Author Topic: HOUSTON POND TOUR PHOTOS HERE!! (Read 3737 times)

PondJoy · « **on:** June 10, 2009, 11:39:35 AM »

Each set of 4 is a different pond. I won't post any personal comments as I don't know who reads this forum.....but I will say that most of them were just superb. I have posted pics of all the ponds I was able to see. Out of 31 I could only get to 13! Houston is a big area!! Enjoy!

The first one we went to was so huge that you just can't get a handle on it. Multiples acres....forest really.

PondJoy · « **Reply #1 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:40:45 AM »

Next one....Julles and I are wearing our American Ponders shirts

PondJoy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:42:25 AM »

Here are Julles (middle) and I and Julles friend Bev. Nice shirts huh??

PondJoy · « **Reply #3 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:43:48 AM »

This one has it's own lake in the backyard.

PondJoy · « **Reply #4 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:45:31 AM »

This one had a stream running all around the yard which was almost completely covered by trees. There was no way to get a good picture of the stream really....it was very long and winding. Lots of work done here...

PondJoy · « **Reply #5 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:46:44 AM »

Next...look at that big fish!!

PondJoy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:47:56 AM »

This had a fairly small pond but a huge pool...

PondJoy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:48:44 AM »

Jerry · « **Reply #8 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:48:50 AM »

Houston seems so much like So Cal. Nice photos, cool shirts, cool girls!

PondJoy · « **Reply #9 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:49:57 AM »

Start of Day 2....this is their first time on the tour...

PondJoy · « **Reply #10 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:51:16 AM »

This had quite a stream also....

PondJoy · « **Reply #11 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:52:08 AM »

This ponder likes to let others feed the fish...it was cute.

PondJoy · « **Reply #12 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:53:52 AM »

These were the biggest koi we saw and I have never seen any bigger than these in my life. It was difficult to get good pictures of the fish...sorry.

PondJoy · « **Reply #13 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:55:02 AM »

Last ones....hope you all enjoyed looking...

Sunbeam56 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 10, 2009, 12:23:58 PM »

Thanks for posting the photos. That looks like you-all had a GRAND time.

Nice quality on some of those koi, too.

Desertponder · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2009, 12:26:33 PM »

Some very nice ponds there.

Thanks for sharing your pictures.

A few of those fish are pretty good sized.

Kat · « **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2009, 02:06:29 PM »

Those are some really nice ponds, beautiful koi, & lots of great landscaping. Thanks for posting them.

ponderer · « **Reply #17 on:** June 10, 2009, 02:27:41 PM »

Thanks for making the effort to post those pix. Now I feel I must replant my pond! Looks pretty Ho-Hum after seeing those.

Sonny · « **Reply #18 on:** June 10, 2009, 03:14:44 PM »

Thanks for the pictures, they are beautiful. And the ponds look great. Sorry I missed it.

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #19 on:** June 10, 2009, 04:33:15 PM »

You took some fabulous shots of huge ponds and fish!

Makes me feel like tinkering with my puddles too. I like all the ponds you visited. Thanks for sharing your tour with us.

rsramsey · « **Reply #20 on:** June 10, 2009, 04:52:56 PM »

Very good, enjoyed looking.

jw · « **Reply #21 on:** June 10, 2009, 05:24:34 PM »

I feel like I can now say I have been on a pond tour and it was quite nice

One of these days I will have to go on one if they have them around here. Thanks for posting...............I enjoyed it immensely

tinkster · « **Reply #22 on:** June 10, 2009, 06:18:23 PM »

very nice! That had to be a very fun day.

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reddad35 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2009, 07:20:46 PM »

S W E E T, I wish I could have gone but thanks for taking me along through your pics. I am going to our local pond tour this weekend. I will post pics if I can figure out how to do it. I will be adding mine to the tour next year if nothing more than to meet some local ponders. Thanks for the ride and I hope to take you on a similair one next week.

landey1230 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 10, 2009, 07:32:48 PM »

Great pics. Especially the couple of ladies with AP t-shirts. Nice way to represent. I could look at these pics all day. Amazing.

Julles · « **Reply #25 on:** June 10, 2009, 08:03:57 PM »

Thank you, Joy, for taking and posting the photos. It truely was an amazing two days of ponds and fish.

My friend Bev and I got an extra bonus, because we were invited to Joy's pond before the tour started, and so got to see one extra pond. It really is as lovely as in the photo she posted a week or so ago, and so is the garden around it. Everything is well-tended and well-loved. Her hubby likes it as much as she does, and he helps with the maintenance, too.

Zoe · « **Reply #26 on:** June 10, 2009, 08:06:30 PM »

Thanks for posting the pictures. I wish we could have gone. I really enjoyed the variety of ponds and looking at the gardens that surrounded the ponds. I helped with a pond tour in our area a few years ago. It was so much work. We did meet a great deal of people. Our tour benefited cancer research and it was well worth the effort.

Cindy

mcp · « **Reply #27 on:** June 10, 2009, 09:35:56 PM »

Great pictures. Would love to go on a tour like that. Thanks for posting.

rdrboone · « **Reply #28 on:** June 10, 2009, 10:31:29 PM »

Thanks for sharing the wonderful pond photos.

Ruth

PondJoy · « **Reply #29 on:** June 11, 2009, 05:24:45 AM »

Thanks for all the nice replies...we really enjoyed it. But don't forget...there were EIGHTEEN ponds we didn't even get to!!!! Can't wait for next year!