The Pond Diary |
November - 2003 |
Go to latest entry.....................................Go to previous entry10 November - Another month of neglect has passed while other things have distracted me from the pond. At the moment the water is covered with a layer of duckweed and I must spend some times clearing some of it. A quick pond dip this afternoon came up with a reminder that even at this time of year you need to take care over pond clearing. Only the second scoop of water taken contained this newtlet, still with a good set of gills. It looks as though this one is going to be about thoughout the winter. It measured about 24mm in length.
26 November - The heavy rain of the last few days has meant that both ponds are full to overflowing now. During that wet weather I encountered numerous frogs wandering around the garden.
It was quite awake although I cannot help but think that it looks half asleep in the photograph.
Tomorrow I need to continue sorting out the path, but I also hope to take advantage of the high water level in the big pond and spend a bit of time skimming the surface to reduce the amount of duckweed present. |
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