Day 81

Last fall I somehow forgot to evacuate the goldfish from my pond before it iced over. The year before Wally had told me that sometimes goldfish will survive the winter frozen solid, so out of the dozen we had, we left 2 in to see if they would live. The next spring I found their bloated bodies floating on the surface. So this year, I felt really bad that I had forgot them in there. I went to the pond with Wally this morning and saw 6 blobs floating at the surface and said "Awww.. see, they all died again...OH MY GOD THEY'RE MOVING!" Believe it or not, these guys survived being frozen solid. My pond is only about 2 feet deep, so it definitely freezes right to the bottom. I can't believe they lived!