Fish pond 

Remember when Ted put fish in the swimming pool one winter? They multiplied! It's not a swimming pool anymore; now it's a fish pond! The fish range in size from thumb size to about eight inches long, and their colors are bright orange and dark brown, some with spots and some with yellowish stripes! They're … Continue reading Fish pond 

Franklin Conservatory field trip

This past Friday, I went on a field trip to the Franklin Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio, and I took Jake and Sahara.  It was our first time there, and it was breathtaking.  Right now, their exhibit is called Blooms and Butterflies,  and the entire North Conservatory is full of hundreds of butterflies, all loose in … Continue reading Franklin Conservatory field trip

Frog pond

This used to be our fish pond, but it flooded during the summer so the last fish was scooped out and placed into our swimming pool with the ones from the winter (when the ice topped the pond and caused the big fish to die). Now it's a frog pond! There are five big frogs … Continue reading Frog pond

Poor fishies

I went out on the porch Tuesday to feed the cats and thought the fish pond looked "off", and then I realized the liner looked lopsided somehow. Ted was already headed home so he got to it within about 45 minutes from the time I noticed it. The orange part is one of the orange … Continue reading Poor fishies