Water Lily – the first Blossom
June 4, 2014
Nature
Our first water lily blossom ever. And about 68 lily pads counted this am.
Another Lily Pad Count
June 3, 2014
Nature
59 water lily pads counted this morning, plus one bud, which for two days now has been half poking out of the water. Saw under water on the west side of the pond, shoots from new plants, a few inches under the water’s surface. And saw small bluegills cruising through the sandy spots, about 3″, just above the bottom.
The Lilies This Morning
June 1, 2014
Nature
43 water lily pads visible this morning. 44 this evening. Last night, when visibility was better, I could see lots of newly planted lilies under the water – making their way toward the surface. Soon. In another week, when it looks as if all of the lilies planted this year have shown themselves – I’ll make a final 2014 purchase, planting them where there aren’t any. Also, last night in the early evening, there were 3-4 small schools of fish, in theRead More
Water Lilies
May 29, 2014
Nature
There are 30 water lily pads showing this morning. Perhaps 12 plants. Most so far, if not all, are returns from the plantings done late last summer. They first showed about 1.5 weeks ago. To these, I added 45 new ones, to buttress those that came back from last year. More pics … Such hard work. I drive to Lowe’s. Purchase. Drive home. Walk down to the pond. Extract the plants from their packaging. Toss them into the water. CleanRead More
Down below … still the land of ice and snow
March 20, 2014
Nature
Winter’s almost gone – almost … Our ice cap is melting, finally. Studying the new gap in the ice today – saw several small fish – too dark to determine type. No tadpoles observed. Maybe they hibernated this winter? The last 3 winters we’d observed them all winter long. This was our first winter though, where the pond had such an ice cap, for so long. Wondering about the tads – where are they? Saw one dead fish too – andRead More
Winter’s End – what it says
March 10, 2014
Nature
Winter’s waning – going to be much ground water this year. Several inches of snow and ice slowly melting. Nowhere to drain to yet, ground’s still frozen. When it all melts, wetness … for a few weeks.
Scenes of a Winter Afternoon
February 25, 2014
Nature
It was pretty cold but not too cold, and the perfect, loveliest, lightest snow had settled on everything.