I finally got my first bloom!

[cnyle]

I have been watching the first bud for about a week, and to my surprise this morning, it had opened up. I guess I'm doing something right at last lol.

Here's a couple shots

of my goldies

And this little guy, I was cutting grass, and I actually ran over him with the mower! But he ran out into the gras, so I picked him up and took him to the pond, I let him go and he just sit there looking at me. I went back to cutting grass, and when I got to the backyard he was gone, so I hope he was ok.

 

[Veloth]

Congratulations on your first bloom. I'm still working on our first plants

 

[Big Lou]

Good for you. It's a beauty!

 

[j.w]

Very nice and love your little critter. I've seen 2 tan lizards on my walks in the past few days and had to move them off the road to the grass away from cars.

 

[cnyle]

Thank you all. It really is nice seeing things settle and start to do what we have visioned. I hope Sissy stops by this thread because earlier today when I took the pics my water was still a bit murky. But I went out this evening to sit, and I about fell over when I seen the water. It is now clear as a bell by using the quilt batting filter. Now that things are looking on the upswing I'm getting nervous about the winter fouling everything up.