Blizzard quickly discovered that the pond's waterfall is a great place to cool off on a hot day.Gopher soon joined in.  So much for our plans of keeping them away from the water.Gopher ventures in for a sip.  He does this quite a bit now, but doesn't bother the fish.Blizzard ventures in, but gets shooed away.We have dozens of butterflies in the yard most days.This one loved the butterfly bush.Drew giving the fish some water and aeration.Drew giving the fish some water and aeration.The water coming in makes the fish lively.Here are our five grown-up goldfish and our one koi.  We also have 6 baby fish who are growing very fast.Closeup of some of thie fish.Blizzie did not enjoy having her nails clippedGopher took it in stride.
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Blizzard quickly discovered that the pond's waterfall is a great place to cool off on a hot day.