Army of tadpoles

Yesterday sucked. For no apparent reason I was sick 😦 So today has been great by comparison; food is amazing even if it’s bland, and it’s been fab to be outside (even if it’s currently a bit too hot for me). I hear we may get a storm later, so I’ll enjoy that if we do.

Anyway I spent some of today watching my new army of tadpoles! 😀

They’re awesome little things aren’t they?! They’re doing an excellent job of eating all the algae!!

The pond looks good as far as I can tell; I think for it’s first year (It’s 1 today if you count from filling it, or May 2nd when plants went in) it’s done well 🙂 No idea if the frogbit is alive though, guess we’ll soon see if they buds pop up from the bottom and start growing. If not I’ll have to find something else for cover.

I’ve seen at least 5 pond skaters and 2 back-swimmers, and there’s some swarms of tiny critters in there too (daphnia??).

It’s lovely watching it develop.

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