Pond? What pond??

[Red]

Just back from a week away.  I thought I had a bit of time to get a net rigged up since we haven't had a frost yet.  But NoOo!
Makes for a pretty scene at least 



That doesn't look so bad...






Hope these links work.
Cheers!
Jim
Sorry, couldn't seem to upload the live links.  Cut n paste is clunky but it works

Jim

"Edited to show photo's"

[Esther]

Oh no. Leaves galore. Pretty though. I swear that when there is a bad wind, I have leaves blowing in the pond from other states.

[Teresa]

Doncha just hate those trees that drop all their leaves at once and all in your pond?  We have bradford pears around our pond and they are the last to drop their leaves, but they do it all at once.  Go out in the morning and they all have all their leaves.  Come back in the afternoon and the trees are all bare and the pond is full!

Good luck getting them all out!  They do make for some interesting photos tho, don't they?

[tinkster]

ROFL RED!  I am so laughing.. your paranoia with dirt in your pond must be more than you can handle right now :
 

Sure hope all the emocotions show up to let ya know how much I am laughing   does look beautiful though

tinkster

[Red]

LOL   I thought you'd like that, Tink.  BTW it ain't dirt so it's OK   they actually scoop out of the pond fairly nicely but clearing the stream is a nasty chore.  I think about half have fallen so the fun continues.

Esther, they are self inflicted, we have several huge birch and just over the pond is a stand of maple that kept everything out of the pond all summer but now I pay.

And thanks to the "editor" for getting the links to show

See y'all in the chat soon!
Jim

[Reedman]

Oh no Mr. Bill!    

[Rocmon]

Time to get that skimmer working right, looks like it's loafing...

Is it fall yet?

[Ky Kim]

Oh, man what a mess.....I feel for you.  I think I will go ahead and put my net on tomorrow.

Kim

[mcp]

Red I will not raze you quite as much as Tink but just got to a little bit after hearing all your comments about dirt in the pond. This has to be just killing you. Think of all the decaying leaves and what a algae bloom they could cause. In all seriousness I do feel gor you and what a chore will be to get them all scooped out. I did enjoy pictures of your pond even though We couldn't see it.They do make for same pretty pictures. Thanks for sharing and hope to chat with you soon.

[Sandyd]

Oh my.

Hope they don't color your water brown with tannins.

It is a pretty picture though.

I am so glad that I put a net over my pond early this year because that will happen to me also.  Years past, I just had to scoop as the maple overloaded my skimmer and it wasn't any fun with a 4.5 foot deep pond.  Retro bottom drain got plugged and everything.

[Red]

Actually, it's not all that bad.   We are pretty much into refrigeration-range temps so the rotting is a fairly slow process and I'll be yanking the fish next weekend anyway.  I think it's too cold for the algae even; it seems to be sluffing off the surfaces as I bail the leaves out. For two weeks it's hardly worth fighting with a net.

In the spring I'll have to drain and hose things down anyway.

Some of the pigment does seem to have leached out of the leaves tho.  I brought in a couple gallons to start up a tropical tank for my DW and it had an interesting pink hue.

So, that's pretty much it for the pond here this year.  Next year a little more digging ('cause that's what we do) and with any luck a skimmer of some kind.  It would be inundated by all the leaves too but I think through the summer it will reduce the upkeep.

Later!
Dirtless Red

[barb]

Whoa!  That is a lot of leaves!   

[fishlipsmcgee]

Oh Nooooo  I think I'd just sell the house    I'm getting my net out for sure!