What does your pond look like ... Today?

[FountainMan]

We had a big storm a couple days ago and a tornado touched down within a few miles of us. We were without power for over 48 hours and it was hot and humid - ugh ! Turned the hose jet on high every four hours to agitate pond's surface and add Prime. Also churned the pond with an empty bucket. Not fun in the middle of the night by the flash light on your phone

I told hubby if koi didn't survive, I was done...no more pond! We had a power outage some years back, but koi were small and didn't need as much O2. Power was restored this afternoon and all koi survived . Ironically this morning was our long awaited appointment for an estimate for a whole house generator!

As a storm chaser, I'd give anything to have been there. I have an unhealthy obsession with violent weather. Wind, hail, tornadoes, derechos, lightning, etc. Glad y'all are safe though!

One thing that might help in the future is one of those solar or battery powered air pumps like those used for livewells or stocktanks as an emergency aerator. Glad this had a happy ending. Koi are like family.

 

[addy1]

I have never had hyacinths bloom as much as this group is doing. Tried them years ago, yellow, zero flowers, never tried again. Maybe it is the snake poo in the water!

 

[Tula]

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I have never had hyacinths bloom as much as this group is doing. Tried them years ago, yellow, zero flowers, never tried again. Maybe it is the snake poo in the water!

A fair trade off - LOL !

 

[GBBUDD]

A fair trade off - LOL !

Easy for you to say you weren't out in the driveway doing the tribal snake dance

 

[Troutredds]

Clear blue sky is finally here this summer.

 

[jgell]

Was hoping for rain tonight. We didn’t get a drop but we did get a nice sunset.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

 

[j.w]

Looking at all the pretty ponds here makes the worlds problems seem to go away for awhile. Makes everything look so calm and peaceful. Maybe everyone just needs a pond and all their troubles will disappear?
Ok back to reality

 

[Mgessert]

 

[FountainMan]

Kinda depressing. It’s mid-July and my pond is bare of aquatic plants. Due to some personal circumstances, I wasn’t able to purchase plants when they were available at a local nursery.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

 

[cas]

 

[rubyduby]

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Never get tired of seeing this beautiful pond Cas!

 

[cas]

Thanks @rubyduby

 

[Criscar]

Enjoying my lunch spot