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Pond Chat / Re: Do The Hokey-Pokey

« on: August 06, 2008, 08:33:28 PM »

HOKEY POKEY!!!   

Stink'n turtles.  They eat my plants and dance on my rocks.  Who do they think they are? 

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Pond Chat / Re: Picture....New Pond

« on: August 06, 2008, 08:31:11 PM »

That's too funny.  I thought it was real in the first pic.  Very creative.   

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Pond Chat / Re: Simple Lotus Arrangement...

« on: August 05, 2008, 05:56:10 PM »

I like that.  It would be nice as table center piece.

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Pond Chat / Re: 2 pm tropical pictures--please post yours

« on: August 05, 2008, 01:12:40 PM »

That's a tough act to follow. 

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Pond Chat / Re: Mayla and Rose Marie kissing in a tree

« on: August 04, 2008, 08:45:26 PM »

That's what I'm afraid of.  Having my yard over run with toads.  However, I don't think that's possible here in the desert.

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Pond Chat / Re: Its a Whale!

« on: August 04, 2008, 04:17:11 PM »

   

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Pond Chat / Re: What are your plants (pond) planted in?

« on: August 03, 2008, 01:32:27 PM »

I use plastic oil pans, topsoil, and river rock.  My koi would dig up the pea gravel and eat the roots of my plants.

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Pond Chat / Re: Mayla and Rose Marie kissing in a tree

« on: August 03, 2008, 01:30:28 PM »

Thanks guys.  No frogs.  I put a couple in last fall, but I don't know what happened to them.  People say they will appear when you least expect it.  I don't think the poor frogs made it.  I do need more water.  Eventually I'll add a float valve like Jerry.

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Pond Chat / Re: Mayla and Rose Marie kissing in a tree

« on: August 03, 2008, 11:29:54 AM »

Different things are popping up.  We have an overcast today and as I mentioned previously, everything is blooming.

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Pond Chat / Mayla and Rose Marie kissing in a tree

« on: August 03, 2008, 11:28:14 AM »

First comes love. Then comes marriage.   

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Pond Chat / Re: Float Valve installed! At last. But ugly as sin!

« on: August 02, 2008, 11:55:14 AM »

Just spray paint the pvc black and watch it disappear.  It's magic.

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Pond Chat / Re: My first tropical lily bloom Thanks to watersprite

« on: August 02, 2008, 10:18:29 AM »

Congrats.  Brenda gave me my first tropical, as well.  Very nice of her.   

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Pond Chat / Re: How hot is it in AZ? Update

« on: August 01, 2008, 09:18:17 PM »

Thanks Cedric.

I've been to the middle east a few times.  That's dry heat.  I experienced humidity in Thailand and Singapore.  However, there was a lot of drinking going on and I don't remember the humidity.   

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Pond Chat / Re: 20 reasons to go outside in 100+ degrees

« on: August 01, 2008, 09:13:08 PM »

Would go outside for that.  I probably would camp out for that.

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Pond Chat / Re: How hot is it in AZ? Update

« on: August 01, 2008, 12:45:40 PM »

Texas has the same temps as we do.  I've been thinking of building a pergola.  That will be next summer's project.  Not much shade gets to my pond.  I planted a Fig tree a few months ago, but it's as small as a twig.     

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Pond Chat / Re: How hot is it in AZ?

« on: August 01, 2008, 11:24:50 AM »

We had an overcast this morning and it helped.  Here is the Miami Rose on its 2nd day.  There's a big difference.  The blue vip didn't make it. 

Annette-    way to rub it in. 

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Pond Chat / Re: Record Breaker...

« on: August 01, 2008, 10:18:55 AM »

Congrats!  They look wonderful.

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Pond Chat / Re: Pond Pix Mix...

« on: July 31, 2008, 06:31:09 PM »

My favorite type of mix, pond pix.  Very nice, as always.  Keep them coming, Joyce.   

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Pond Chat / Re: More boring lilies

« on: July 31, 2008, 06:28:18 PM »

That's what I'm talking about.     Very nice yellow.

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Pond Chat / Re: How hot is it in AZ?

« on: July 31, 2008, 06:27:24 PM »

I believe it's a combination of heat and sun.  It has been over 107 all this week.  Mike, I don't go for that dry heat stuff.  It's hot    Thanks for clearing that up Kat.  I like it regardless.  I'm always trying to convince the wife to move to Cali.  No luck. 

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Pond Chat / How hot is it in AZ? Update

« on: July 31, 2008, 03:47:16 PM »

We had another excessive heat warning today.  The sun has not been too nice on my lilies or other plants in my garden.  Here's what is going on in my neck of the woods.  The first pic is my first Miami Rose.  I don't think it will look any better the second day.  The second pis is one of Craig's blue vips (I do not know the name).  I received both from Kat.    The colors look great.  I can't wait till more pop up.      

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Pond Construction & Filtration / Re: The beginnings of a couple ponds

« on: July 30, 2008, 09:45:38 PM »

Oh my.  By the entryway of you home, it looks very nice.  I can't wait to see how you ponds will look. 

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Pond Construction & Filtration / Re: Instant Lily Pond! Photos added, finally !

« on: July 30, 2008, 09:43:26 PM »

Nice.    I like it when things come together.  Good job!

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Pond Chat / Re: A WaterBUG's Life!

« on: July 30, 2008, 07:04:21 PM »

   Not the corset I like.  Nice pic.

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Pond Chat / Re: Float Valve installed! At last.

« on: July 30, 2008, 07:02:02 PM »

Good job, Jerry.  On a difficulty scale 1-10, 10 being the hardest.  How difficult was it to install?  I really need one of those.

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Pond Chat / Re: Pond is filling out

« on: July 29, 2008, 07:28:47 PM »

Thanks everyone.  I wish I could send you large rocks.  That would be a heavy load. 

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Pond Chat / Re: Siam what's I am

« on: July 29, 2008, 02:06:46 PM »

very nice Siam collection.  Is King of Siam a rare tropical?  I don't see too many people selling or trading it.  I'm interested. 

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Pond Chat / Re: It's hot, and I've got the blues (pt. 2)

« on: July 29, 2008, 02:03:56 PM »

Wood's Blue Goddess is my favorite.    Buy this lily is second.

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Pond Chat / Re: It's hot, and I've got the blues (pt. 1)

« on: July 29, 2008, 02:02:31 PM »

Wow.  Very nice collection of blues.  I like them all.  Very nice.

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Pond Chat / Re: More Pretty in Red

« on: July 29, 2008, 11:27:12 AM »

I like the Mrs. Hitchcock.  I think that will be my next "investment."  Thanks for the wonderful pics.