot days. There is much evaporation.
We don't have any frogs in the pond, as of yet. They move in when the vernal ponds dry up after spring, but it's been way too wet.
I hope you enjoy the fishies dancing!
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Goldfish from
Jennifer Jilks on
Vimeo.
And where were the cats for all this entertainment?
ReplyDeletei love those delicate water lilies.
i always enjoy your videos...this one was exceptional. what a beautiful pond!!!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeletePositively frisky!!! It almost looked like some kind of ceremony. What a delight to the eye... YAM xx
They are in their element!
ReplyDeleteThe fish provide something to watch every day.
ReplyDeleteWe have some flower barrels out front, and we've had to pull out the flowers that were drowning in all of the rain.
ReplyDeleteLove your pond ...
ReplyDeleteLoved your video ...
All the best Jan