At 10 degrees F. our fish pond is frozen. The circulating pump is on, but is there a hole in the ice to aerate the water for the goldfish? I trudge through the snow to the pond, ax in hand. It’s a delicate operation to chop through the ice and not chop the pump orRead more about Chop Water, Carry Wood[…]
I have learned from experience that our little fishpond needs to be aerated in the winter because the two dozen goldfish in the pond need oxygen in the water. They have to breathe too. My sweetie fusses with the little circulating pump so that it will hang just right–an inch under the surface, circulating waterRead more about Circulator[…]
Conditions are right for ice needles when the ground is not frozen but the air is. The water in the ground freezes before the dirt does, giving rise to beautiful prisms of ice, which extrude out of the ground like pasta. One of my gardens, which i now see has seeping water not far belowRead more about Ice Needles[…]
I’ve always wanted a spring on my property. (Be careful what you wish for.) I suddenly see a puddle of water in the middle of a flower bed. The nearby fishpond is frozen, but this little puddle is not. The water in the puddle moves ever so subtly, but it is moving. The water isRead more about A Spring Springs Up[…]
This new year begins with rain and relatively warm temperatures–38 degrees this morning. It feels like March–gray and slightly foggy from the melting snow. It feels like the sap should be running in the trees, but it’s 2 months too early. The forecast is for more of the same. The good thing is no ice.Read more about No Control[…]