October Surprise
My Shubunkin goldfish had two babies! I couldn't believe it when I saw them swimming in my water garden last week. At first I thought they were just some of the guppies I've added to the water garden to control the mosquito population. Then I noticed they have spots and realized they are in fact baby Shubunkins. I could only get a photo of one at a time, unfortunately (each baby is less than an inch long).
To further illustrate that my fish don't pose, see the photo below. That is a male guppy on the left, a Comet goldfish on the right and an adult Shubunkin hiding in the center.
And it's all happening in this relatively small world...
The squirrel wonders what on earth I'm doing hanging over his water-source...and why I'm not either filling his feeder or tossing some bread or fruit to him. Humans!
Meanwhile the flowers against my back fence are blooming a bit. Here is some milkweed...
...and a firecracker plant...
The butterflies like this red penta...
The lavender is doing well.
...and of course the hummingbirds' favorite remains the salvia...
I love my little succulent container garden.
So does this Texas Spiny Lizard.
I recently took another trip to The Natural Gardener. Here is what I bought...
The Natural Gardener is one of my favorite Nurseries. I hadn't been there in a long time so was surprised to see so much had changed. They have created a beautiful water garden.
There were so many plants blooming the day I visited. I'm not sure what this tall yellow daisy-like flower is, (some kind of sunflower?), but I like it.
I was also pleasantly surprised to find that they've added goats next door to the chickens at the nursery. These two seemed quite content -- and at least one seemed pregnant.
All in all it was an enjoyable day. It's nice to think about pleasant things like gardening and other happy thoughts again. Speaking of which, I hope you all have a fun-filled Halloween...
"Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears." - Edgar Allen Poe
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