Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Fall colors

How about being able to sing the lyrics to "Dixie" to the tune of "Burnin' Down the House" by the Talking Heads?

Well, It was the Toad Suck Ferry when I was there, I have been there since this pic was taken.

Theo, I would like to hear your version of Dixie LOL

WOW, neat pics ewest & shorty.

...yeah, that dang Shorty and his ultralight. He's probably the one transplanting fish eggs.

Brettski, shhhhhhh.........

Bruce might get suspicious about the GSF air express.

Brettski, Burger, and other Cypress fans,


Here is a picture of the front yard Cypress that was shown earlier in the year in a discussion of good pond trees. We haven't had much cool weather to speak of yet, but the Cypress is starting to turn. Hope you can see the colors.

couple questions and statements.....

ewest, would that be your pond on the cover of PB this issue?

Shorty, that is breathtaking stuff....sorry i dont remember....is yer pond/lake what, about 6 acres?

ML...is that a Bald Cypress (Gen. Taxodium)?

I planted a bald cypress, pond cypress, and montezuma cypress below my dam in the creekbed floodplain here many years ago but the deer knocked down the protective fencing and killed em....i'm gonna try a again one of these years.....nice tree.

Here is a soon to be pond!

D.I.E.D. asks:
...if it is, I'm movin' to Mississippi, cuttin' off the soles of my shoes, sittin' in the limb of a tree and learnin' to play the flute.
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...it is awesome, ain't it? I call it "country, inspirational".
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...ML promised me a pic of this B Cypress specimen from a thread this last Winter. IIRC, there are some hard-to-believe growth spec's associated.

D.I.E.D. that is a great pic on the PB cover this time but its not any of our ponds. You can tell because there are no big trees in the cover pic.

Jimmy welcome to the PB forum. That is good looking Iowa dirt in the pond bottom.

Dave,

Yes, its a Bald Cypress...straight from the "free tree" program of the National Arbor Society. I love Cypress and would encourage you to try again...but they require a lot of water and do not fair well with any periods of water absence. The front yard tree had outstanding growth largely because of the constant availability of water.

D.I.E.D - The pond is 9.9 surface acres when at full pool, the dam is 220 yards long.

Sorry ewest and thanks ML.

Shorty, i never thought flatland could be so beautiful. The stuff of which dreams are made....excuse me while I wipe off my dribble.

Our leaves did not really change to much color this year....just sort of fell off the trees. The fire bushes in this pic changed though. Those things are beautiful!

Very Pretty Illinois Longhorn. What part of Central Ill. are you? I have a nephew in Carbondale and a sister in Morton.

Beauty, IL LH...absolutely love the stone bridge. Tell us a little more about that focal point. Your handywork?

Brettski here is the tree I posted about earlier in this thread. About 50% of its leaves are off in this pic.

Just about ten miles south of Morton...located in Hopedale Illinois. The bridge was built in 1799 although it is dated 1800. The pond in its inception was actually a holding marsh...the water was used to power the steam locomotives which crossed directly over the top of the bridge.

This is my first attempt at posting photos. The best I could do was to put up links. I hope that is OK. These are three views of the pond and fall colors.
Lou

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Lou WOW !!! Nice pond.

Thanks, Eric. I will miss it, but will have many wonderful memories. As much as I love the colors in fall and spring, I would hate not to have enjoyed the black water and skeletal trees of a dark winter day or the pea-soup green of a full bloom in summer.

I appreciated the photos of your pond, as well. I recall many beautiful fall days on the water around Vicksburg and Port Gibson.
Lou

Lou,
That is simply gorgeous, it looks like an extremely peaceful place. Tranquil is probably a better description. Man, one could sit on the bank and ponder ones life away without the slightest bit of guilt or remorse.

Yep, please allow me a special moment of awe, also. It's easy to see numerous special times of reflection and solitude as the Master's mind wanders to walk the banks with Mudcat Joe. I can see ol' Lou settin' on a fallen tree as the story flows out of his pen to paper. I'll bet it's as good as it gets, eh? You are a blessed man, Sir Heronblu.