The fish just get fatter and fatter, but the plants have undergone some changes.
The cardinal flowers got so tall – over four feet – that the floating planter capsized in strong winds. I moved them to the shelf of the back pond, but giving them a firm base just meant the wind nearly blew them over in place. One of them bent over sideways; I call it the crazy lobelia because it is still trying to grow upwards, so it sort of turns in mid-air:
You might have noticed not one or two, but three lily blooms. This marks the first time I have ever had more than one at a time. I call it the back pond trifecta:
Here’s a closer look at the blooms:
In the front pond, I got my very first bloom ever on the yellow lily:
