The week has gone by in a hurry and we are back home from our vacation. We returned to find cold, rainy weather, but it is home.
While we were away, my helper finished getting the tropical lily tubers harvested, and made the cold frame over the lotuses, and put the window back in the frame of the greenhouse. Look out winter, here we come.
I have let the pond drain down due to the leak and now there is only a couple of inches of water in it. We moved the fish into the upper pond and moved the H X T lilies into tubs. We have netted out the leaves that have accumulated from being blown off of the trees with the exception of a few. There is one more baby koi (about 3 inches long) left to find and net out, and then it will be time to find the leak. Fun thing to do on a cold day!
When the water was low, and the leaves were in the pond, the fish seemed to huddle together. Guess they were trying to get warm?
Happy Thanksgiving, and count your pond among and along with your blessings!