Country Escape's 2nd pond - Goldfish only

[addy1]

Forgot about the cucumbers, love them. I jar the tomatoes, then use them all winter for cooking.

 

[sissy]

my dolphin plant is going to bloom /4 flowers total .pee wee chillin in lavender sweater near some of the cards we are getting rid of .

 

[addy1]

neat looking plant, cute pup too Sissy

 

[sissy]

fat little guy too :razz:

 

[CountryEscape]

I've never heard of a dolphin plant, Sissy! That's really different. And, oh my goodness, PeeWee may be short, but he sure is not small! Bet he rules the roost, and I think you said he does control your big dog, King Arthur (I think that's his name). Those little terrier types never think they are too small for anything!

 

[sissy]

pee wee is an applehead chihuahua and the next size up from a tea cup chihuahua and he is just pleasingly plump .Yep he bosses king arthur but the king will not let any one hurt pee wee .I never heard of a dolphin plant until Tesia gave it to me and can't wait to see the flowers open .

 

[CountryEscape]

Yes, now that you have turned us on to another plant, you will HAVE to post a pic of it when it blooms! Feel free to post it here, BTW. :razz:

 

[callingcolleen1]

Pee wee looks very handsome and warm in his little sweater! That fat little Poppy of mine is also so very tiny and small at a mere 60 pounds! Lots of it is fat, but more to snuggle cause I am so needy and cling to that fat poppy when tired, I swear she helps me sleep better!

 

[j.w]

Yes cool looking plant sissy and peewee does look handsome in his nice sweater ready for a date out on the town :razz:

 

[sissy]

He is just tad bit chunky but has the distinctive wrinkles around the face that the really wanted appleheads have and the chunky neck .Been keeping an eye on the dolphin plant and should Tesia and she told me they usually do not bloom until there 3 years old and a bigger plant and this came from a cutting Tesia took off her mothers plant

 

[CountryEscape]

After snowstorm Virgil made his way through Illinois, this is what the goldfish and koi ponds look like. Thought this drift of snow that formed over the goldfish pond was interesting, especially since the stream is running under the middle of it!

For some reason the goldfish pond got totally covered in slushy snow, and the koi pond remained open. I suspect the koi pond had more water movement with the 4200 gph pump throwing water into the basket and then over the waterfall. Still not hooked back up to the Skippy, though. Goldfish pond has stream running and also the bog, which is the slightly open looking area at the far end of the goldfish pond in the previous photo.

 

[j.w]

I know you don't really want the snow but it sure is pretty and look how it got you a nice day off :razz:

 

[sissy]

The bigger pond was the one that emptied so the water will be warmer .

 

[CountryEscape]

Got the last 10 goldfish caught from the koi pond tonight, with a flashlight and net, in less than 30 minutes. Sooo excited. So, now all the goldfish spawning will happen in the goldfish pond this year, no interbreeding with koi for babies anymore. So, any koi babies will be full koi.

 

[j.w]

You got some pretty patterned goldfish there!