The Sun reflected in the surface of our garden pond, in the 90s or 2000s. The pond is formed from the foundations of a WW2 air-raid shelter to the rear of the house. The front door is a bit crooked as a large bomb exploded 5m away in the street in The Blitz. Plymouth has a ‘bomb book’ where the impacts were mapped each day by the City Council. Our house was already 50 years old at the time. It has flawed glass panes in the front windows that were probably replaced after the blast. The next road has two newer ‘infill’ houses as two adjacent homes in the terrace were destroyed by a bomb.
When we first introduced fish to the pond they were given names.