Oh, how beautiful he is!

I love the plantings around your waterfall.

Aw, how cute! Looks like he's having a great time.

Unfortunately, a pair of cardinals have nested in my rose bush. Ordinarily I would love to have them in the yard, but there are cats around and only one of the babies survived last year - one was killed by a cat, the other was blown out of the nest in a storm. I took great pleasure, though, in seeing the third fly away. I keep a Scarecrow water cannon aimed at the area around the bush trying to keep the cats away, which will protect them until they leave the nest, then it'll be a problem.

Although not exactly a pond subject, a sparrow has nested in a hanging basket of wandering jew on our fron porch. She must be so used to activity on the porch that she'll let me gently bring the basket down so that my 5 year old can see. Her eyes light up every time she sees those four tiny eggs, now I can't wait for them to hatch!