The acorous all seemed to perish and the breakaway island seems to have vanished. I have the notion that the pontederia is deciduous, so the floating island looks somewhat 'winter-chewed,' compared to the pic, back in
this post. Maybe the 'pup' island will reappear once the warmer weather returns?
The most noteworthy thing of the moment is that the pond seems to be slowly - and noticeably - sealing itself. My guesstimate of the points of greatest leakage were the banks of the pond and the island, as the ducks had kept pecking (billing?) at those places. Perhaps seeking crop grit? Anyways, I've been constantly (and automatically) pumping water into the pond on a daily basis, although I have changed the length of time, depending on the season.
I'm used to seeing the level rise a little each a'noon and drop a little over the following 24 hours. But just in the last week, the amount of drop has slowed, markedly. A welcome trend!
No sign of the weedmat abating this winter, unfortunately.
