| I
dug this Goldfish pond in the back yard in about 1990. I framed the
inside with welded wire and cemented it, then painted it with pool sealer
and sky blue pool paint. The rear half is one foot deep and the front
half is two feet deep. Believe it or not it used to be absolutely
crystal clear with dozens of goldfish, koi, water lillies and other plants,
two waterfalls and a fountain in the middle (see 1998 photo at bottom of
page). Once Justines ducks and geese found it, it went to heck in
a handbasket in a hurry. Thick green slimey algae. Now that
we have the backyard fenced and the waterfowl stay on the neighbor's stock
pond, we will probably clean it up this year and see if we can't make it
pretty again. I have some "film" photos of it when it was a showpiece,
and will get them scanned and posted as soon as we get our new scanner
installed and find some more time. It's located on the west end of
the back yard and we just (April 20, 2002) planted the junipers on either
side of it. The top 4 photos were taken on April 20, 2002 and the
bottom 8 photos were taken on July 20, 2002.
In
late May, 2002, we cleaned the pond out and planted some water plants that
friends donated to our cause after seeing the first 4 pics on this page.
They have since thrived in the pond and we have a large number of frogs
who call it home. There are about a dozen goldfish in there, but
they wouldn't come to the top for a photo opportunity and the algae is
keeping the water green, but at least it's not thick and slimey. |
Backyard
Goldfish Pond - Page 1
