Here is our pond this week:
The pond seems so quiet at the moment. There is little to report, with no gulls, two Moorhens and only four Mallards.
The children went off exploring as I snapped away at the wildlife (and them):
T12 has decided to write a letter to the RSPB (with whom he has membership) to bring to their notice the damage the workers have left behind. There are bags, tyres, shoes, cans and much, much more:
It really doesn’t look too pretty at the moment:
The pond level remains the highest we’ve seen it and although it is not visible at the moment, we know from our earlier studies that there is some sort of overflow system to prevent the pond spilling over to the road:
So we thought we would check out the excess over flow water the other side of the road:
There was a substantial amount of water:
But no wildlife to be seen, unless you include my children in that category:
We had fun wading around, checking for depth, until it was time to go home. This is a photo taken from the overflow to show you how far away it is from our pond (you can see the row of houses that are behind the pond):
Over the next few weeks (we only have 9 weeks left until our one year pond study is complete!) we will be doing a few bird studies of the birds we have seen at our pond, as well as unveiling our nature study plans for next year.
Only 9 weeks?! How did that happen?
I always enjoy your pond posts and I’m looking forward to hearing your plans for after the year is up.
Thank you. We’ve enjoyed it, and it has gone by surprisingly quickly.
9 weeks left! Oh! I really enjoyed the pond study, could we go to another pond next year?
Hi sweetheart!!
Certainly, that’s what daddy and I are thinking of doing, but we’ll see after we’ve chatted to you all.
Wow, that is a lot of overflow! That is too bad that the workers left so much trash. You would think they know better. I think it is cool that T12 has a membership. This study has left a lasting impression on them.
The membership was my mum’s Christmas present to him this year. He’s very serious about his ‘responsibility’ now!
Those puddles look like so much fun! I love that you and the kids go out in all kinds of weather and not just on the dry days. You’d miss out on so much!
We live so close, it is no hardship to go, regardless of the weather. I’m not sure we’d be so stoic if we had far to walk though!
It’s so great that a nature study has branched off into some stewardship and prompted T to write (persuasively, maybe ?:) about the damage and debris left behind.
You always put a smile on my face! Yes, hopefully very persuasively!!
Always love the pond pictures. Good for T to be interested enough in the care of the pond to take the initiative to be involved in its welfare.
I am looking forward to your plans for the next pond study.
Have a lovely day, Claire.
So am I!! They’re not quite finalised yet, because we will need Gary’s input if our original thoughts go to plan. I’m excited about the possibilities though!
I frequently include my kids as wildlife…..
I’m with everyone else, what a shame they left that mess behind.
LOL! (Yes, me too, but I wasn’t sure if it was quite the thing to do so publicly!)