On Golden Pond......

I love it! I had as much fun looking and reading as you did creating it. I enjoyed every bit. Keep up the good work. The pond looks great from my view. I have no knowledge about them.

Thanks GG.

I do enjoy creating the blogs as well as taking the pics. The wildlife just lends itself to captions and the like!

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks again for the kind comments:0)

Lovely blog love the story and your pitures

Thanks DH and thanks for giving me my 1000th message!!

Seems like I've ben on GoY longer than 4 weeks or so!

good job on the Gazanias. Keep the seed for next year. I took my seeds from a golf course in Arizona (snitched it, shhhh) this spring & planted them & they all came up, most years mine will come back again. So beware they will reward your efforts.

Thanks for that really enjoyed it. :)lol.

Great blog OB Glad to see you're still able to keep us entertained as well as take photos and sort the pond AND go to work. Well done! Love the bird pics. We also have Mum blackbird going back and forth all day with rowan berries for her fledgling parked in the bushes. Lovely to watch.

Wouldn't have the first clue how to do that Doon!!

Neanderthal....maybe?

Idiot.....hope not!

Complete novice....OH YES!!

How and what do I do Doon as would be great to try it...and also, when do I do it?
Thanks in advance

Thanks Clarice, glad you enjoyed it!

great blog Bill.

Great bloog and photos Ob.Glad to see the pond is up and running ! Wont be long before all manner of wildlfe move in...started already !!

great blog and loved the pics OB, how do you manage to take the birdy pics without them flying off.you seem to be real close to that little chap, pond looks fab to, not sure about mozzies though :o))

To your usual amazing standard, Dan!!
Loved it! Mozzies? Ewwwwww!

We have moz larvae in our water butt....unwelcome guests! Will try that copper band stuff it you get results like those gazanias....lovely. Hope pond thrives.

thanks Sandra

BB: Just waiting for the froglings now....

SB: Stood on the decking with the zoom on. Mozzies or flys then? YUM YUM :0)-

MP: Generous as ever with your comments. Thank you.

Fluff: I've also recently purchased some copper strips that you simply bend around the base of the plant and sink about an inch into the ground. Similar to the tape but on the soil as oppose to the tape which is around the tub/pot.

Let me know if you're interested and I can get you the link for the chap I buy mine from on Ebay.

Would copper wire do as well, Dan? Ive got a big reel of it, & I think it might be a good substitute?

You would have to make sure it was tightly wound around without any gaps Hatter, they can cross small amounts of copper but don't seem to like crossing a couple of inches.

Great blog OB. love the captions and photos, the pond looks brill. :~))

Ta Digger! :~))))))))

Thanks Ian. It's still a learning curve and not sure if the plants I have down there will survive but we'll see.

And yes MP, agree with digs on the copper wire thing. It may be better to buy the copper strips that have a very long guarantee and just bend around and sort of clip together. When you have a few spare quid, I got mine offa ebay for £10 for 5 strips - free P&P.

I've put 2 together and placed my puffball flower in it and it's been slug free since!!

Ya welcome :~))

Great Ob...yes please to the link...which is cheapest...cash-strapped!!

Sounds great! I'll check back when I can afford it!

To be honest Fluff, it depends what you want it for as in pots or on soil.

If it's to put around plants in the ground, then you can't use the tape anyway, for obvious reasons.

However, if it's for plants in containers, then the tape is far cheaper as you get a fair old bit on a roll. The following link will take you to the guy I buy mine from on ebay. He has different sized packages of 2 rolls, 4 roll and so on so you choose which you prefer or what amount you need. Just cut & paste into your search bar.

Any problems, let me know:

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/stevent1358_Copper-Foil-Tapes_W0QQ_fsubZ1017394018QQ_sidZ189789928QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

Fabulous blog and photo`s whatever did you do before you discovered Goy,you seem to be having a whale of a time and I certainly like sharing your exploits,lol,very entertaining,thanks...........

pic of dragonflies would be goos OB,:O)

Thanks Lincslass. Not sure what I did to be honest...lol!

Ali had 'sort of' urged me to write a blog about the garden and had got me a link to set up a general blog but I never got round to it. Then, I found GoY by accident whilst looking for an answer to my original pond question. The rest, as they say, is history.

I just can't keep up with everyone's pics and blogs and feel bad when I can't get round them all...too many good things to view but glad you're enjoying the journey with me.

SB: When they are big enough...can hardly see them on the water they are so small but fear not! Your suggestion.was already forming in my head after Noseypotter had enlightened me on there origin!! Keep watching......

I'm missing summat! Thought you said they were mozzies? Have you got dragons as well????

No MP. Not missed owt. Guessing SB just calling em dragons!!

Be great if they were though.....awesome photo opportunities don't you reckon!!

How you getting on with your camera? The pics from your day out with David looked crystal clear and great quality!

no i ment would be nice if you got dragonflies OB, doh!

It's definitely one of those days, Sandra!!
My camera, Dan, is falling apart!! The batteries have to be held in!! It's just an Olympus Camedia, but seems to take good pics! One day I'll get a better one though! I STILL want to look thru a viewfinder !
Dragons would be good!!

SB: I know that's what you meant,. Think MP was the confused one....well, it doesn't take much heehee!! :0))))~~

Sorry Ob...didn't get back to this blog yesterday...got 'tied up' with Ian & his underwear in another blog & Marie & her teasing of him!!!
Thanks for the link...I'll be using the tape on pots.

I'm finding it hard to give up the viewfinder too Marie!

I know, it's wierd, innit? I keep putting the damn thing up to my eye!
That's right, Fluff, blame me!! Lol! You started it!!

You must have BIG eyes MP:0)))))

Hope it works for you Fluff. Think you may have to just wipe over with a dry cloth periodically and it obviously need to go on a dry surface.

I'm the same with the viewfinder. Never use the eyepart!!

Hee hee! It doesnt even have an eyepart!!!
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