Today's Photos - 25/5/2013

An Hoverfly basking in the sun.

Close up view.

Great Pond Snail.

(Lymnaea stagnalis)

Frog Tadpole.

Tadpoles enjoying 

the warm shallow water.

An Hoverfly resting on the Starwort.

Close up view.

A fallen leave makes a

great place to bask.

Close up view.

Look really carefully, 

can you spot the Backswimmer?

Close up view.

Pond Project #1 - 04/7/2012

The toads have finally gone,
it was fun watching them develop.

Fingers crossed they come back one day.

This is how the pond looks now:

Pond Project #2 - 01/7/2012

Pond water much clearer now.

I can see the bottom.

View across the pond.

View of bottom.

View across the pond.

View across the pond.

Water Soldiers.

View across the pond.

Pond with Tiltshift Effect.

Watch you don't get wet Figgy!

Pond Project #2 - 26/6/2012

Daughter helping with some tweaking.

View of pond from garden.

View across the pond.

Water starting to clear.

View of pond.

Another view of pond.

View from the side.

Edging stones closeup.

View from the behind pond.

The shallow end.

Shallow end closeup.

Marginal Plant

(Juncus effusus)

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Juncus effusus & Water Soldier.

Edging stone tweaking.

Edging stones after more minor tweaking.

Another edging stone photo!

View across the pond.

Edging stone closeup.

View across the pond.

View from the garden.

Sadly the planted Heathers are starting to die.

Wilted Heather!

View across the pond.

Watching me take photos.

Figgy seems to like the new pond.

Pond view with Tiltshift Effect.