Thursday, July 19, 2007

Gone!

No sign of the froglet in the water barrel at all. Ah well. Don't know if he has hopped it or whether it is a toxic environment. very disappointing.

So I took the washing up bowl with the other two down the other end as I could risk the new froglet jumping out and into the mouth of Mr Koi and his greedy mates.

The final tadpole is losing his tail now and turning into a froglet but the other one is gone. At least he had a sporting chance of jumping out of the bowl and into the grass somewhere. It would be so good to have our own spawn next year.

Monday, July 16, 2007

The most amazing thing just happened!!

Just popped outside to take a quick look at the frog and I actuallyy CAUGHT HIM on his way out of the pond and on the decking...making his bid for freedom!

Unknown for him the nearest water is koi infested and he would be fish food in five minutes! So i chased this little inch long thing round the decking till I caught him and popped him in the water barrel.

i had been thinking of doing this anyway but nervous about changing their environment. But I had no choice. I hope he survives and settles there - so may even return to spawn.

I ahd just been listening to "how to save a life" by the Fray as well

Sunday, July 15, 2007

the new froglet likes it here!

well the new little froglet is still with us.

we have never had a baby frog hang around so long....usually they turn into fro0gs and poof! they are gone in what seems like hours. this new guy seems to have taken up position on the stone in the bowl and like sit there!

wouldn't it be so fab if he decided to stay?

Saturday, July 14, 2007

what is happening at the dark end?

check out these two pictures and compare them to april posts. haven't the reeds grown this year? There is about six inches of windy rooty territorythere which I KNOW is home to all the new fish who have been added this year. but where the hell are they? There are two shebunkins, two small koi and two golden rud. PLUS the two 3-4 inchers we added a couple of months ago. As you can see in the picture the Dark End is protected by a roll of chicken wire. My heart stopped this morning when I saw the King of the POND throw his body over the wire to get in there.
And How can you discipline a fish?
Little fuck.
So...will this year be The One....??
is the Dark end both heavily protected and populated and ready to pour forth joyeous baby tiddlers who can live in safety and grow to be big guys or will it be the opening scene from Finding Nemo?

frog crisis!



Exciting moment his morning.

Peaked into the old bowl where the first frogs had lived (thinking it to be devoid of life of course) and what did I see?

a poor spreadeagled froglet wrapped in green hairy weed.

i grabbed a stick....carefully wound the weed away and aournd the stick....liberated mr frog!

IN the process I found 2 more tadpoles with all their bits grown and gradually losing their tails -0nly about 2 days to go there I reckon.

Anyway.,....emptied a lot of the water out of the tub so the frog could get up onot ht estone easier and popped a few sticks to assits wiht the final walk to freedomw.

Ran upstairs. grabbed camera.