August 28, 2021. Western Head, Nova Scotia. My 6 Fish.

These 6 fish have survived three winters in our little pond in Nova Scotia. That means that this is their fourth season in the pond. Even when the pond freezes over, the fish bury themselves in the mud and somehow or another, they come back to life when the ice in the pond melts. Of course, I do not see them but Walt keeps me informed. Walt also feeds them throughout the year. There is plenty of food in the pond for the fish to eat but they like the fish food we give them. Every summer we are happy to see our six fish. Anna feeds them every day she is here. The first thing she does every morning is to feed the fish. They come immediately when she throws the food into the water. Mary Frances actually trained them the last summer she was here. The clever fish have remembered and come quickly when they sense the food hitting the water. But last Monday only 5 fish came to get their treats. She watched for a bit but the sixth fish did not appear. The same happened on Friday. Only five fish coming to eat. She put food in other parts of the pond to encourage the sixth fish to come but to no avail. So one fish has died or was eaten by some critter. No dead fish has been found floating on top of the water so perhaps the lost fish will be seen soon. Racoons will eat fish. Also herons. But these fish have been clever to hide from predators. Maybe the lost fish is having babies and is just hidden from the world. We are attached to our 6 fish and hope that soon we will see the lost fish. But I am not counting on it. I think that lost fish is gone for good. Every day we look and hope. Time will tell.