The fish get right into her hand to feed.
I have tested the water and used several things but I think I had more fish than the tank would support. They were barely 2 inches when I put them in a year ago. Have had lots of foam recently so I'm not sure they weren't spawning.
Hmm could be.
Christi,
There are some pond items that help clear the water...pond clear, cloraminine or something like that remover...if you've been putting tap water in..it takes out chlorine...that tub is big enough though that filling it even a quarter of it should not make a difference...mabe the water is very warm?
You should see the monsters your next door neighbor gave me from that pond in the pictures...I'm afraid they're going to eat me everytime I feed them! they are huge now...
Yes, MG tree is doing great..everything is...Shall I bring another truck load?!
Oh yeah, got lots of expensive chemicals. Ready when you are, darlin'. Well, make that some little while after Aug.12. When I get this fixed..hold on...I'm gonna be running instead of walking.
whooohooo!!
Well if nothing else chlorine drops usually does the trick..they aren't expensive...
I have to drive clear to Dallas to restock my pond..you just open the gate..lol
Ready and waiting, as is Becky. Going to a dinner party at her place tomorrow night. You won't believe what all she has done since April. Could you perhaps catch a flight tomorrow?
LOL..would love to....but this is the last mad dash to get the Jungle in shape for the swap next week....I have the deck torn apart right now....took down the black eyed susan vine - the chalice vine went nuts, so have threaded that up into the ladder trellis...bet it will bloom crazy in fall.
Think I'll post a picture to break up the chit chat...lol..
this is brunsfelsia Americana
Tuberose...Lordy what an aroma....
Christi, what is all that short green stuff in the back ground? snicker
uh, er, uh...St. Augustine grass. Not long for this world I promise.
Great pictures! One of our friends thought their swimming pool was boring, so they turned it into a big pond with Koi and lots of water plants. It's not boring anymore! We thought of doing that with our pool, but eventually filled it in and built a greenhouse on the site. One way or the other - more room for plants.
Now isn't that interesting...I was thinking of doing the same with my hot tub I never use..
Hi. Christi, we're so sorry you lost one of your koi.
Gail and I have been known to go into mourning when one of our fish died. This is something non-fish people can't understand. Better yet, try finding a veterinarian when one of your prized fish is sick. They look at you like you are from another planet.
I was lucky because our dog's vet would listen to my fish's symptoms patiently, wait until I came up with the diagnosis and prescribe the medication but I had to tell him what to prescribe, the strength, the delivery method and duration. Thankfully, he never charged me for the visit, only the medication.
Take care, all.
Sylvain.
Good morning, Polar Bear. Seems that gardeners are particularly great lovers of all things.
Put in a bird feeder along with all of the plants and the water fountain and there is an automatic bird sanctuary. Found frogs all around the pond yesterday. Have had an abundance of hummers. We have 3 dogs and would probably have a cat if our oldest dog would allow it (she won't). Was surprised when we became so attached to the fish. Wouldn't have wanted anyone to hear me talk softly to the fish as though they were all warm and cuddley.
Glad folks understand.
Christi
I love the birds but I have discovered a horrible side-effect to having them. I hardly ever get to sit in my knew adirondek glider because it always has bird poop on it. I go out in the morning, it's got poop on it. I get the hose and wash it off, but now I can't sit on it 'cause it's wet. I go out later to sit on it after it's dry and it has bird poop on it again. And let's not talk about the strange colored stains I end up with on my feet after going outside.
Isn't paradise just wonderful!!!LOL
I have 6 parrots and I wear old shirts,so when there on my shoulder,well you get the idea.
Sounds like you have a flock of pigeons that have made themselves at home.
Heck if you were hooking up the water hose you could washed your hair right there and then watered your flowers!!!LOL
hahahha! That's hilarious Julia!!!
And then there is gecko poop...since they can crawl any and everywhere, so too does the scat end up any and everywhere. Bending over to smell some lovely yellow jasmine, my neighbor came up with gecko poop on her nose. Talk about a belly laugh! But I think it was hard for her to keep her breakfast inside where it belonged.
Yokwe all!
Shari
LOL you guys! In Hawaii it's good luck to have gecko's in the house, is it good luck anywhere else?
