wow Liz, that's wonderful for you. If I manage to hang on to this house long enough to do it, having a pond in the garden is something I would love though not top priority just yet. My garden is kind of small though so I doubt I'd be able to have one big enough to attract too much - and right now with the West Nile Virus, carried by mosquitoes, around I guess standing water of any kind is frowned upon anyway, so maybe I'll just have to have a little fountain/waterfall.... I can dream about it anyway! mary Liz Graydon wrote: >Johno > >Lovely to hear from you again and glad to hear that you are up and about now >and trying to be positive. > >A couple of years ago when we remoddelled our back garden we built this >largish fish pond - Peter wanted it deep enough for fish in winter(about >30")and wanted a shallow "beach" end so that it was wildlife friendly. We >have worked quite hard to get it well planted and matured and the other day >I was hand clearing some of the algae when a little frog about the size of a >50p jumped out just in front of my hand. The next day I was doing more of >the same task and saw a pair of newts on the gravel just in the water. > >We are so chuffed that we have got the balance right and we are creating a >home for these creatures - I wonder what we will find next? > >Love and hugs > >Liz > > > Hello Dear Friends > > I have not been in touch for a while but I thought I had better send a >note to say that I am still in the land of the living. My number is nowhere >near ready to come up yet apparently (according to Cathy and Mary). >Healthwise I am about the same. The eyesight continues to deteriorate >slowly so that I cannot pick out detail now. Cathy took some photo's of >bluebells in nearby woods but I really wasn't able to see anything except a >blue and green blur. That is a great pity as bluebells in springtime were >one of my favourite sights. I am trying to be positive however but it is not >easy. I haven't even been able to say hello to my dear friend Marlene yet >but I am hoping to meet up with her this week sometime. > > I hope you are all well. > > Love and hugs > > The Old Boy - Johno > > > > >==== GEN-TRIVIA-ENG Mailing List ==== >RANDOM TAGLINE - GEN-TRIVIA-ENG - MAILING LIST >Pure Fiction messages are frowned upon - Elephants do not travel in balloons - please use the Adventure List. > > >