If the fish dies the other fish will eat it, Of course that just adds to the mystery. Was it natural or something else. Fish will get so frenzied when they spook that they will just up and die. They may be panic stricken by the heron overhead. You can generally tell if the fish are being hunted because they hide and generally become very skittish. A coon will grab the fish from the edge, which if you have friendly well fed fish is not that hard, they will come right up looking for a hand out, until they learn the hard way. Hope this helps.

AArrgghh!!! I had one, on my first ever hosta order back in 2010. Sad to say, it did not flourish, and died in 2012. Insead of replacing it, I got Hudson Bay, its sport. Which is doing better but not as exciting as Eskimo Pie, IMHO. I did not know the problems with white leaves on hosta. Who knew! Yours is a beauty, and it does well, where it is, I would not want to touch it..

Hi Plllog! "That is, I know it's possible, but might not be in your budget." See, there's the crux of it. This little beverage center idea of mine was not in the original budget. (Nor, alas, were new drywall in the livingroom and halls, the gorgeous walnut top on my used cabinet island, the matching gorgeous top that will soon be on the new media cabinet and the near full gut of the bathroom.) And we're still determined to get through remodeling our ugly duckling without taking out a loan or dipping into savings. Conventional wisdom says: Wait until the coffers are full again but that's so hard to do. First off, I'm a cheapskate. Even if the goose who laid the golden egg waddled up onto my deck and built a nest, I'm not sure I would willingly pay someone to mess up the walls I just paid to fix. Second, I'm not quite cheap enough. My new kitchen is starting to look pretty good but, gosh, it would look so much better if the microwave and coffee maker didn't take up so much room on that one counter. I'm willing to spend a little bit more to change that, especially since I'm going to have a piece of countertop leftover that should be just the right size. Still, it's nice to know that it's possible. Maybe when the coffers ARE full again I'll put a tile counter outside on my deck to shade the golden goose should she happen to wander by ;) Thanks for your help!

I see these pretty much every time I go to the thrift shop. I have one and one time my sister was in my kitchen and saw it and said "OH I need one of these, I can't find one anywhere" so I got her one from the thrift shop for a dollar. I have three. Linda is correct, they are for removing stuff when you are deep frying.