Beautiful day today, touched 70F at about 2PM,
After yet another Linda DR appointment, (that burned much of the morning), I began cleaning what I could of the pond without draining water. Wrapped a plastic lawn rake if burlap and "raked" the dead leaves that could be reached with it and pulled them out. Went fairly well for a cobbed instrument of destruction and I removed perhaps 2/3 of the debris. The process clouded the water pretty good, so I followed up by running the flush system on the bio filter while also running the garden hose at the same time. The majority of the floating cloud was removed and by dinner the water was clear again. Next warm day will be for draining to about a foot, removing fish we do not want, cleaning the bottom and sides then rearranging the rock formations. Of course I will refill it! It will then be ready for a smallish predator fish.
Of course, the springlike temps are due for another change tonight, not drastic but rain and temps in the 40'sF. The next two days will stay there and then a gradual warming trend. The North Country weather gods do not want to spoil these old bones with consecutive warm and sunny days.
Linda cleaned the pond house with her single working arm and a couple of stiff pain pills. She has gone into mother hen mode in view of the upcoming surgery. As I write she is manufacturing a double load of fur baby food thinking I am unable to do so. She forgets the formula is mine and I used to do the project weekly. She is making a three-week batch for the freezer, boneless chicken, beef heart, liver, beef kidney, beef tongue and a pork roast. After these are cooked in goes rice, carrots, green beans, and a vitamin mineral supplement. I swear the mutts eat better than I do.
Tomorrow I will be painting walls.