Just thought Id drop in and give you guys an update. I have finished my frist semester of school and start the second one in 9 more days. I finished up with a 3.5 a,a,a,c, and a b that dont count. So yay for me. My family is doing great, and my daughter is 9 months, and has 8 teeth so far...shes awesome.

As far as the ponds go, Im sorry to say I have let them go down hill just a bit. My drain was working perfectly, and maintaining a clearer water in pond 3, untill my plug on the original drain came undone, and the ponds all dropped back about 6 inches. Nothing I couldnt fix with a bag of concrete, just havnt had the time. All the lilly pads have died, and if they return in the spring, I may try to get one carp per pond to keep that in check. I dont wanna get rid of all of them, but a cutback in pond 1 would be ok.

I got the paddle boat out of the ditch with my exmark lawn mower. That thing is a beast. Especially with 2lbs of air in the tires. lol! Boat was junk, trashed it.

The Bluecats that I put in the pond are teaching the channel cats what the floating food is, so I have between 10-12 catfish that will come eat on demand. They can hear me walk on the deck and start to circle like shark.

Now for the surprizing part. Remember a while back I said I had a grass carp. Well turns out I had four. They all turned up dead today on the bank getting eaten by turkey vultures. I think they ran out of food, but it has been rediculously cold here too so that may have played a part as well. Since they are gone, I noticed a marked increase in clarity of the water. I can easily see down two feet or so, and I expect that to improve.

As always pix included.









Last edited by Phatboy; 01/10/10 10:47 PM.