Overcrowded but Thriving: A Backyard Pond’s Beautiful Mess with a Little Bit of Life Lesson

Hello my Hiver friends! Let me share with you my pond photos for today.

I stepped out into the backyard today hoping to catch a little sunshine and maybe pretend to be productive, hehehe... But then I saw the pond... Or at least what used to be the pond... It was so overgrown and it looked like nature threw a party and forgot to clean it up… so cramped..

I figured I’d do something about it,, mostly so I could say I “gardened” today.. 🤣 So I started cleaning.. I tried to separate the old from the new ones.. As I started clearing the mess, I spotted some water lettuce floating around..

But here’s the thing though,, the new ones were all squished together in one corner like they were having their own world… totally isolated from the older plants where the chaos is.. roots are wrapped around their stems and up to the leaves.. so disorganized..

I had to laugh and thought.. these little green guys were packed in like it was play time for kids… and the old plants are like adult humans cramming for everything.. work, house, children,, basically life.. It looked kind of amazing, honestly... So I grabbed my phone and snapped a picture.. Just one of those weirdly cool moments you don’t expect to find in your own backyard..

Turns out even pond plants have their own drama. Who knew?

So that's all for my pond drama today! Have a great day everyone.
@vvodjiu

Note: Photos are all taken by me and was edited on Canva for enhancement.