One day last week we had what
ended up being a tail end of the season
warm day. I was out picking up some
first of the season fallen leaves that had
landed around our koi/goldfish pond.
There are just a few
impatients blooming now
The other assignment I gave myself was
to catch one last frog and get him out
of the pond and relocate him down
the road a ways. I finally got him.
As I walked near the pond in front of
the water feature I nearly fainted. Yes,
a snake came slithering out in front of me
and crossed the pond.
Obviously I don't have a photo of that
moment but I do have one in my head
because I felt like Indiana Jones in the
"Raiders of The Lost Ark". You see, I
don't like snakes. I am sorry but I am
horrified. Needless to say, he immediately
went down between some rocks to hide
from my unfriendly face.
The water in the pond has since turned
pretty cold and the fish have gone down
lower but continue to slowly swim around.
Someone reading this may not know
that the fish hardly move at all when it
gets colder and remain totally still at
the bottom in a comatose position when
the top freezes over later this winter.
So as we prepare for winter we are
putting our gardening tools away.
I have looked at the projected weather
forecast and see this week we might still
have a couple of 60 degree days. Time to
take everything out around my potting
table in the garage and clean it all
out. I will be making up ziplock
bags with garden seeds I have saved
to use as gifts and to sell in my booth
at Midway.
And I shall be drinking
lots of hot tea and finishing
up on rereading all the older
issues of October Victoria's.
How are your fall
preparations going?
