Our climates weird.
We drop into the upper 20s to mid 30s in winter.
But we never get frosts or freezes and it remains quite humid.
The end result being that most tropicals happily live and bloom through temps much lower than what recommended.

Just last month I was happily picking hordes of gardenia flowers in 30* weather.
My neighbor keeps her phals out year round...
I guess I'm more worried about the light levels, and the fact that we have very wet winters.

It's not a very good shubunkin. But it's calico is colouring which means it's no longer a comet but a shubunkin.

My fiance bought me a ryukin. Actually I suspect it's just an immature oranda.

He noticed the goldfish and showed up with it the next day.
I hope it doesn't get bullied.
It's cute.
It's mainly white with some red spots.
But the red is mixed with black so the end result is dark burgundy spots.
I'm worried about its form though.
Oh well...

That does indeed sound like a lovely shubunkin, any pictures?

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I'm sure that there are quite a few catts that would do well in those conditions. I have seen catts growing in Florida, and there they sometimes get frost. Sometimes plants can surprise you. There are quite a few tropicals and semi tropicals growing here. I put my Norfolk Island pine out for the winter and it looks fine. Maybe I'll stick it in the groud. Kiwis grow well in some areas.
Sorry, no photos of the shubunkin. It was sometime ago I had that one. I had to sell it when we moved.

Hmm... Might go NOID catt shopping sometime soon.

Plants do indeed surprise you.
Stick out in the ground and amaze your neighbors!

What a shame. It sound beautiful.

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The pictures of the goldfish didn't go well.
It's very cloudy so all I'm getting is glare.

Here's the pond.
The yellow cym is fading. Not surprising.
It did end up in the pond several times.
I bought some water hyacinth.
And some azolla moss.
And the parrots feather from last year is somehow springing back to life.
I thought it was completely gone.

I'm thinking of mounting some orchids to the outside... what do you guys think?
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Oops. Pictures.
I think in one of them you can kinda see the tiny shubunkin.

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That's a cute pond. Cute shubunkin too.

Your pound is so nice looking, I wish I could keep a pond open all year

Thank you!
Lol... you can barely see it.
Once they realise I'm not scarey shadow
and the source of food I plan on some detailed beauty shots.




Thank you...
I'm just getting started on it so stay tuned.


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Got one more cymbidium.
I'm useless.
But it was only $10

They are growing so well though it's hard not to buy them.
Maintenance free plants really.
I water them when I remember.

This one is purple...ish..
It's kind of hard to explain.
In the two shots I'm provided is the colour difference.
The first one is how it looks under artificial lighting...
The second one shows the colour it is when in the sun.
Which is a beautiful smoky purple.

And here's the bonus... it's fragrant.
It's strange. It's an extremely light fragrance, but a powerful one.
When combined with the heavy, powerfully fragrant green and yellow one... they mingle and make an extremely beautiful and complex scent that wafts into my house.
It's like two halves of the same perfume. They green being the heavy low notes and the purple being the light high notes.

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Nice cym! I only have to wait one more month for the orchid show. Then I will get something new. It's difficult being an addict in a town that has so little to choose from.