I see the fish!!

[Jackie Ramo]

The ice is receeding and the fish are coming up from the bottom.

http://jackieramo.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_DSCN2533.JPG

Still plenty of snow though

http://jackieramo.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_DSCN2535.JPG

[Ian]

Lots of green in there for spring time munching. All the koi accounted for?

[Jackie Ramo]

Yes, one sick one just brought in... another thread.

[Cinnamon]

Jackie that is beautiful with the snow around the pond. Fish look great! I am sure they are ready for warm water also!

[Jackie Ramo]

Pam, the pond looks much better surrounded by flowers!! Fish are starting to move and were half way up from the bottom yesterday afternoon. Marmalade looked like she expected to be fed...

[Busy B]

Looks like spring in your neck of the woods!

[Jackie Ramo]

Almost.... warm and sunny again today. Need to get out and enjoy it.

[BonnieIN]

Wow- did you have an easter egg hunt in the snow? ;)

Hey we're supposed to see 70 this week! :smile:
BRING IT ON!

[Jackie Ramo]

No we had an egg hunt in the house.

http://jackieramo.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_DSCN2575.JPG

and I see his grandfather left the matches handy so he could play with them.....

We are just happy the temps stayed above freezing last night for the first time this year. I figure spring will arrive on the first day of summer.... :sad:

[Wayne S.]

Things are slowly looking good here. My koi pond is clear in the shallow side but still ice covered on the deep side. Hopefully in a couple days it will be clear. I can see several fish swimming near the edge. My watergarden with about 30 G/F has been clear for about 2 weeks. Only lost one G/F.
I've been doing about a 2% water change each day for several days. This should help to get rid of some of the garbage built up over the winter as well as warming it up.
Wayne S.

[Jackie Ramo]

Yeah Spring has finally arrived.

I did a water change and got some of the string algae vaccumed out yesterday. Cleaned the skimmer mats and took a lot of aglae off the water fall. Water is cold on the hands though!! Still have a bunch of plants to cut down and may do some of that today. All the ice is off the pond and last night after dark the fish were up at the surface swimming around. Today they are closer to the bottom but munching on the algae. A few looked expectantly for food but not today.

Oh and the marsh marigolds have green leaves and one lily has leaves almost at the surface.... that's a hardy lily!!!

[Cinnamon]

Jackie I am glad things are thawing out for you! How much of this Texas heat do you want? :lol: It is going to be 80 F here again today. Humidity is HIGH also. Rain tomorrow again. Weekend should be nice :-D

[Jackie Ramo]

Keep sending it up until further notice :lol: Windy and cool feeling here but I've been working in the greenhouse making a mess with seeds etc.

[TASSAJARA]

I know you must be tired of it, snow and all, but I think your pond looks very pretty and tranquil.

I'm sure that anyone would want a break from it eventualy.

I'll forward any warm weather I can and see if I can help also.
michael

[Jackie Ramo]

Well all warm weather is welcome. Here you can see the difference it is making. I thank you and the fish thank you

http://jackieramo.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_DSCN2623.JPG

Fish were up about half way from the bottom having a swim

http://jackieramo.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_DSCN2622.JPG

[BonnieIN]

Big difference there Jackie!

It was mid 70's and beautiful here today. Sure helped my spirits.. been down with the flu and sinus infection the last week. :(

[Jackie Ramo]

Bonnie, I hope you are soon feeling better. Shame to be sick when we finally have some good weather. With those temps you must have lilies coming up.