It always amazes me how those wacky fish and frogs manage to survive under that ice--even with the heater to create an air hole. It just all seems so..... you know.....cold. Brrrrrr.
It's a weird world in winter--one that I can't imagine those who live in warmer climates year round would understand. When the cold and snow come, the outside world sort of shuts down. We all hunker in our homes and toast our cold bones by fireplaces or just the glow of the TV. We don't see much of our neighbors (thank god) and it's like the world is hibernating.
When you live as close together as we do, winter is a good thing--we all need a break from the annoyances of each other. We don't hear radios blaring music we don't like. We don't hear squealing tires or loud motorcycles. There are no lawn mowers or leaf blowers. Heck, I don't even smell my neighbors cigarette smoke in my family room during winter months. It's all quiet--gloriously quiet. And neighbor free.
I imagine that is what it is like for my fish friends as they swim around under the ice. It's probably quiet and dark, sounds muffled and no annoying visitors like the raccoon or opossum to eat you. Oh, they still come to drink water by the heater, but there isn't much fishing going on during winter. Apparently opossum are not big ice fishermen.
I think we all need this time of respite--even the fish. It's good to just slow down, relax, and ignore the world for a bit. It's stressful that big 'ole world, you know. So, while everyone is trash-talking the snow and the ice, I'm sorta glad for the time off.
Hibernation is underrated.
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My teeth are chattering just thinking of those wee fish swimming around in that freezing water! What's your address? I want to send them some mittens and scarves! Hmmm.... maybe the mittens won't work on their little fins. ;)
xo Catherine
I wonder what they eat? The fish not your neighbours.
You just enjoy that isolation/hibernation. Spring will come.
Now that I think about it, my neighbors have been quieter than usual lately...and much fewer kids run up and down the street. Me likes.
No snow and ice here.. in fact will be around 60 degrees here today.. JUST WEIRD, and I am missing a good snowstorm.
Neighbors' cigarette smoke??? ewwww, don't they know that sane people do not smoke!
All our 2-inches of snow melted with the rain today. No hibernating this year. Nuts, I like it, too.
Although, we STILL have 2.5 months of winter left...
You know that fish don't have the biggest of brains and I suspect their thoughts are mostly - find food, stay alive. Find food, stay alive and not much more than that. Not to ruin your ruminatin'
Yea...that must be weird for them. And that's exactly why I've been struggling to get to the pool lately...it seems so out of season! Have you been keeping up with the pool?
It's great to hear about fish tha are not contaminated by polluted waters. where I live you cannot eat the fresh water fish, becausethe waters are so contaminated and filthy.
I remember when I was a kid it was not that way, I wonder now what happened????????????
http://www.squidoo.com/help-save-our-water-supply-from-pollution
Yes, you are right, winter is a quiet time of year. Although I do tend to see the deer wandering around the property a lot more in winter than in summer. I think it is because they have to keep moving to find food....and to keep warm! Glad those fishies are doing well...it would be neat to shrink down and go check out their world!
Yeah! Even more reasons to love winter!
I'm pretty sure that I would never make it as a fish, I couldn't hack swimming in ice water all winter. Now a bear, I could be a bear, they hibernate :)
I can't imagine being in water that cold! I like not having to see my 50 something neighbor out in her swimsuit weeding the front yard in the winter. It's not pretty!
Catherine--I think they like hats, Catherine, little fish hats. But you'd better send a LOT of them--there are lots of fish. And oh, don't forget Mr. Cuddles--he's out there too. ;)
Mary Ann--I wish the fish would eat the neighbors, that would solve a lot of problems. Hahaha! The fish hibernate--they sort of go without food until spring. They won't eat food when the water is below 55 degrees. If they do any nibbling, it is on the algae in the pond.
Vanilla--I love Spring. I just don't love my neighbors.
Silverneurotic--I don't mind kids, but I do mind wacked out crazy neighbors who do weird stuff. I've got lots of that surrounding us. Ugh.
Diane--This is the knucklehead cop next door--he stands outside to smoke and it comes right into my house. He is an idiot.
Rebecca--Even when the snow melts, these folks are still hunkering down. But that is good for me. I can go out in the yard with Hobbes and enjoy the silence.
Pricilla--They don't even eat food when the water is below 55 degrees. So I think they are just thinking "Gees, where did the sunshine go?". Sorta like me. ;)
Nancy--I haven't been swimming because of the toe. The doctor says I can go back now, but I haven't crossed that threshold just yet. I need to!
Susan--Too many people on this good green earth. We don't eat these fish--they are minnows. And besides, they are our friends.
Hot Rocks--I like deer as neighbors, but not people. Yuck. I love to see the fish when the ice melts on warm days. I even had a frog pop up today! Hooray!
Sharkey--That's the best part--the idiots all go inside and stay there.
Ann--Usually they just stay still at the bottom of the pond--no eating, no swimming, etc. This year, it has been warm, so they are swimming around. It's funny to see them under the heater. I could be a bear too.
Beaded Tail--What is with neighbors? They do such weird sh*t. I guess they say that about me too, but at least my house and yard look nice!
Oh yes...how quickly I forget these things.
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