January joy

[neverspent]

I haven't been able to post much lately, but here's something happy from a few weeks ago. I always worry just a little about the goldfish in the fountain when I'm not at work for awhile—how will they be when I get back? Will they have suffered setbacks? Traumatic cleanings of their pond? When I returned to work in January after a few weeks off, this is what I found:



I remember when I was counting them every day... nine? Thirteen? At times I was sure they were down to only five or six fish. But now I can't even count them all. And the pond seems to be supporting them just fine!



As a followup to my last post ("Spring in winter"): yesterday, February 1 was Bluet Day, the day I see the first little bluets. The daffodils and tulips have broken the soil, as well.

Comments

[donutsweeper]

Yay! look at all the fishies!

[neverspent]

Isn't it amazing? :)

[shinsetsu]

I wonder if they are pro-creating or if they are being re-stocked. o_O

They look pretty. I was going to say 'happy', but I have no idea what a happy fish looks like. haha

[neverspent]

Heh, I know what you mean about fish "happy." They seem okay, though. I figure an unhappy fish is the one who's gulping air or floating. :)

As for procreating or being re-stocked, I'm thinking maybe both... there was a week last summer when I suddenly noticed an influx, which had to mean someone dumped a bag of little feeder fish. But at the same time, I had spotted a couple of really, really tiny ones, and I've never seen a pet store sell baby goldfish that tiny. So maybe eggs!

[phoenix64]

Aww, I always love good news about those fishes!

[neverspent]

Yay! It's good to have good news. ::nods::