What does your pond look like ... Today?

[Cakeatron]

I have a security camera on the pond but my son has to pull it up . I don't want to erase it . Knowing me I would hit the wrong button

I hear you. I have a couple of trail cams but I have a hard time keeping them going.

 

[Cakeatron]

my neighbor said it looked like a baby bear cub print . I asked him to look at it when I was out mowing . To me it does not look like a bear cub print . I was thinking maybe a fox . BUT that sure doesn't make it any better

sunny here but hot and they keep saying we will get a rain storm but so far nothing . I mowed almost the whole front yard and mowed both side yards AGAIN cakeatron my last name is murphy so the old saying goes with that name IF ANYTHING CAN GO WRONG IT WILL . I went down to the basement and what do I see but paw prints across the brigde over the pond GEEZE What next . Darn dogs and no leash law in farming country sure not mmy cats paw print as they are way to big . Those are deck boards so that you can see how big the prints are

I am thinking maybe coyote?

 

[sissy]

been there done that with my trail cams also . They are the newer ones you can access from your cell phone also . I bought 2 of them at the flea market 2 weeks ago for 30 dollars brandnew to see if I can see the bears .

 

[sissy]

We have fox but the websight I went on for Pittsylvania County said fOX sightings have increased and bear sightings . It lists all the anuimals in this area and coyotes are not on the list in Virginia

 

[addy1]

One of my huge lilies opened. Love the ruffle look.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

First waterlily bloom of the year!

And this green frog found a nice comfy blanket of algae by my waterfall.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

 

[addy1]

Dirty.

Did a bog purge, 5 wagons of plants removed. Turned the pond brown. Already clearing up.

My white pants! Took three hours. Also removed a huge clump of iris and grasses. About 3x3 feet. Got close to 90f but I was nice and wet.

 

[bagsmom]

Dirty.

Did a bog purge, 5 wagons of plants removed. Turned the pond brown. Already clearing up.

My white pants! Took three hours. Also removed a huge clump of iris and grasses. About 3x3 feet. Got close to 90f but I was nice and wet.
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Those icky pants are a sign of a GOOD DAY in the pond!

 

[j.w]

Dirty.

Did a bog purge, 5 wagons of plants removed. Turned the pond brown. Already clearing up.

My white pants! Took three hours. Also removed a huge clump of iris and grasses. About 3x3 feet. Got close to 90f but I was nice and wet.
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Very well done girl!

 

[addy1]

I didn't take a before pic. This was from 6/3.

This is after, I did a hard purge. The yellow flag will be cut back in the fall.

 

[bagsmom]

I didn't take a before pic. This was from 6/3.View attachment 168856


This is after, I did a hard purge. The yellow flag will be cut back in the fall. View attachment 168857

What a lot of work! I cut back a big clump of my iris. The blades/leaves were all sad and floppy, so I chopped it all down. I hope I didn't kill it by doing it at the wrong time of the year. It is a black gamecock iris. I thought it would stimulate new growth and might make it pull more nutrients out of the water.

 

[addy1]

Lol I chop mine when I get around to it. The bog / pond plants don't care. Recover quickly.

 

[RMaynard]

It's matured a lot in the 3 years since built...

 

[JBtheExplorer]

I've consistently had waterlilies blooming for a week now. Two of them today.