Cat, I'm aiming for 59.5 as opposed to 67. I'm almost there but, working in the oil business, I may be retiring even before I hit my magic number. The price of oil may take care of that. Meanwhile, I'm sprucing up the farm, building fences and renovating the pond so it's ready for the big move. And, of course, keeping the Goldwing gassed up...

Bill, I have a question for you... you mention stocking invertebrates. I seem to have a lot of algea recently (green/brown) which presumably supports some invertebrates. I haven't seen snails although I'm sure there's an ample population of mesquito larvae. But, how do you stock invertebrates and, if you do, how do you know which are the best for any given pond? Probably a stupid question but I'm drawing a blank...


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