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Recycled pond


Recycled pond

This is my recycled (cold water tank from the loft) pond. A couple of friends donated some frog spawn back in the spring, which resulted in many froglets jumping around the garden. I was also given half a dozen Dragonfly nymphs, which climbed the Flowering Rush and became adults, leaving their skins behind, clasping the stems.



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Well done in the recycling sounds interesting them losing their skins not heard of that before.

30 Nov, 2009

 

What was interesting, was a few days later I watched a Blackbird pull one of the skins off the stem and eat it ! Must be like eating an eggshell ! There's no accounting for some peoples tastes eh ? !

30 Nov, 2009

 

lol would like to share its dinner ha ha, must of been a female as like chickens they either eat their own shell and grit to make the egg shell harder.

30 Nov, 2009

 

Of course ! - good point. Thankyou.

30 Nov, 2009

 

Your welcome lol

30 Nov, 2009

 

What a good idea Muddy ! :~)

30 Nov, 2009

 

I sunk an old bath in my previous garden - my wife thought I was mad. Of course I was, I married HER didn't I !!!!!!!!!! Lol :~)

30 Nov, 2009

 

LOL !! I love different things in gardens ... don't think anything's a no go really. The crazier the better !! lol Have you seen Crazy Di's blogs on things for small gardens ? All sorts of lovely stuff !

30 Nov, 2009

 

SueB you are a treasure ! I hadn't seen Crazydi's blog - it's great isn't it. Thankyou for pointing it out to me.

1 Dec, 2009

 

My pleasure mate ! And she is Crazy as well !! lol In fact, a few of us inhabit what I like to call the mad side of Goytown ! lol Got a feeling that you're going to like it up our end !! ;~)))

1 Dec, 2009

 

Great idea..

5 Dec, 2009

amy
Amy
 

That is a good idea .. :o)

5 Dec, 2009

 

Thankyou Clarice and Amy, It'll be better when plants have grown to hide the edges.

5 Dec, 2009

 

good idea there muddy

6 Dec, 2009

 

A charming wildlife oasis.

6 Dec, 2009

Sid
Sid
 

Ah, another cistern tank pond on GoY! Yours looks a bit bigger than mine tho lol I had to construct a little ladder so the frogs could climb in and out! Belated welcome to GoY - enjoyed looking at your pictures - looking forward to seeing it with everything planted and growing!

8 Dec, 2009

 

That's spooky Sid, yesterday I was sawing and bending an old fridge shelf into a ladder to hang over the side ! During the summer I had a log in place to overhang the water but it kept falling in. (I suspect next doors' inquisitive cat was standing on it !)

8 Dec, 2009

Sid
Sid
 

Sounds ideal :-)

11 Dec, 2009

 

what a good idea 4 your pond.........

21 Feb, 2010



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