It's frigid here in Central OH right now, (in the single digits at night
and low 20's during the day-- but the bubblers and my small low-watt
heater, seem to be doing their job.

I wish you all a wonderful Holiday Season and hope your ponds bring you
great joy during the coming year.

Bette in Ohio

"Bette In Ohio" wrote in message
...
It's frigid here in Central OH right now, (in the single digits at night
and low 20's during the day-- but the bubblers and my small low-watt
heater, seem to be doing their job.

I wish you all a wonderful Holiday Season and hope your ponds bring you
great joy during the coming year.

Bette in Ohio
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Same to you! :-)
--

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Aquariums since 1952
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(Bette In Ohio) wrote:

I wish you all a wonderful Holiday Season and hope your ponds bring you
great joy during the coming year.

Equally cold in upstate New York; last night the sky was crystal clear,
with the Orion Nebula clearly visible to my aged eyes.

The pond is nicely frozen, and life slowing in preparation for a nice rest.
I'm going to a solstice party tomorrow evening with a group of like-minded
friends, looking forward to the turning of the great wheel and the return
of the sun.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

absolutely. our plans too. Ingrid

Gary Woods wrote:

(Bette In Ohio) wrote:
I'm going to a solstice party tomorrow evening with a group of like-minded
friends, looking forward to the turning of the great wheel and the return
of the sun.


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Ditto on the merry greetings. ) ~ jan


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Ditto on the merry greetings. ) ~ jan


~ jan/WA
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Seasons greetings, ponders!

Gail
near San Antonio TX USA Zone 8

"Bette In Ohio" wrote:

It's frigid here in Central OH right now, (in the single digits at night
and low 20's during the day-- but the bubblers and my small low-watt
heater, seem to be doing their job.

I wish you all a wonderful Holiday Season and hope your ponds bring you
great joy during the coming year.

Bette in Ohio

Water is about 55. Very warm today, 80's I think. The sky looks kind of
disgusting though. Must be getting ready for a Santa Ana.

Best to all.

San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:14:44 -0800, San Diego Joe wrote:

Water is about 55. Very warm today, 80's I think. The sky looks kind of
disgusting though. Must be getting ready for a Santa Ana.

We finally warmed up so I could turn off the stock tank heater for awhile.
Suppose to be in the 40s the next couple of days and dry for the weekend.

Now a test (no not water quality): It was time to trade in the 13 yo gas
guzzling van so we got a Prius. I've named it Priss. Who can tell me the
relevance of that name? ~ jan


~ jan/WA
Zone 7a

Likewise to you! Merry Christmas!

We are having some nights with temps below freezing...28 degrees this
morning. No ice as the days come back up well above freezing. The fish
just sit or cruise slowly. Pond is actually gin clear. Unlike when
anything is growing...then it is tea clear.

Jim


"Bette In Ohio" wrote in message
...
It's frigid here in Central OH right now, (in the single digits at night
and low 20's during the day-- but the bubblers and my small low-watt
heater, seem to be doing their job.

I wish you all a wonderful Holiday Season and hope your ponds bring you
great joy during the coming year.

Bette in Ohio

Happy Holidays y'all from Atlanta, GA (even though I'm originally from San
Diego and would could really enjoy those 80 degree days right now)...fish
are still swimming around and I'm tempted to feed them on the odd warmer
day, but I know that would just mix up their systems...
Kirsten
"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" wrote in message
...
Likewise to you! Merry Christmas!

We are having some nights with temps below freezing...28 degrees this
morning. No ice as the days come back up well above freezing. The fish
just sit or cruise slowly. Pond is actually gin clear. Unlike when
anything is growing...then it is tea clear.

Jim


"Bette In Ohio" wrote in message
...
It's frigid here in Central OH right now, (in the single digits at night
and low 20's during the day-- but the bubblers and my small low-watt
heater, seem to be doing their job.

I wish you all a wonderful Holiday Season and hope your ponds bring you
great joy during the coming year.

Bette in Ohio

water temp 45. finally got the plastic on the pond... arghhh. Ingrid


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oh.. and I saw feathers so started checking the edges of the pond and found a morning
dove had incredibly worked its way under the netting and into the water and couldnt
get out (dead of course). I dont get it. they could still reach the water thru the
net, not that I was happy about that. Ingrid


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~ jan jjspond wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:14:44 -0800, San Diego Joe wrote:





Water is about 55. Very warm today, 80's I think. The sky looks kind of
disgusting though. Must be getting ready for a Santa Ana.



We finally warmed up so I could turn off the stock tank heater for awhile.
Suppose to be in the 40s the next couple of days and dry for the weekend.

Now a test (no not water quality): It was time to trade in the 13 yo gas
guzzling van so we got a Prius. I've named it Priss. Who can tell me the
relevance of that name? ~ jan


~ jan/WA
Zone 7a


Priss. From Blade Runner?
W. Dale

On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 21:04:30 GMT, wrote:

oh.. and I saw feathers so started checking the edges of the pond and found a morning
dove had incredibly worked its way under the netting and into the water and couldnt
get out (dead of course). I dont get it. they could still reach the water thru the
net, not that I was happy about that. Ingrid

Bummer about the bird. We finally warmed up and could leave the heater off.
Water temp 39* now. ~ jan


~ jan/WA
Zone 7a

Now a test (no not water quality): It was time to trade in the 13 yo gas
guzzling van so we got a Prius. I've named it Priss. Who can tell me the
relevance of that name? ~ jan

Priss. From Blade Runner?
W. Dale

We have a winner! I'd almost given up that anyone would make the
connection. ;-) ~ jan

~ jan/WA
Zone 7a