Looking back much has happened in 2013. I wrote about many
things on my blog. Some were happy some sad. I’d like to close the year with a
happy note. Nothing important in this little article, just something that
brings me joy.
In October 2012 I bought a pair of Red Wagtail Platy. I put
them into a separate 15 gallon tank and the female dropped a small batch of
young on April 2nd, 2013. Five survived. She dropped another five about a month
later, but all of them died. I don’t know why.
I removed the male from the tank and put him into my 100
gallon tank, but he didn’t live for long. It is possible he was already old.
The female died not long after. The five little ones grew and one of the
females dropped young in December. I didn’t record the exact day.
There is a mass of moss-like stuff growing in the tank. I
have no idea what this plant is called and how it got in there, but I let it
grow. It doesn’t do any harm and gives the young a place to hide.
Yesterday I counted 7 little ones. There could be more. I
hope they survive. They should be large enough by now to escape from being
eaten by their parents, uncles and aunts.
I have 4 catfish in the tank also, but they don’t bother the
young Platy. Here is a picture of the tank. If you look close enough you’ll
see a couple of young in the left hand corner close to the bottom.
Our little canary, Eddie, is also growing and singing up a
storm. He was born at the beginning of August and isn’t even 5 months old yet. He
is a strange little bird. The strangest we’ve had so far. Very demanding. If he
doesn’t sings he complains about something, mostly his food. He loves his
lettuce, apple, and broccoli for lunch and he sure can put away large chunks of
these treats. He chirps loudly and continuously until he gets it.
For some reason he is quite content inside his cage. We have
to force him to stay outside, because he is so reluctant to leave the safety of
his cage. When my wife cleans the cage every morning, she opens the door. He
sits in the doorway and just looks outside but doesn’t fly out. The only way we
get him to be outside for a while is by lifting the cage off him. Then he
reluctantly jumps off the counter to land on the floor. I mean jump not fly. He
walks around the floor for a bit and then hops back into his cage, which we put
onto the floor.
Today, however, he actually flew off the counter and flew
around in the kitchen, not high, but at least he discovered he is a bird with
wings. Finally, he flew back onto the counter and hopped through the open door into
his cage. Then he started eating.
Talk about eating. We’ll be going out for supper tonight to
celebrate New Year’s Eve. It’s a buffet and we will be dining on lobster,
prawns, Muscovy duck breast, bacon wrapped beef tenderloin, herb roast chicken,
and various salads. Should be great. Too bad I’m going into the New Year with a
cold. I’m still coughing a little. Hopefully, I can keep it under control
tonight. I’ve been looking forward to this supper all month.
I wish everyone a smooth transition into the year 2014 and
hope you come back to read more about what I’m up to.
Don’t drink too much, stay healthy, and have a
Happy New Year
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