We had been so plagued with duckweed on our small pond that we just
declared the war over and lost interest in the pond. By late Spring, it
was a sea of green and might as well have been filled with cement. Other
than frogs, we could see nothing in the way of life in the pond.

js

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Jack-
A few years ago, I put in a very small pond in my backyard. When it
was completed, I sent off to a pond supply company for some Duckweed.
I think it makes a pond look natural, and Koi and Gold Fish love it as
a treat.

I think I paid around $24.00 for the supply including the shipping.

The fish ate the Duckweed in short order, and I'm now without any.

Your picture makes me envious - I'm betting you could put an ad up on
Ebay, and become a Duckweed Baron.

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

"Myrl Jeffcoat" wrote in message
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Jack-
[snip]

Far as I can tell, these "photo of the week" postings are automated, mostly
for self-glorification, should he stumble upon a well taken photo. Walking
up to a pond, and pressing a button on a point and shoot does not make you a
photographer. Furthermore a year's worth of poorly taken photos posted
weekly on usenet does not meet the definition of a photo of the week.

-S

"Jack Schmidling" wrote in message
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We had been so plagued with duckweed on our small pond that we just
declared the war over and lost interest in the pond. By late Spring, it
was a sea of green and might as well have been filled with cement. Other
than frogs, we could see nothing in the way of life in the pond.

js

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Thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed your pictures.

Mindful wrote:

"Jack Schmidling" wrote in message
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We had been so plagued with duckweed on our small pond that we just
declared the war over and lost interest in the pond. By late Spring,
it was a sea of green and might as well have been filled with cement.
Other than frogs, we could see nothing in the way of life in the pond.

js

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Thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed your pictures.


For some reason I never saw the original post.

Jack, if you're reading this, put a few large goldfish in the pond and
the duckweed will disappear -- slowly at first.

Best regards,
Bob

Marl Jeffcoat wrote:

Your picture makes me envious - I'm betting you could put an ad up on
Ebay, and become a Duckweed Baron.

Better yet, let's ignore that sour grapes posting and send me your
address and I will send you a bag of nice fresh duckweed.

Then I need to get some some goldfish and sell the boat.

I really have a hard time believing the goldfish thing but I am never
too old to learn something new.

One thing for sure, the ducks don't eat it.

js

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On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:01:22 -0600, Jack Schmidling plucked a feather
from Fawkes, dipped it into the ink well and then scribed:

Marl Jeffcoat wrote:

Your picture makes me envious - I'm betting you could put an ad up on
Ebay, and become a Duckweed Baron.

Better yet, let's ignore that sour grapes posting and send me your
address and I will send you a bag of nice fresh duckweed.

Then I need to get some some goldfish and sell the boat.

I really have a hard time believing the goldfish thing but I am never
too old to learn something new.

One thing for sure, the ducks don't eat it.

I believe the goldfish story. :-)

Many years ago when I kept goldfish in an outside pond I needed to
grow duckweed in a separate pond without goldfish. When I had a
sufficient supply I would scoop up a net full to give them which they
treated as food and it would be all gone in 5 - 10 minutes.

--
Erik Vastmasd

Snooze wrote:

Far as I can tell, these "photo of the week" postings are automated, mostly
for self-glorification, should he stumble upon a well taken photo. Walking
up to a pond, and pressing a button on a point and shoot does not make you a
photographer. Furthermore a year's worth of poorly taken photos posted
weekly on usenet does not meet the definition of a photo of the week.

Wake up Mr Snooze.... the only thing automated seems to be your sour grapes.

js





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"Snooze" expounded:

"Myrl Jeffcoat" wrote in message
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Jack-
[snip]

Far as I can tell, these "photo of the week" postings are automated, mostly
for self-glorification, should he stumble upon a well taken photo. Walking
up to a pond, and pressing a button on a point and shoot does not make you a
photographer. Furthermore a year's worth of poorly taken photos posted
weekly on usenet does not meet the definition of a photo of the week.

