coming out of winter

The temperatures are getting a little warmer and the pond water has been looking darker (and stinkier).  While the pond could really use a through cleaning, it’s still not that warm in Minnesota.  We drained a great deal of the water and pulled out a number of rocks. It wasn’t the most thorough cleaning, but…

The Winter Pond

The winter koi pond is pretty but not very exciting. It’s generally a source of water for the little birds, squirrels and deer.  The sub-zero temperatures have threatened to ice over the pond a few times.  Just to be sure it didn’t completely close up, on the coldest days, we threw a few buckets of…