When I find a gecko, I am thrilled beyond measure. Of course the ones I know are real small. Would be more than happy if they were bigger. I would consider it GOOD LUCK AND THEN SOME.
Well wouldn't you know it,as of tonight Toto really lives with me,here's the story,we took the birds to the beauty shop today ,to get there feathers beaks and nails done,and a retired from Arizona,brought in the baby blue and gold mcaw,to put on consignment to sell,well being a baby less than a year old,it took to Patti,so you know the rest of the story,well funny thing they had named it Toto,because they were moving to Kansas from Arizonia!!!!
AAAAAAH! Now you've got a baby! How sweet! Does he eat nanners yet, like the others???? I bet he's a Darlin! Please post a picture of TOTO!
I will soon,he's a little scared of us at the moment,and he just now got his first tail feather.
When he lets out a scream,you get goose bumps!!LOL
One year, a friend of mine (some friend) gave me a gorgeous handmade cedar bird feeder. It looked like one of those fancy old fashioned bandstands you sometimes see in town squares. It was gorgeous. Also, it was quite large and it held quite a bit of bird seeds. A bucket of 35 lbs of bird seeds completed the gift. I was thrilled.
Thenext weekend, I installed a pole in the back yard and perched the contraption on top. You have to understand, I hate ladders. Once the feeder was installed, I climbed up there again and added about 15 lbs of bird seeds. Everything was set. I envisionned little blue birds coming in for a snack now and then, going for a splash in the nearby bird bath: very pastoral, very foolish on my part. That was a Saturday afternoon. I remember it well.
On the Sunday morning, we woke up to an infernal racket in the back yard. It seems every bird within a 15 mile radius had heard about this wacko homeowner who had installed this all-you-can-eat buffet. There were flocks of all manner of birds fighting among themselves, jockeying to belly-up to the through. There was everything out there from crows, pigeons, blue jays, cardinals, grackles, sparrows, swallows, redwings, and doves and some other ones I had never seen. There was even a duck swimming in the pool. EEEWWW!
And then, there were squirrels running up and down the pole, sitting on the feeder's roof, being attacked by the more aggressive birds and even fighting among themselves. Bird seed was flying everywhere. Bird poop was everywhere. The bird bath had turned into lake Miasma. Cats were waiting patiently at the bottom of the pole and by the bird bath for an overeating bird to become too heavy to fly away so they could catch it. It was mayhem, I tell you: a vision straight out of the Apocalypse.
Rightly so, the neighbors complained and I had no choice but to agree with them. This would just not do. Within 24 hours of its inception, the feeder was empty. I climbed up there again, took down the feeder and removed the pole. I got $5 for the bird feeder in a garage sale. I gave away the bird seed to some unsuspecting fool and I tried hard to forget the whole thing ever happened.
I'll stick with fish any time. Take care, all.
Sylvain.
LMBO!!!
You know. I had (only for a second) considered planting millet in my backyard close to the alley because I thought the pretty purple foliage would look great in my tropical backyard. But I quickly envisioned such a scene as described above in my mind the minute I read "birds love!". I thought "NO WAY! I HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLE WITH THE BIRDS AND THEIR POOP!" Besides. I am suspecting they are guilty of eating on a tomato I was waiting to ripen.
Oh yeah they eate it!! I have bird spikes on my gate so we don't have to grab poop to open it!!!
I see a bunch of nature lovers here!!!!LOL
Love nature...not birds! Although your's sound much better behaved than wild ones Don!
I had gone on vacation for a couple of months and when I got home I had corn and other non-garden type plants growing under my birdfeeder. Don't think I've ever used it again...Hey PolarBear...you should have snapped some footage of that fiasco...Hitchcock could have used it in "The Birds"! (A movie that has ALWAYS terrified me!)
Geckos are definately good luck! Out here on our remote islands and also everywhere in Mexico that I have been. Get them singing (well, clicking), and you are doubly blessed...a singing gecko at a wedding is especially auspicious.
Yokwe everyone!
Shari
No gecko's here but as promised my new baby,toto!
Awww he's pretty!!!
Fragapanni putting on a show today.
Wow.. .that's pretty too!
