What does your pond look like ... Today?

[j.w]

Some call them Banana Palms but really they are not palms. I would think you can grow real palms there pretty easy. Only the Chinese Palm and maybe a couple others will live here in our colder winters. We don't get too terribly cold tho for too long. Sometimes my Banana tree won't even die all the way to the ground and when that happens then in Summer it gets twice as big. Yep take in those pretty new ones you just bought when cold cuz it would be a shame to lose them.

 

[tbendl]

I will, thanks j.w.

 

[Big Lou]

The heavy thunderstorms yesterday afternoon over turned three out of five tall pond plants. One was easy to upright. The other two I pulled out with a potatoe rack. Both are really broken down. Winds reached over 60 mph!

 

[tbendl]

When did you have these storms Big Lou? We had some crazy wind and rain run though our house early this morning... And now it's mostly gone.

 

[Big Lou]

Mid afternoon yesterday. We had only rain and high winds. Other areas received heavy rain, large hail, bad to severe damage from the 70 to 100 mph wind. Many people without power. Our power lines are undergrown so no outage.

 

[Lisaebetten]

What a difference with the color! And I spy a pumpkin also, is it real? To bad I'm not ready to decor the landscape around the pond cause fall stuff is just so pretty!!! Your bog looks great with your plants coming up and the rock work. There is a large rock in you path that looks just like one of my fav's here. I'll try to find a pic but I have put all my rocks away for the winter!

 

[tbendl]

Well we got your storm then Big Lou. It was weird. One minute all pretty and cloudy then the wind picked up and buckets of water fell... an hour later it was gone. Glad you didn't lost power.
And Lisaebetten, thanks!! Not a real pumpkin yet, getting a few this weekend. And I have to help with the fall stuff since we don't get much of a color change here.
You put your rocks away for the winter?? Isn't that like hiding all your toys?? I am possibly going rock shopping again this weekend.. I wonder what the 10 steps are for rock anonymous... I also wonder if the 10 steps are MADE of rock...

 

[Troutredds]

Sunny here this morning.

 

[Lisaebetten]

I like to see the rocks wet as it bring out their colors. Red or purple rocks are the best looking in my pond but they are hard to come by. I'll be thinking of the fun you'll be having. Just wait until you go on vaca some where are your scoping the rocks out deciding which to take home. I nabbed some from Niagara. Hubby and boys said I hit Rock bottom stealing from a National Park!

 

[tbendl]

Troutredds your pond doesn't even look real it's so pretty.

 

[tbendl]

hit Rock bottom

hahahaha
My girlfriends daughter brought me home a rock from Mount Olympus in Greece. I like to think I have a little of the gods now living at my pond.
Yeah I got a rock... From Greece.. If that doesn't show you how bad I am, nothing will.

 

[Lisaebetten]

Sunny here this morning.

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Can you please come to my stream and throw some rocks on my waterfall? Every time I do I don't like the look and take it down. Oh, how much evap do you think you get in a 2 week time? Just pleasant type weather, no wind, not over 85? I lose about 1" a hope it is to evap and water fall splash.

 

[Lisaebetten]

hahahaha
My girlfriends daughter brought me home a rock from Mount Olympus in Greece. I like to think I have a little of the gods now living at my pond.
Yeah I got a rock... From Greece.. If that doesn't show you how bad I am, nothing will.

Good your spreading the addiction. My neighbor kids love coming over and going thru my stash. I share but it's hard to let go. Hoarder issues I'm conquering!

 

[tbendl]

Oh no I don't share... Look but don't touch. My dang rocks. I have the callouses to prove it.

 

[Big Lou]

Beautiful