Our Bigsnest pond in 2010 - 14 years old and still a delight!

Feb. 13, 2010 - still winter with frost damage to ferns


March 3, 2010 - the pond is awakening!

Play a VERY short movie/.avi clip of the pond also taken on March 3, 2010 (with sound)- 2.8MB
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Please see the article about building ponds for wildlife in the 2010-2011 issue of Ponds & Water Features USA which mentions our pond. It is titled Where the Wild Things Are written by Tamara Kilbane. Available (we think) in most pet shops, Borders Book stores and possibly in pond shops.

We found a lovely piece of driftwood up on a private beach in Mendocino County in March and brought it home to our pond. Photo taken March 15, 2010.
To us, it looks like a cat about to pounce! Email us with what you think it looks like!
Click for more images from March: the whole pond; Dragonfly garden art on pond
March 31, 2010 and a Scub Jay who came in for a bath and a thirsty kitty
In Arpil the tree/chorus frogs were busy laying eggs
The April pond was reflecting the Azalea's blossom's beautifully!
The Cardinal Meadowhawks were busy mating and ovipositing (plays a 4.2meg .avi movie, load, then 'refresh')
The MAY pond: portrait view landscape view
Makes it hard to want to go away for Memorial Day!

More to follow as the year progresses.