…but the pond is still not built, super sad face. Today we were notified that the new set of inner panels were completed yesterday and shipping is being set up. It’s too much to expect them to be here next week – maybe the week after that. So no progress on the pond but I…
Tag: koi show
New koi pond floor is poured!!!
It’s been 23 months since we closed on our farm…10 months that the koi have been living in a swimming pool in our garage…crossing our fingers that we are a few weeks away from a functioning outdoor pond. This morning our waterproofed cement pond floor was poured. The preparation for the pour was looking pretty…
Billy the Kid is Baby Champion B at the 2016 UMKC Koi Show
I’ve been a little behind in blogging and so many things have happened in the last two weeks. I was on holiday in beautiful Lake Louise, Canada when I had a little accident on a trail ride. I ended up in the Banff emergency room with a 15 cm laceration on my lower leg and…
Koi can be addictive … Meet my dealers
This weekend is the annual MPKS show at the McCook MAX, about 20 minutes south of Chicago. The pond digger and I flew out since I was showing a koi and we had some friends and family in the area. The show is held in an air conditioned venue, soft floor and it’s a nice…
UMKC 2014 Young Champion B – Tarzan the Asagi
Johnny Weismuller says it all: This weekend was the Upper Midwest Koi Club’s Annual Koi Show. Lots of volunteer time and I was persuaded to show some koi. Let me just say that I was pleasantly surprised by the results. Koi judging is somewhat mysterious to the novice and there are so many things to…
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