Ka30P wrote:

Some of us like birds in our ponds,
others net the birds out. Some of us wish for
frogs, others buy earplugs. Some of us think snails are neat in the pond,
others prefer them with garlic and butter. Some of us drink beer by the pond,
others are coffee addicts
(raising hand).

Thank you Kathy. Well put. *smile* I'm in the "coffee by the pond,
absolutely thrilled with anything willing to take up residence, trying
to keep it as natural as an artificial pond can get crowd, thrilled to
find the birds drinking out of it, spent an hour on Saturday watching a
dragonfly emerge from it's larval state, and looking for some native
salamanders or newts I can purchase for my pond". Looking around, I
think I'm alone now and not the only one in her or his own group. *grin*

Susan
shsimko[@]duke[.]edu

Hi Susan,
to keep it as natural as an artificial pond can get
When the watergardening labs and I go walking along the river we carry along
plastic bags.
Now this is for doggy business that they leave along the path but also for neat
stuff we find along the way. We bring home aquatic weeds left along the shore
line, interesting grass seeds, rocks (especially those with rings around them),
aquatic bugs if we can catch them, animal skulls and feathers for zoology
daughter, driftwood - most of it goes in or by the ponds.



kathy :-)
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