The Pool in the Garden of Consciousness

The pool in the Garden of Consciousness and its flowing cascade have become a bit of a biological adventure, due to a very high UV index and temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius that we experienced during the summer months of May and June. All bodies of water, unless they are doped with strong chemicals, are living arenas, filled with microscopic plant and animal life. They feed on the minerals and organic compounds in the water and they are fed too by the life giving energy of the sun. Such bodies of water will very quickly become home to burgeoning populations of plant and animal life, and the first to come will be Algae. (Only natural ponds which are well shaded by trees and filled with aquatic plant life and fish can escape this green transformation!) Within a few hours the beautiful clear freshly filled pond began to turn green, and within about four days it was covered with a brilliant green layer of very healthy algae. It looked good enough to eat, like Spirulina....
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