To me a garden isn't a garden without birdsong.
Sparrows,
Goldfinches,
House Finches,
Bluejays,
and other assorted birds are frequent visitors
especially when the wild Sunflowers go to seed.
And adding some of your own doesn't hurt either ;)
My Parakeets in the outside aviary my Dad made before I was born.
Other natural activity makes the garden alive.
Love my Dragonflies ♥
My photo made it into
Praying Mantis have been considered beneficial
but they also eat other beneficials.
They are still cool though.
Adding a water element makes your garden serene.
The Koi in my pond can make a bad day brighter.
By simply watching them it relaxes me.
Watching fish in aquariums have been proven to
reduce high blood pressure and stress,
I would imagine these would too.
My largest Butterfly Koi, "Angel"
I love to watch her fins float and
move so effortlessly in the water.
My other Koi
This one is a 3 year old baby that was born here in the pond.
Angel and one of my Sister's babies she gave me
that is about 7 yrs old
Feeding time :)
The whitish one is a sibling to the other baby from my Sister.
If you look close you can see an all black baby in the center of this photo. It was born last Spring, a year old now. A surprise since it's so dark we didn't even know it was in there until it grew!
The Falls drowns out most of the neighborhood noise.
And of course I couldn't leave out Boris, his feelings would be hurt. Natasha is hiding out. It's "The Season of Love" and Boris has only one thing on his mind!
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I want to thank all who voted for me!!! Woo hoo!! xoxoxoxxo
I have no idea what this award is for exactly - I voted for you - and I am so glad you won. Congrats to you girl. sandie
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i voted! :) thanks for linking up to this weeks garden party!!!! love all your back yard friends you shared! xoxo, tracie
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Tracie!
DeleteLoved seeing your parakeets in their outdoor aviary! How fun! Beautiful koi pond too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat ♥
DeleteYAY!!!! congrats girl!!!
ReplyDeleteI am just so happy to see that you have linked in this week...and to have the chance to visit here today!! I thank you so much for linking in and sharing your post with my party today!
I have shared your post this week with the Tootsie Time Facebook page.
Have a wonderful week...what is left of it! lol
xoxo
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Thank you SO much Glenda! Really appreciated ♥
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ReplyDeletebutterfly koi seem to lack some of the body size of regular koi, but the overall fish can run as long as 36 to 40 inches in the right pond
Love Butterfly Koi. Unfortunately, Raccoons found my pond several times over the last few years. Lost most of my Koi. Tried anything and everything to dissuade them. Sadly the Coons became to comfortable - they were even attacking us as we tried to get in our car. The guns had to come out. These little bandits that I loved as a child, has turned to hate as an adult. Hopefully this year I've found an answer to keeping them at bay.
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