On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:40:19 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

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from Gwenhyffar Milgi contains these words:

The tadpoles are numerous, it seems every frog/toad/newt in the
neighbourhood deposits its spawn in it (yes, we have newts, and one of
those legless thingies).

We find our legless thingies in the local towns, mainly between eleven
pm and midnight.

ggg we get a few of those here as well. What I mean is a legless
amphibian though. I don't know what they're called!

Rather than let your pond overflow when the water flows in, I'd be
inclined to make a sluice to prevent too much water getting in. With the
present arrangement you risk losing all your fish.

Well, it would be a risk, if a fish could get out through the
overflow. The overflow is about 1 cm deep and about 3 mm wide. Since
the influx of water is very slow, the overflow is also a trickle.
Although I could increase the flow of water through the pond, this is
the way it was originally set up, and judging by the garden, these
people knew what they were doing there.


"My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night
but ah my foes and oh my friends -- it gives a lovely light"