Kiki's Summer Stupendous Social Salad Splash

[Painted Calls]

Wasn't it better to ask then to tell?

Gonna break the question streak and just say yes lol.

 

[Kiki]

Mutton chops:
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So precious!
This one's name is "Macrophage."

A yeller!

 

[Painted Calls]

Hypothetical question for y'all:
(I'm half tempted to make this post into it's own thread later with better pics and graph paper drawings.)

If you had the space (AND your own backhoe) in your backyard, without any worry over HOA or city reg's as we are out in county only jurisdiction.
Would you :
A) actually dig the proper sized hole for a realistic pond for your Koi babies?
B) how close to the house would you put it?
C) Or just figure out a way to make some kind of built-in faux pond using the current horse troughs? (The small one is the entire natural filter unit)
That styrofoam is the temporary solar insulation to reduce the thermal saturation from direct sunlight.

(I have learned that for the koi to survive the occasional freezes and frost that the pond will.need to be a minimum of 48" deep for them the excape the ice and extreme summer hot water near and including the surface.)View attachment 2295029

Look up Weed 'Em and Reap on YouTube. I love their pond.

 

[Kiki]

Overo, duck and shaw are all here?

The three sexy stooges? Check

 

[electrycmonk]

Ya'll just haven't seen my crazy side yet.

Braggadocios isn't necessary kiddo. We dig ya regardless. Fair enough....

 

[The Moonshiner]

I raised an eyebrow. This better?
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Have I told you how beautiful you are today?

 

[Kiki]

Hypothetical question for y'all:
(I'm half tempted to make this post into it's own thread later with better pics and graph paper drawings.)

If you had the space (AND your own backhoe) in your backyard, without any worry over HOA or city reg's as we are out in county only jurisdiction.
Would you :
A) actually dig the proper sized hole for a realistic pond for your Koi babies?
B) how close to the house would you put it?
C) Or just figure out a way to make some kind of built-in faux pond using the current horse troughs? (The small one is the entire natural filter unit)
That styrofoam is the temporary solar insulation to reduce the thermal saturation from direct sunlight.

(I have learned that for the koi to survive the occasional freezes and frost that the pond will.need to be a minimum of 48" deep for them the excape the ice and extreme summer hot water near and including the surface.)View attachment 2295029

@CarpCharacin You awake?

 

[Painted Calls]

Have I told you how beautiful you are today?

Maybe, but I'll pretend like you haven't.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

@CarpCharacin You awake?

JAMES!
Get over here!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

3 on 1?

You wish.