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Was out at the property today double checking the pond, and our new mini orchard along with rechecking the "I catch everything except crawfish" trap. As I walked around the pond it seems as though the water has really cleared itself up. Secchi disk has gone from 6-8" to 18"+. Has a bit of a green tint vs the coffee creamer tan we have seen since it was built last year. A pic of 5.12.24 vs today.

We re-potted 2 of the iris and 1 of the pickerel weed plants that for whatever reason decided to float out of initial planting area. Potted our new to the pond Detective Erika Lilly.

The wife and I did visit the pond this evening to watch the fish feed at 7:30 (6 seconds) and then again at 8:15 (8 seconds). It was the first time we've actually been able to see the fish in the water as they approached the food and then quickly snatched it from the surface of the water. All food was consumed within 10 min of being thrown out.

The fish feeder apparently isn't just good for feeding the fish. No sooner than it went off, our neighbor's lab (I've named Capt Crunch) popped up over the dam, made his way along the shoreline, greeted both the wife and I (checking for treats I'm sure) and then went full blown hoover vacuum cleaning up any of the tasty tidbits that didn't make it into the water. After his snack, Capt Crunch decided it was time for a swim and a drink heading into the water amongst all the BG.

I think I'll put a message out to Optimal. Their BG and JR food is apparently a nice treat for labs as well.

Just as it was getting dark we headed over to the bridge I had the trap set at for craws. Today was no exception to the rule. Today's catch included 4 small sunfish (1-2") 3 Green Sunfish (3-4"), 1 LMB (7") not sure how that fish got in the trap and to top it off 1 large tadpole (no legs) about the size of a quarter on the head. Thinking the tadpole was a bullfrog but it had no front or rear legs to help identify.

Was a pretty fun day participating in what the land, pond and creek provide.