Well, every cloud has a silver lining. We had been wanting to buy some of the beautiful Koi being sold at the nearby Tropic Bay Water Gardens, so once the pond cleaning was finished, Paul and I went on a Koi shopping trip. We bought four: a black and gold one which Paul named "Speedy"; an red/orange one with black spots which Paul named "Spotty"; a yellow one which I named "Daffy" (for Daffodil); and a white one with black and gold spots which I named "Jacqueline" (because she looked French and we're going to France this summer).
Paul held them in their big plastic bag on the ride home and they kept opening their mouths against the side of the bag, which Paul said felt like "a million little kisses."
The new fish swam happily around their new digs, then noticed the old fish hiding out under the fish cave and went in to check them out. I guess everyone was pretty friendly since later that night everyone was out for a fish party. The last guest will arrive later this weekend, since we're going back to Tropic Bay to buy a bigger Koi when they are on sale for the Aquatic Festival which starts Saturday.
While the pond was being cleaned out, the bridge was painted. The top is the same color as the porch deck, a deep brown, and the sides are a pretty blue. It was a challenge to pick out the right color blue, but I think it turned out just fine.

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