Fish Discovery

MacKenzie discovered a terrifying truth today. We are not alone. It's not just me and her furry brothers who live here. There are some odd furless, legless creatures that live under the water in the pond. She spent a good part of the day barking at the koi. The fish didn't like it either.

The reason why MacKenzie now knows there are fish in the pond is because I finally got the water clear enough to see them. How did I do it? I turned off the fountain. The pump is so powerful that it keeps any sediment in the water in suspension. Now the sediment is at the bottom of the pond where it's not so noticeable. The only problem is, I miss the roar of the fountain because it drowns at the freeway noise.

If it turns out to be a choice between not hearing the freeway and seeing the fish, I think I will go with a cloudy pond. I really hate the freeway noise.

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I came back from running errands today to find a big pile of clothes on the floor, topped with the old collar MacKenzie came with and a rock that I brought home from Ireland. MacKenzie had gone through my closet, pulled the clothes off the hangars and dragged them to a spot at the top of the stairs. Her old collar had been on a bookshelf and the rock came from a window sill.

It's such an odd collection. I can sort of see the fun in pulling down clothes and the collar was hers, but what is with the rock? Too bad I can't ask her what it all means.