Fish

There were several swarms of small fish in the still and shallow waters of the canal, up to two or three inches. Plus these two large fish, somewhere between one and two feet long. They did not appear to be the carp such as live in the round pond in the privy garden, but I have no idea what they might have been.

Also a pair of swans and several coots, two of them sitting on piles of sticks. Is it the swans who are eating the duckweed down? There was some around, in the margins of the patches of water lilies, but not much, and left to itself would no doubt have covered the whole canal.

And on the far side of the canal, beyond the boundary fence, among the various booths, the extravaganza people had put up a small dome, the triangulated sort, full of what looked like palm trees. Clearly a must-have feature for any self-respecting extravaganza.

Seeking advice.

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