A Sunny Fall day on the pond!

Crested Ducks or as I call One of them HARPO…

Other breeds of ducks on the pond as well, one of my favorite Characters is the English Call Duck we dubbed, “Big Daddy” with his mate “Momma”! ;)

The crest is essentially a mutation associated with skull deformities and known for hundreds of years. There are those who claim that crested ducks first appeared in Britain, which is unlikely but they were certainly first Shown here and appear in many early poultry books . Genetic mutations appear occasionally all over the world. Selective breeding would then have increased the numbers of birds with the same characteristic. 17th century Dutch paintings show crested ducks on wildfowl such as Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636 -1695) and Marmaduke Craddock (1660 - 1717) from Somerset in the Uk showed them

More Info on this Site!

http://www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/crested.htm

NEW ALERT ~~~~~~~~~~ RAIN

The FIFTH one

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NOW at 3 PM.

Remember the Reference point for comparison

from the post before! Noon until 6 PM...rain. Highs in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain near 100 percent. 6 PM until midnight...cloudy. Scattered showers until 9 PM...Then isolated showers until midnight.

10 mph until 9 PM...Becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Friday NO RAIN

Saturday however ICE PELLETS 80%

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Sunday just plain old snow through Monday

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Yippee SKIPPY

From the pond

Spill Way

HA HA Boil Boil Toil and Trouble?

QUACK

Doves and Cardinal

A Cat Walk ~~~ Part Two

Pond Reflections

Will and "Pond Orca"

After a grueling day of pushing, toting that barge and lifting that bale, it was time for our sons to CHILL OUT. It is amazing what one small container of worms, a pole, and a farm pond can do for the soul. Followed by grilled steak, fresh corn on the cob and potatoes. Plus promises of letting them sleep in tomorrow. ;) The leveling out for the patio by the little Koi pond is progressing. I had to chuckle to my self when I learned of the different levels of STUFF before the Flagstone is placed. Here it is ~ G. P. S. Yup bet ya could guess what I chuckled about. Not [Global positioning system] but Gravel ~ Pea Gravel ~ Sand ~ HA, I am easily amused. Here is to the efforts of our sons and my Sweetie. Pictured is the 3.7-pound Large Mouth Bass our other son got one on his line but it was only a 6 # test line, so that one got away with some dangling monofilament. Our guess is that it was larger, but who knows? Could just be a good FISH Story.

TimmmMMMMMMMMMMMMmmm~ BRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRR

Photo Essay on an ELM The nightmare of Dutch elm disease

A Two BASS Day

What a day in so many ways. Lunch with two exceedingly good-looking men. Casual conversations that ranged the spectrum. After the car wash…the drive home with wind swept tresses as the iTrip was demonstrated for eldest son. The mandatory stop for gourmet food for the fish. Yup you guessed it, worms! Just see what they LURED in!

The Dudes and Ducks

Finishing the Photo Walk