The dwarf water lily has grown. We finally had a little rain so the water level went up, and the lily pads got up on the edge of the little pond - some culprit ate leaves from the edge - hope this does not continue. Some leaves form tiny baby plants in their centers that begin to grow when the leaf dies. There are a few tiny plants floating around but not sure how they will attach roots to anything. The rain also got the frogs excited so there are frog eggs in the water. The water is pretty clear, without the water lily I think it would be like pea soup from algae in the heat of the summer. The Rosy Reds are happy. There were some bigger silver colored minnows in there but haven't seen them lately, they could easily still be in there.
This moth had about a 4" wingspan. He is resting on the new screen door that is supposed to keep out kissing bugs. But we found a kbug the other night while watching tv - need to seal all the cracks. Are they coming in the chimney? Surely they don't actually live in house? (Need to get a cat have had mice lately - that can attract the bugs.) Sent it to CDC, also recently Dr. sent blood test to CDC since I was bitten on Mothers' Day night. No results yet. Bummer in any case
