This winter, our five pond fish were much entertained by the antics of the newly-arrived Little Fishy (pictured above). Little Fishy would have us believe that she swam across the Atlantic Ocean from her home in England. We humour her because she is a much-loved member of our family. Fishy can weave tales to rival those of any plant that grows in my garden.
Last week, when the day finally arrived for the five fish to return to the pond, Fishy insisted that she watch the proceedings from an adjacent Dogwood. The large Elm tree, she decided, simply did not show her colouring off to advantage. Who were we to argue? The Dogwood turned out to be a perfect place for Fishy since she hung by a lovely brass ring overlooking the pond. There was much excitement as my son and I put the fish back in the pond. I was only able to photograph four of the five fish together in the photograph here.
Little Fishy is the creation of the talented and lovely Gretel. When Fishy made her appearance in Gretel's blog, Middle of Nowhere, I knew that her home was with us. If you have not visited Gretel's blog or her Etsy shop, Red Flannel Elephant, then you have a treat in store for you. How Gretel can needlefelt such lovely creatures is magical and mysterious to me. Fishy arrived in a beautiful package along with a beautiful set of cards featuring Gretel's toy illustrations.
Now that the fish have been restored to the pond, it feels as if summer has arrived. Weather-wise it certainly has as the temperatures zoomed up to 27c late last week and have been hovering in the low 20s for the weekend.
Fishy spends part of each day outdoors and accompanies us inside at night. Her days are filled with much excitement as Lytton, the dog, keeps neighbourhood cats and pesky pigeons away from the pond. Every morning we have been relieved to discover that none of the fish have disappeared.
