My pond outside is shallow and lined with rocks. That makes the water evaporate pretty quickly. To refill it, I just let the hose run for an hour or so. Besides filling the pond, the water overflows into my carniverous plant bog. As the water runs, I also scoop water out with a bucket and water all my potted plants outside. The pond water is nutritious, and I don’t have to unroll the hose all the way to my front steps where the potted plants are.
Last night after I had finished scooping water, there was something stuck to the bottom of the bucket. It was a worm of some kind. I have seen worms in the pond before, but they’re tiny little flatworms. This one was big and fat and freaked me out a little. Even more freaky was the fact that one end seemed to be sticking to the bucket while the other end poked around. It looked like a leech! I walk around in that pond, dang it! I have to go in there to clean the filter and to pull out algae. Now what am I going to do? Wear plastic bags on my feet?
My only consolation is the fact that it looked kind of dimply instead of segmented. I don’t know if that means it was a juvenile or if that means it was a different kind of worm. And even if it was a leech, the books say few leeches actually attach to people… most eat decaying matter or small organisms. Hopefully this was not a blood-sucker. I guess I’ll find out the next time I wade into the pond.
Okay, so my first thought was the classic scene from Stand By Me when they go for a dip in the water and everyone ends up with leeches…
But then I read further and got to this part – “few leeches actually attach to people… most eat decaying matter or small organisms.” Ummm, did you forget about the dead bunnies you have in your yard? If you didn’t have that food source, maybe you wouldn’t have leeches. You brought this on yourself.
Touche’!
[Bunnies and leeches, 1; Brad...zippity do dah]
Paybacks are h***.
This could be your perfect exit line to get out of all sorts of annoying situations…
** Jibblie Jibblie Jibblie **
EWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! Hey, you never said … what did you do with the leech?
And maybe you could get yourself a pair of silicone socks, assuming your in good enough shape to dress yourself & put them on the day you want to clean the pond.
Y’know, maybe what you need is a good blood-letting by leeches. Didn’t they prescribe (perscribe?) that in Days of Yore? It might fix all your wacky ailments!
Don’t kill the leech. (just joking)
Is it a slug?
I’m pretty sure it’s not. It has quite a different way of moving and was kind of swimming when it was in the bucket.