Thinking Out Loud

Just messing around, because it’s been a rainy weekend.  My pond, as seen by the koi and goldfish Read the rest of this entry »

I finally got around to bringing in the goldfish and koi from the pond.

When I splashed about with the little fish net I had bought (the biggest I could find at the pet store) the fish just took on a Crocodile Dundee attitude.

“Net?  That’s not a net!?”

Anyway, I couldn’t fold them enough to get them into the pitiful excuse for a net I had bought at the pet store (their biggest model) and I guess that fish aren’t really built for origami  practice. Read the rest of this entry »

Once again, the goldfish have decided to reproduce.  There’s a new batch hatched every two or three days.  Read the rest of this entry »

Last week I finally bought an aquarium big enough to hold the goldfish and koi over the winter. I decided this year I would bring the fish in before I had to go ice-fishing. We haven’t had a serious frost yet, or any snow, but I’m pretty sure it’s coming.

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For the last week I’ve been spending most of my time working in the yard of my “other” house. I understand that my priorities are probably not in the right place. I should be working inside the house so that I might be able to move into it in the near future.

Well, in a couple of weeks I hope to actually have the back yard done, so there’s always the possibility that a bucket of common sense will splash on me, and the inside work (where you actually live and eat and sleep) that should be done will be done. Read the rest of this entry »

How to build a bridge:

1. Find a hole in the ground for the bridge to go over. If there are no available holes, dig one. Optionally, consider putting water in the hole if there is not already some there.
2. Find scrap lumber. You will need some pieces that are at least 10 feet long.
3. Lay two or three pieces of the lumber out on ground, and fasten together as best you can. Read the rest of this entry »

I want to build a bridge over the goldfish pond I want to build. I want it to have an arch and I want it to look similar to the little bridges you see in Japanese or Chinese gardens.

I have no idea how to do this. So i looked on the internet for some ideas or plans (free ones, but there aren’t any) and here’s some of them. Read the rest of this entry »

Somewhere in my fish pond live about 12 fish. There are some koi, shubunkins, and common goldfish. Read the rest of this entry »