Pond Nightmares

Any one have nightmares about their ponds?

Last night I dreamed there were 2 raccoons, a coyote and a black bear in my
and my neighbor's backyard. I had bird netting on the pond (it was spring
because the plants were growing and everything was green and the dang
raccoons were ripping apart a nicely growing clematis on the fence)...
anyway, the bird netting was slipping off and the pond was exposed and I
needed to get to work. Everything sure looked pretty though. ~ jan

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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

"~ jan" <Seewebsite@jjspond.us> wrote in message
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> Any one have nightmares about their ponds?
>
> Last night I dreamed there were 2 raccoons, a coyote and a black bear i
n
> my
> and my neighbor's backyard. I had bird netting on the pond (it was spri
ng
> because the plants were growing and everything was green and the dang
> raccoons were ripping apart a nicely growing clematis on the fence)...
> anyway, the bird netting was slipping off and the pond was exposed and
I
> needed to get to work. Everything sure looked pretty though. ~ jan
>
> ------------
> Zone 7a, SE Washington State
> Ponds: www.jjspond.us
=================================Several times over the years I had dreams herons were getting the fish. :
-(
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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On Mar 4, 11:04 am, "ReelMcKoi" <a...@anon.net> wrote:
> "~ jan" <Seewebs...@jjspond.us> wrote in message
>
> news:m4apq49f5ptqd9buippd378tvn39f7cqvb@4ax.com...
>
>
>
> > Any one have nightmares about their ponds?
>
> > Last night I dreamed there were 2 raccoons, a coyote and a black bear i
> n
> > my
> > and my neighbor's backyard. I had bird netting on the pond (it was spri
> ng
> > because the plants were growing and everything was green and the dang
> > raccoons were ripping apart a nicely growing clematis on the fence)...
> > anyway, the bird netting was slipping off and the pond was exposed and
> I
> > needed to get to work. Everything sure looked pretty though. ~ jan
>
> > ------------
> > Zone 7a, SE Washington State
> > Ponds:www.jjspond.us
>
> Several times over the years I had dreams herons were getting the fish. :
> -(
> --
> RM....
> Frugal ponding since 1995.
> rec.ponder since late 1996.
> Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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>
> - Show quoted text -

I had a Blue Herion sitting on the netting to my pond trying to get
himself an Hors'Dovre. Fortunately I own a Beagle.. she hate critters
in the yard. She took one look at the over sized bird and charged
after it.. The bird has not been back since.
The beagle was given a nice raw hide for her diligence

In article
<2d48ef9b-19c3-473a-a237-56fc08037a4b@k2g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
Peter Pan <exar119@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mar 4, 11:04 am, "ReelMcKoi" <a...@anon.net> wrote:
> > "~ jan" <Seewebs...@jjspond.us> wrote in message
> >
> > news:m4apq49f5ptqd9buippd378tvn39f7cqvb@4ax.com...
> >
> >
> >
> > > Any one have nightmares about their ponds?
> >
> > > Last night I dreamed there were 2 raccoons, a coyote and a black bear i
> > n
> > > my
> > > and my neighbor's backyard. I had bird netting on the pond (it was spri
> > ng
> > > because the plants were growing and everything was green and the dang
> > > raccoons were ripping apart a nicely growing clematis on the fence)...
> > > anyway, the bird netting was slipping off and the pond was exposed and
> > I
> > > needed to get to work. Everything sure looked pretty though. ~ jan
> >
> > > ------------
> > > Zone 7a, SE Washington State
> > > Ponds:www.jjspond.us
> >
> > Several times over the years I had dreams herons were getting the fish. :
> > -(
> > --
> > RM....
> > Frugal ponding since 1995.
> > rec.ponder since late 1996.
> > Zone 6. Middle TN USA
> > ~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö>- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> I had a Blue Herion sitting on the netting to my pond trying to get
> himself an Hors'Dovre. Fortunately I own a Beagle.. she hate critters
> in the yard. She took one look at the over sized bird and charged
> after it.. The bird has not been back since.
> The beagle was given a nice raw hide for her diligence

The herons have a keen memory for ponds that have food. You might have
dodged a bullet if that particular bird didn't get a snack before your
beagle came out.

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feed her raw chicken instead and she will be even more avid... LOL. Ingrid

On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 16:04:28 EDT, Peter Pan <exar119@gmail.com> wrote:
.. Fortunately I own a Beagle.. she hate critters
>in the yard. She took one look at the over sized bird and charged
>after it.. The bird has not been back since.
>The beagle was given a nice raw hide for her diligence

We had a GBH come by today. Jim watched it as it tried to figure out
how to get into the pond. The sides are straight cement and there are
greenery overlaps in various places. After a while, it left! We
shall see if it comes back. Thus far, pond 1, heron 0

Phyllis