What does your pond look like ... Today?

[GBBUDD]

While sitting out at the pond after a first day to work after the long weekend, I got a surprise. Here's the video

OR FAST FORWARD TO 4 MINUTES

Well I have been even more surprised by my surprise 5 days latter there are now TWO

 

[rubyduby]

Well I have been even more surprised by my surprise 5 days latter there are now TWO

I am SO jealous!

 

[GBBUDD]

 

[GBBUDD]

I believe they are painted turtles. As of today that I am aware of there are now two. Just to the left of the floating log you can see one of them poking its head up above the surface and off to tha left of that one you can see the other swimming away

 

[j.w]

Maybe they will stay and raise a family @GBBUDD

 

[SoCal Pond]

I ended up draining my main pond. I could not get it to stop leaking. The inside flagstone will be removed then it will get cemented in including two intake bays with flagstone around the top to match. After water proofing the inside flagstone will be replaced.

I was able to save 6 mosquito fish that I have no idea on how they got there. Maybe eggs from the first Lilly plant I bought. They are living the aquarium life for now.

 

[SoCal Pond]

Some might not find the mosquito fish interesting but I do. Mostly because I didn't buy them, they just appeared. They are as fast as lightning and were very hard to catch and save. They are also very shy and the aquarium I have them in has lots of hiding places so I have a hard time even spotting them.

Shhh! I snuck up on them after midnight and got this photo.

 

[SarahT]

Maybe they will stay and raise a family @GBBUDD

And then maybe @GBBUDD will change his user handle to "Turtle Poppa"?

 

[addy1]

I have not tried hyacinth in years, it never did well. This year put in 4 plants, they are exploding and for the first time in the big pond I actually have a bloom. The iris are just sitting in water at the end of the pond. May need to do a purge of some. Getting to be a big clump.

 

[j.w]

Beautiful @addy1

 

[BKHpondcritters]

Everything is really getting into summer mode! The iris are winding down, but the waterlilies have taken off. The lizard tail & pickerel rush are just starting to bloom, too.

And we have SO MANY frogs this year! (in part because we relocated our resident 'Nessie')

 

[addy1]

My frogs croaked thanks after our 4 resident nessies went to a new pond!

The little toadlets are hopping out of the water now. So so tiny!

 

[addy1]

Have not seen the box turtles Ina few years, this one showed up today.

More flowers.

Small stream pond

Lilies

I have something eating the buds off in the 1000 gl pond.

 

[Mgessert]

 

[GBBUDD]

Those purple iris have bloomed here as well.

And those box turtles are more numerous then you may think down there . i'd find one every other day out in the R.O.W