Maybe we're meant to be banana farmers? When we left behind the beach life we took 3 banana trees with us. Now? We have a small area near the house with 5, the upper pond has 6, and a kiddie pool has 2 while each corner of the enclosure has 3. They were literally growing out of the upper pond and impeding the water flow so it was time to separate them out.

It's been a while since we've had a fish update. Our original goldfish are holding their own, and at least two koi have survived, and 1 comet. They also bred, as koi and goldfish can breed. Comets are a type of goldfish. I believe the hybrid offspring will be sterile, but time will tell. We also added 5 tilapia in the spring of 2016. It seems some survived and spawned, or we just have a lot of small, brown goldfish.