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[BKHpondcritters]

Some good looking snakes, arent copperhead bite like a bee sting it hurts but it wont kill anyone thats helthy

Worse than a bee sting, but you're correct - their venom is pretty weak compared to other snakes, and rarely fatal. Definitely a 'seek medical treatment' if bitten, though. And I really don't want one of the dogs bitten. Been there - done that. She ended up being OK (steroids & antibiotics for 10 days) but I'd rather not take that 45 minutes drive to the E-vet at 10:30 pm!

 

[brokensword]

You're not keeping up. I'm making massive progress now!

oh, I've seen your version of rock and roll. Then I read, somewhere further, something like "I think I'm going to undo a whole day of rocking because shelf #2 doesn't look quite right" and have to delve further into 'do I need to send more deer to help CW????

heh heh

 

[GBBUDD]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. don't let um intimidate you CW yes its taken a bit of time to get to this point but as i always say the last 8 months to get here are a blink of the eye to the 30 years the pond will be here. if something just feels out of place go for it get her right. and ALWAYS KEEP IN MY KIDS will be climbing on all sides of these, Water, kids heavy rocks and a weak placement don't mix. Its coming together let the artistic juices flow.

 

[brokensword]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. don't let um intimidate you CW yes its taken a bit of time to get to this point but as i always say the last 8 months to get here are a blink of the eye to the 30 years the pond will be here. if something just feels out of place go for it get her right. and ALWAYS KEEP IN MY KIDS will be climbing on all sides of these, Water, kids heavy rocks and a weak placement don't mix. Its coming together let the artistic juices flow.

don't you really mean the last 11 months, GB? Or has it been longer? I've already thrown out the 'pond welcome' calendar for CW. You know, ice cream and cake only last SO LONG! And SOMEONE had to put that keg out of it's misery; you can get sick from year old beer, so I'm told!

Now, back to watching that hourglass...again...gonna call it a yearglass at this rate.

 

[combatwombat]

@brokensword: How strong is your back? Get out here and start setting some rocks with me. I'll bring the ice cream.

@GBBUDD: I'm very cognizant of boulder stability. We shim and adjust each rock until I can't move it an inch no matter how hard I wrench on it.

 

[GBBUDD]

Good deal, don't take offense to it as your aware we get all kinds here and there's a lot to keep in mind.

 

[combatwombat]

Good deal, don't take offense to it as your aware we get all kinds here and there's a lot to keep in mind.

None taken at all. This forum should be filled with reminders to set your rocks sturdily. You never know who might end up in the pond and what might happen. I seem to notice that, the bigger the boulder, the easier it is to set it sturdy. Little rocks can be tough to stabilize, but aren't very dangerous. Big ones come with enough heft that they don't need much if anything at all. It's those 2-3 man boulders that most of us build with that are both tough to stabilize and very dangerous if one were to fall on you.

 

[brokensword]

all kinds here

whatcha mean, Willis?

 

[GBBUDD]

VInny Barbarino " What" Hey Mr Carter!

 

[GBBUDD]

Yea i know i dont make any sense im still living off the residue from high-school I

 

[brokensword]

Yea i know i dont make any sense im still living off the residue from high-school I

That was John's big break, if I remember right!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Had a Great Blue Heron in my yard by my native garden the other day! No where near my pond and all fish are accounted for. I don't think it was here for my pond, but it was quite surprising. Today I had a coopers hawk in the yard eating a dead rabbit.

 

[addy1]

I had hubby help me chop down some ever greens that have gotten a bit big. The needles stab me and my arms break out. So I decided they need to be gone. Hubby chopped them down, I still need to bucket them away.

I planted 7 native shrubs. Some where we cut down the green things.

I was down digging the hole for the plant and I got to play with a small garter snake. It was cool and the snake was moving slow and it had bits of skin on it, must have just shedded. Then a slow moving green frog showed, nice and big a beautiful lime color. I kept the two apart...............

The snake hung out long enough and moved slow enough I was able to "pet" it ie run my fingers down its back. For size reference the larger black tube is a 3/4 inch irrigation tube. I use it to cover the cam cords so the critters don't snack on them.

The bog canna is doing beautifully!

 

[Burd]

I was gone all weekend. Plugged in the bird bath heater when I got home everyone was thirsty

 

[CountryEscape]

I empty our bird bath for winter and turn it upside down so it doesn’t freeze. But the bog ran all winter last year, planning to do the same this year. Birds love getting drinks from it, especially now through spring. Once the plants get big, they feel more of a threat from predators that they can’t necessarily see, so then they use the bird bath.