We have a lovely brass, Indian temple bowl that we picked up on our travels many years ago that now lives out by the pond, and this year I was …
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We ordered some marginal pond plants at the outset of the covid lockdown and received the usual “expect a 4-6 week delay” message. Our marginal plants arrived this week, about …
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Our pond is a hive of activity during spring and summer, and it’s a great source of entertainment. While we have a deck area, we decided to create a new …
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Our resident moorhens have had their chicks, and just like the mallard duckings they are tiny and adorable. With the ducklings gone, it’s really nice to be able to enjoy …
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Our mallards had their ducklings at our pond again this year. This time, however, our duckling story turned out be unpredictable and a bit strange.
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Our mallard couple returned to our pond again this spring to have their new batch of ducklings.
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It’s been a busy week at our pond, and our latest update is an encounter with some common toads, bufo bufo. We know very little about toads, so we pulled …
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Two beautiful, graceful Canadian geese stopped on our pond for an hour this morning. They chilled out, had a wash and a drink, and the pushed on. Lovely to watch, …
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We think that the same heron that visited our pond last year is back. They really are just fabulous looking birds. It’s also a welcome break from the negativity of …