For the past few days, the weather has been perfect for the garden even though it has been not so perfect for outdoor work. Between the thick fog and drizzly rain, it was pretty miserable being outside for any length of time. Early this morning, I slipped outside to put out a bit of birdseed for my critter friends, As I sprinkled the seeds on the ground under the flower benches (hawk protection), I noticed that Puddle Pond was nigh on dry, Strange considering the rainfall, as of late. I made a quick dash for the water hose to fill the little pond. There was no reason to let the recirculating pump struggle so. As the pond filled, I stood under the arbor pondering the situation.
The coons definitely play in the little pond and can be found there nightly. Surely, they did not drink that much! Another thought is that the deer came to visit last night. They do come occasionally to check if any seed had been left by the songbirds. Several deer may drink enough water to run the tiny pond shallow but it was still perplexing. Then, a thought! If it was the deer, my cabbages were probably gone!
I turned off the hose and meandered to the garden plot. Nope! Cabbages were still there! Everything looked intact so I headed back to my dry spot under the arbor. The baffling problem of disappearing water had to be muddled over and then fixed. Puddle Pond needs its water! The frogs will not be happy with a dry hole in the ground! And...the rains started again.
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