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dog days of August ponding
The garden always looks HOT this time of year
and so does the pond. But we are having cooler nights and mornings so we'll take it. All that hornwort is keeping the water crystal clear if you can see around the hornwort! Poor iris island is still tromped but we did see a raccoon, who had a close encounter with a car, a few blocks from here, and lost, and wonder if it was *our* raccoon. On a worrisome note, the older watergardening labrador, Rosie, is in the doggy hospital with an episode of pancreatitis. She is on doggy drugs and resting comfortably. We are going to visit her today. I told the vet we had a visit from raccoons and she said there is a serious parasite dogs can get from raccoons but it has not been spotted in our area. Baylisascaris, an intestinal raccoon roundworm, can infect a variety of other animals, including humans. The worms develop to maturity in the raccoon intestine, where they produce millions of eggs that are passed in the feces. Released eggs take 2-4 weeks to become infective to other animals and humans. The eggs are resistant to most environmental conditions and with adequate moisture, can survive for years. Pesky critters. For that I would put an electric wire on the top of our fence. But not a worry at this time in our area. k :-) http://tinyurl.com/6bguh ~ new pond keeper info http://tinyurl.com/yp64db ~ slide show of pond |
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