Sad news on the aquatic front. I have not been free to update you all on the incidents described below as not all the family members involved had been informed, but that sad task was completed today (after her Uni exams finished) so now I can reveal all.
Several weeks ago, we noted that only two of our fish were turning up for their nightly feeding: David “Fanny” Schwimmer, and Jackie “Jackass” Jordan. Lucky and Maddy “Mad Eye” Moody were nowhere to be seen. The first few times I thought they may have just been hiding, not hungry, or shy, but after a week had gone by we started to get nervous that their non appearance denoted something more sinister and permanent. That’s when my daughter spotted this:
We quickly got some chicken wire which we put over the top of the pond – the same day we bought Edward Cullen – and there has been no further untoward avian activity. Still, it has been a sad time, and I have felt guilty for not providing a save haven for our piscine friends. Hopefully this will be the final episode in our series of underwater misadventures. Fingers crossed our doggies are fearsome enough to keep any neighbourhood moggies away. I think we all deserve a little tranquility after this.