Water lilies - Ugh!!!

The Puddle Pond began as a small watering hole for horses that we owned before Only Daughter learned to drive a car.  When the horses found a new home, we had The Puddle Pond enlarged and made deeper.  The water lilies that originally were contained and kept from spreading in pots managed to free themselves and propagate like crazy.  While they are lovely to look at and the flowers when they open are beautiful, they can be a headache.  The Puddle Pond is stocked with bass, bluegills, and perch as well as turtles and frogs.   We try to keep the coverage at about 1/3 of the surface which means time in the john boat for Mr P.


 The spray that is mixed and used on the lily pads doesn't harm the fish, frogs or turtles.  These pics are taken the first time Mr P rowed around spraying the lily pads and hoping the direction of the wind didn't suddenly change and give him a good spraying.  There have been two other spraying forays since this one.  The difference should be evident when the June 1st picture appears which will be taken tomorrow.  Where did the month of May go????

The following pictures are of the horse and buggies that the Amish here in Central PA use as their transportation.  I took a day off work mid month and we took a day trip to Ephrata to a large outdoor flea market.  The Amish have lots of stands at the market selling produce, plants, handmade furniture, baked goods... you name it, it's there.  The market's slogan in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect is "If you can't find it here, it chust ain't for sale."

 

 
The weather has been a mixed bag this past month - rain, humidity, hot temps.  Our veggie garden, which got an early start due to the unseasonably warm spring, is doing well. 
Have a good rest of the week and look for the 1st of the month picture tomorrow.