May 29 pond flowers and other wildlife

[brokensword]

some pics from over the holiday weekend of the blooms and wildlife inside the pondhouse...

brought the taro out; largest it's ever been in the spring;


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the spider lily is blooming AGAIN! I counted 9 more buds getting ready!
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the forget-me-nots are blooming
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Our newest inhabitant; we call him Chippy. But, if I can find the hole, he's going to get evicted...

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our female turtle we affectionaltely call Gemma (sowwy, @Gemma ; she was already named before I met ya!

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The bog with one clematis blooming and I planted some impatiens this year

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our oldest frog; Kermit. Going on 12 years now...

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one of our rhodos...
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closeup of the clematis..

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two more of our turtles..

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and an overview to see how things have changed!
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[rubyduby]

This scene could not get any better...Your plants are so healthy looking and gorgeous! Was that Gemma (the turtle) nodding in your surface video? I LOVE chipmunks and miss them terribly...I always hand fed them peanuts when I lived up North....

[j.w]

All looks quite grand mr kingy boy

[Dimelius]

Damn, like always your "pond" is a heaven...

[brokensword]

Damn, like always your "pond" is a heaven...

aw, shucks, thanks Dime! Been working on it! If only the chelated iron hadn't turned the water a bit red, I'd say I almost know what I'm doing!! Still learning, I guess!

[brokensword]

This scene could not get any better...Your plants are so healthy looking and gorgeous! Was that Gemma (the turtle) nodding in your surface video? I LOVE chipmunks and miss them terribly...I always hand fed them peanuts when I lived up North....

no, Gemma (the turtle) is the one on the far left, on what we call 'Moss hill'. The one on 'turtle log' the cork floaty is a male and the one on the far right near the falls is a male.

Problem with the chipmunks is they leave open holes for snakes to get in and frogs to get out. Had both happen, so I have to find this one and once I'm sure the munk is out, shut it down. I don't mind them too much; they do create some tunnels under the yard (thought it was moles but I think I have both!) that I'm not fond of....When we eat cherries out on the patio, sometimes the seeds get dropped and the chipmunk has himself a treat!

Thanks Ruby, for the looksee!

[brokensword]

All looks quite grand mr kingy boy

it'll get better once the back two side banks are grown in; put the bog prefilters back on hoping to catch some of the debris the fish are stirring up and maybe, eliminate some of the red color that way!

Thanks yer Magistry!