We were visiting Cuppa's sister in Toronto this past weekend. Years ago, my industrious brother-in-law built a pond, which inlcudes water cascading over rocks. He keeps koi. I'm not sure how they manage to survive out Canadian winters, but they do.
I put fish ponds in the same category as swimming pools — they're great on other people's property. Personally, I wouldn't want the bother of upkeeping either one. An unpretentious garden is as much or more than I can handle. Speaking of which, the first daffodils are close to bloom.
Nice picture. Koi don't last long in fish ponds around here. Once a great blue heron finds the pond the fish get eaten. I know a woman who restocked four times before giving up on having fish in her pond.
ReplyDeleteI can't quite explain it, but I am drawn to this photo. This is the fourth or fifth time I have looked at it today. The irony is, I don't even like koi.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of that "fish in the sky" quote we read in high school from Henry David Thoreau.
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