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Carnage in the garden pond

In the midst of winter, the dwarf alberta spruces next to the garden pond were completely covered with snow.  By the time these little trees were half exposed, I thought I should start documenting the pond’s reappearance. 

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At this point the pond had been under feet of snow for three months. 

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Eight days later, the outline of the pond has reappeared.

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Two days after that, it was apparent that at least one of the goldfish didn’t survive. 

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He looks terrible.  It takes two more days for the full carnage to be revealed. 

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Five dead goldfish: four in the water, and one in ice. 

I lost one before, but never all.