Eggactly my point...

Today the chicks and I noticed that our fish were in a frenzy at one corner of our tank. But, not being experts on why fish do what they do, the curiosity soon faded, as did their frantic behavior. Later at dinner though I got the bright idea that maybe they were doing some "romancing" behaviors, and maybe they were laying eggs . So we started to look at the area they had been in, a shelf on the corner, and everything had been moved. Before, it was covered in pebbles and these two little grass things.  This evening there was only a few stray pebbles left and the grass things were floating. We didn't see anything that we thought looked egg like. So we went back to eating our dinner. After I finished eating though, I got to looking at the tank again. In particular the grass things that were now floating. I noticed they were covered in what looked like large grain sand.

See the little ball things? NOT SAND! :)

So then I got to looking around at everything else, and these little round clear balls were everywhere...

This is just an example of the other places that the little balls are...

So, naturally... I Googled what a gold fish egg looks like and have mercy, friends... that is what is everywhere in our huge tank. I then read more about them, and realized that the frenzy in the corner earlier must have been a massive feast, cuz the fish will then eat the eggs that are layed. I gaged a little at that. Once we knew that, my girl immediately went into mommy mode and told us that we had to protect the ones that were left. Good greif. :) So we scooped up the grass things and put them in a seperate little box thing that floats in the big tank. If they are fertilized we should know in 24 to 48 hours cuz they will start hatching. The ones in the big tank need your good wishes cuz they will be left to their own devices for survival. I feel so unprepared. :) Ha! Guess we'll see what happens.

Otherwise... things have been status quo. :) The day before yesterday, Tuesday (?), we went to our neighbors and picked Mulberry's. It was heavenly.

This is what my fingers looked like after the picking, and of course a picture of the booty.

They were so sweet and delicious. I had hoped to make a crisp or a crumble with them, but they barely made it past my front door. I had not had mulberry's in years, and it was such a special treat. It took me right back to my childhood when I would visit my daddy in Kansas, and I would play with my friends across the street from him, and they had a huge mulberry tree that us kids would eat our fill of. I always ate more, after all, they lived with that tree.  

Anyway... hope your week has been going well, too. Only one more day till the weekend, friends.

God bless you!