The Fish Swimming Pool...

... in the afternoon. 

I am very pleased with my new plant purchases from yesterday's jaunt to Massa... though Codiponte is within the Province of Massa, it takes nearly an hour to get there, and by the autostrada!!!... and the mega-grande nursery... Giovanelli... there. I spent a good twenty minutes hunting for an Informed-person to help me find the aquatic plant life for purchase in the ENORMOUS establishment. I was sent to a woman in the Aquarium Department... another long trip... by a handsome & sun-tanned twink. He was pretty to look at but, his employer ought to invest in proper training of their Staff. This 20-something only knew about shade plants. Good Grief. That's about 0.3% of the stock of the nursery!!! He went back to pruning the dead leaves off a camellia. I padded-off to find the woman. She was dressed in an orange polo... like those worn on the budget airlines in the US... but, she answered all My Questions/Directions/Other. A Euro 100 later, I went home happy with a box of new aquatic plants, fertilizers & potting soil. Yet, I think once a quarter is well enough for visits to the Giovanelli in Massa. Too darn far away!!! Gads.