Who Wants This Fish?

Yesterday provided an increase in temperature. The ice in the pond has finally started to melt. I broke the ice up as best I could with a hammer, hoping to give the fish access to some freshly oxygenated water. 

During my smashing I found a dead goldfish. A pretty big one too!

We try not to waste resources here, so I went to find a hungry friend to eat this fish.

Yes, I could give it to Julies, but her kidneys aren't great and she's not supposed to have protein.

I could give it to this cat that follows me everywhere? Maybe; Ill check back.

How about that goose over there? "Gloria"

Nope, she wants to run away instead.

So I gave it to Matilda.

But she was more interested in me than the fish.

I knew the ducks would be happy for a fish. So, I searched for them.

I found them hanging near the coop.

With a single, well placed toss, the fish was in front of the ducks. A split second later Willis had the fish in her mouth.

As quickly as the feast started is as quickly as it ended. The ducks were off on a new adventure.

I found Julies nearly a half an hour later loitering at the same site that I threw the fish to the ducks.

She had been digging and eating the ice chips from the place where the fish had landed for half of a second. Silly dog and a poor looser if you ask me.

Thanks for reading!

Pierre Gets Some Companions

As you can see here, we found out how Ms. Pierre was dealing with the loss of her life partner, Mr. Sophie. She seemed very lonely. It broke my heart. So, after perusing craigslist for a over a week and coming up dry, I finally found a nice couple that had rescued two paired geese and were trying to find good homes for them. They arrived the same day I contacted the couple and we made a nice trade by giving them some of the plants from our plant sale for the new addition to our family.

Introducing.... Gloria and Russell!

Gloria is a female African Goose.

Russell is a male Chinese Crested Goose.

They love each other and I think it is so stinkin' cute. 

When they first arrived, Pierre was a bit wary. As you can see from the below picture, you can see that Pierre is on the far right and really was not interested in the new additions.

Russell sure is loud, but he is sweet. Gloria is timid, but kind. They havent quite figured out how to get into the pond yet, but enjoy drinking from it. Hopefully, Pierre will soon teach them.

Since their arrival, Pierre has warmed up to them. She now does not leave their side and has since been mated by Russell and allowed it.  I think she is getting over the loss of Sophie. Which is good, because it helps me heal also. 

Happy spring!