-S


Nice troll. No go away.
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South of Boston, Massachusetts
e-mail address is not checked
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zxcvbob wrote:

For some reason I never saw the original post.

Thanks for the headsup. This was plaguing for a long time so for
several years I have been posting through Google Groups. This was sort
of a test sent via my isp news server and you have confirmed that the
problem still exists.

Anyway, it's hard to believe goldfish will eat this but it's certainly
worth a try. Do you suppose the garden variety would be hardy in N
Illinois?

js

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Jack as long as your pond is 24" deep or more (and it looks like it is) your
goldfish will be fine in the winter, just keep some kind of pump going for
water movement to keep the surface from freezing over to prevent the buildup
of poisonous gases. They go to the bottom in winter. Comet goldfish will be
fine and they can come in all different colors. Very hardy. I got some small
ones last summer and they have grown longer than my hand now. A couple even
let me "pet" them and hand feed. Enjoy!
Elaine
"Jack Schmidling" wrote in message
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zxcvbob wrote:

For some reason I never saw the original post.

Thanks for the headsup. This was plaguing for a long time so for several
years I have been posting through Google Groups. This was sort of a test
sent via my isp news server and you have confirmed that the problem still
exists.

Anyway, it's hard to believe goldfish will eat this but it's certainly
worth a try. Do you suppose the garden variety would be hardy in N
Illinois?

js

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"Jack Schmidling" wrote in message
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Wake up Mr Snooze.... the only thing automated seems to be your sour
grapes.


Then please enlighten me, exactly how do these pictures qualify as being
"photo of the week"?
http://schmidling.com/duckwd1.jpg
http://schmidling.com/duckwd2.jpg

I mean, besides walking up to the edge of the pond, and pressing a button on
a point and shoot?

The lack of resolution limits an in-depth critique, but here goes.
1. Appears to have some motion blur, a tripod would have helped.
2. Impossible to tell that it's a picture of a pond, if we didn't know it
was duckweed, we'd think it was a forest meadow.
3. if the picture was taken lower and closer to the foreshore, we'd get more
detail of the pond surface.
4. longer exposure would have improved the detail on the far left shore, or
the use of photoediting software.

As for the picture of the paddle boat, highly uninteresting subject matter,
and even less photographic detail, even the ripples are blurry. Could you
even tell that the person is scooping up duckweed, and not some fish? Clumps
of duckweed look more like clumps of algae.

The phrase photo of the week implies you'll showcase your best 52
photographs, not 52 haphazardly taken photos. Unless this was one of your 52
best photos.


-S

"Ann" wrote in message
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Nice troll. No go away.

You're right, we should have lied and said "Wow Jack that was a nice photo!"
Unless you want tell me you believe that this was a well taken photograph.

-S

Snooze wrote:

Then please enlighten me, exactly how do these pictures qualify as being
"photo of the week"?
http://schmidling.com/duckwd1.jpg
http://schmidling.com/duckwd2.jpg

Being my web site, I reserve the right to define what a photo of the
week is. I have been doing this for ten years and have never missed a
week. I never claimed they were trophy photos and frequently the
interest is in the story not the quality of the photo.


I mean, besides walking up to the edge of the pond, and pressing a button on
a point and shoot?

I doubt most folks would consider a $900 Canon Digital Rebel a point
and shoot nor the tens of thousands I have invested in the equipment
used to take all the astrophotos that I have been posted over the
years.


The lack of resolution limits an in-depth critique, but here goes.

Then why bother. Low res photos tell the story and make life easy for
those of us on dialup. Where resolution is needed, I crop.

So now that I have given you the courtesy of an answer, kindly tell us
what is bugging you or what your mission is.

js



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wrote in message
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I doubt most folks would consider a $900 Canon Digital Rebel a point
and shoot nor the tens of thousands I have invested in the equipment
used to take all the astrophotos that I have been posted over the
years.

Sad really. I've taken better with a point and shoot. Heck I've taken better
with the digital camera feature on the camcorder.

-S