I get off work today and start heading for Glendale - west side basically - to get all these fish these people that are shutting down their pond said they have. They were going to give me all of them.
I was 1/3rd of the way there when I got a phone call from the lady I had discussed this with before. They had emptied the pond earlier in the day and found - 2 fish. 2 large Koi. Originally, there were about 40 fish in that pond. The lady lamented that heron had been coming to their yard frequently, but they thought the dogs were keeping the heron at bay and keeping them from actually getting at the fish.
She further lamented her shock to find only 2 fish left. Well, if they were large Koi, I was headed out there anyway. And yes, they are - about 17 inches long without using a measuring tape. Not in great condition - the water that the guy had them in, in a VERY small, plastic play pool was nasty. I was guessing not very good aeration in the original pond. Those 2 have been living in murky, green water for over a year. Okay, I know fish can live in that kind of condition, I just don't want MY fish living in that muck.
I have work to do. I put those 2 in the biggest pond - but I must thin that pond out and get some in the new setup out front and also maybe put a couple in the medium sized pond.
It wasn't a wasted trip - for free, those fish aren't exactly worthless. People are asking pretty good money for Koi that size. I mean, if she called me and said she had 2 goldfish, I wouldn't have bothered. Too far to drive for fish that I already have PLENTY of.
That's it.
G'nite.
ben
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Thursday
I hope I'm wrong, but I have the first indications that I may be coming down with what's been going around for quite a while now. My mother is very sick and has been for days - I've called her a couple of times to check in on her.
Last night's study group - the 2 hour round-table discussion that ended up in a $75 prepaid Visa debit card - was somewhat interesting, but not wildly entertaining. It was asking opinions about a website covering doctors and hospitals. There were printouts of views of these websites and we were to give our opinions on it.
There isn't much else to say about it, cause' that's all it was. I got my $75 card, thanked them and left. Yes, I would do another one of those roundtables if I were called and asked to do so, it's easy money.
Caleb has me beat: he has started to go to church, on his own, to a place that his mother isn't going to, either. It is the organization that wants him to go up to their facility in the mountains after school is over this summer and spend 2 months as a counsellor over youth. I'm guessing troubled youth or youth of needy families considering it's the Salvation Army.
I only think about going to church on Sundays but I pretty much don't go. It's an age-old story and long-time readers already know my reasons, no sense in going there again. If there was a church within a mile of my house that I thought I might be interested in going to, I would probably go. There's a huge Baptist church 2 blocks away of which I have absolutely no interest in, at all. There is some other church about 2 blocks away as well - not sure about that one.
It runs through my mind here and there, mostly on Sunday mornings.
Good for Caleb, is all I can say about that.
I have nothing else and anyway, it's almost time to start work.
ben
Koi ponds are interesting a a lot of work...*Whew*
Oh, I love it and yes, sometimes it can be a some work, but it's good therapy.
ben
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