THIS IS I'M SURE THE FINAL SUMMER SIZZLE FOR THE YEAR HERE IN MISSOURI. I WILL SURELY MISS THIS SUMMER AS LAST WINTER WAS SO COLD AND LONG. THE CANNAS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND HAVE NEVER STOPPED BLOOMING. THE RED ROOFED BUILDING IS MY CHICKEN HOUSE. AND OF COURSE MANLY OUR RESIDENT ROOSTER ALWAYS WANTS A CLOSE UP. HE IS A SPECKLED SUSSEX AND VERY HANDSOME, IN THE BACKGROUND IS ONE OF HIS TWELVE LADY FRIENDS.
THIS IS MY KOI POND, I MISS THIS THE MOST IN THE WINTER, BUT I'M SURE THE FISH NEED THEIR REST AS WELL. BUT I TAKE THESE PICTURES IN THE SUMMER SO I CAN DROOL OVER THEM ALL WINTER, WAITING FOR SPRING AND SUMMER. THE NEXT PICTURE IS OF THE KOI POND WHEN WE CLEANED IT OUT , WE DO THIS IN THE FALL AND THEN LET THE FILTERS RUN FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH TO STABILIZE THE GOOD BACTERIA AND WE HAVE GROWN SOME NICE SIZE KOI. YOU CAN SURE SEE THEM IN THIS PICTURE. THE TWO TUBES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE POND ARE LARGE PVC PIPE THAT WE USE FOR THE KOI TO GO IN FOR THE WINTER OR WHEN SOMETHING THREATENS THEM. THEY SEEM TO ENJOY THIS SHELTER ON HOT HUMID SUMMER DAYS. WE HAVE 7 LARGE KOI AND TWO SMALL GOLDFISH THAT I HAVE HAD FOR OVER 10 YEARS NOW. THE KOI ARE AROUND 30" LONG AND THE GOLDFISH ABOUT 8" LONG. A VERY FUN HOBBY .
AFTER VIEWING THE PICTURE ABOVE ITS HARD TO BELIEVE ITS THE SAME POND, AMAZING WHAT PLANT GROWTH AND WATERFALL CAN DO FOR A POND.
