Finally I have some evidence that the UV Filter is working: You can see the fish. Click here to see the pre-UV filter pictures posted last month. I’m considering a second UV Filter for perfect c...Read More
I have been mostly silent about the pond in 2008 because it has been murky and I have been embarrassed. It started last fall when we were in Santa Fe it went green with a tiny algae and I was not able...Read More
A flock of small yellow birds on the tree in the front yard. A bad photo of a hawk who came to the stream to drink. I had to take the photo through the window with the digital zoom....Read More
The Great Blue Heron is back and was seen lurking around the pond. He flew off before I got his picture yesterday but I have a new remote for my camera so I hope to get the best photos yet. We can buy...Read More
The teak bench that used to live by the back door moved some time ago to the lawn by the pond. Lillian had suggested that I should build an alcove for it behind the pond. I’d never gotten to it ...Read More
The Stork is back at the pond: Nurit saw him on Tuesday and I got this picture. He has scared the fish and tipped over the plants but most of the fish seem to have survived. He is officially a Great...Read More
This link will take you to the Sentinel Dome Web Cam. It is a live camera on Sentinel Dome showing a shot of down to Half Dome. You can see a High Sierra sunrise every day. It is what I want to do wit...Read More
Lillian gave me this very nice turtle in his own special case for Hanukkah. The wrapping had holes in it and I had a momentary scare that she had given me something alive. It turned out to be this low...Read More
There has been a mystery at the pond for the last few weeks. The Mosquito Fish have been vanishing. In fact they are all gone. There used to be hundreds swimming near the surface. Yesterday I shot t...Read More
A Great Egret visited the pond today. I took pictures and then scared him away. Click the picture or click here to see all of the great Great Egret pictures on Flickr. Missy the dog wasn’t getti...Read More