We have fish!


It's been a slow week pond-wise but the electical is all wired up. Kari is happy that she doesn't have to mow around an extension cord anymore. :) We picked up ten koi today from a local guy who had a good spawn 2 years ago. So far they're sticking together and exploring every corner of the pond. They play follow the leader. If one swims into the skimmer then the other nine follow suit. At least they all follow the first one out again a minute later. Three of the goldfish have decided to join the koi but they have to really hustle to keep up!





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