What does your pond look like ... Today?

[BlueShoe]

The pond.
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Really stunning landscape shot. Looks like milkweed in the foreground. I bet you get all sorts of interesting butterflies. Just beautiful.

 

[BlueShoe]

Only started working on the garden a week ago so it's a project in progress. View attachment 131120

Wow — you did an amazing amount of work in one week! You must have been working full-time at it. Really impressive.

 

[BlueShoe]

This hot tub lily is blooming like crazy, two more flowers came up, it is such a deep color!View attachment 131108View attachment 131109



The lotus currently have 8 buds coming up, first flower to open, a pink.

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Oh, my. These lotus are incredible. Just beautiful.

 

[Mayank]

The pond is beautiful, but what really strikes me about this photo is how the blue in the pool and the blue sky and the blue umbrellas all echo and reinforce each other. What a scene! Is that a body of water (river or lake) in the background?

I agree. That setting is so tranquil. I think it's a waterway or lake behind the pool. My wife always wanted a pool but Michigan is not the best state for one!
Also, thank you for the compliments on my pond.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Really stunning landscape shot. Looks like milkweed in the foreground. I bet you get all sorts of interesting butterflies. Just beautiful.

Absolutely! I see all sorts of butterflies throughout the summer. Just about getting to the time of year where butterfly activity will increase. Once the Purple Coneflowers start blooming in my native garden, activity will really pick up.

 

[BobDE]

The pond is beautiful, but what really strikes me about this photo is how the blue in the pool and the blue sky and the blue umbrellas all echo and reinforce each other. What a scene! Is that a body of water (river or lake) in the background?

The water is Chipmans Pond. It is a 52 acre state owned and maintained pond. We live near the end and it is VERY quiet!

 

[Mayank]

So today the water is very clear and ammonia is zero on the master kit! That's eleven of our twelve. The 12th is black so maybe he's there too. They're gathered to eat our homemade food.

 

[Troutredds]

 

[j.w]

Beautiful pic of the lily and d-fly! Pond looks great and so clear as usual and Trick or Treat

 

[TheFishGuy]

here is

my pond today!

 

[Andrew]

Getting some gross scum on the surface in the afternoons, probably because the pond gets no shade in the afternoon and it's been incredibly hot.

So we planted a tree! Hopefully in 4-5 years we get some shade...

 

[BKHpondcritters]

Current view of the pond looking down from our deck:

And a few up closer shots of the blooming waterlilies:

Forget me not taking over the waterfall!

And a random frog couple.

 

[addy1]

Great shots!

 

[cas]

@BKHpondcritters what a pretty garden!

 

[texastkc]

Well we took apart the waterfall because it was losing water. We did the plumbing test on the bog filter last night, so more gravel is going in it today. And meanwhile the water looks like liquid mud!

But soon....