Jim's Frog Blog

I've spoken about the black goldfish that is hard to see, shy and elusive. This afternoon I was crossing the bridge pond (yep, I used th...

It clearly states in the Gourd Instruction Manual (GIM) that all gourds must be harvested PRIOR to the first freeze. GIM further states tha...

In the beginning we had 5 goldfish. Then one disappeared so we had 4. Then there was all this mating activity in the spring but we didn...

By George it is a Argiope Trifasciata! Most folks call them Banded Garden Spiders but the technical name does offer a challenge just to p...

The new seal for the pond pump arrived on Monday.  I had already taken the pump apart so was ready to remove the faulty seal and replace wit...

They are grow'n fast. In an effort to show you how fast I took another picture of the gourd trellis from about the same spot as I took l...

I just love my gourd trellis. It is one of the coolest things we've done this year and I'm sure we will do it again next year too. ...

I was feeling energized because the pond pump project went so well. The pump pumped and the water flowed nicely AND there were no leaks. The...

It's done!  Since my last post about the "Pond Pump Project" I received my pump and then immediately moved on to plan "...

And all this time I thought a squash bug was any 'ol bug that you had stepped on. I was educated this past week when I saw fluid drippin...

Could there ever be a year that I don't have something exciting to do in the pond maintenance arena? I guess I just have to wait till it...

We're not even close to having much to show with the gourd trellis.  I thought it would be a nice gesture to share a few pictures of the...

Once again it was time to clean the skimmer of the pond. When I lifted the lid to expose the basket I was greeted by 4 dragon flies. They we...

I'm calling this version 1.2 of my home made "String Algae Collection Device." This thing is pretty simple which is what mak...

My apology to my Frog Blog Fan for letting things lapse in the update arena for just shy of 20 days.  I have a plethora of excuses and even ...

My granddaughter was over today and of course we were out back checking on all the creatures.  She noticed that there were not any tadpoles ...

I stand corrected... It DOES get better than a cubit plus 1 or a quad-fam... I'm calling it a penta-fam.  That's right folks.. penta...

I just can't sit still.  Wait until you hear this! I walked out to the pond this morning and there, there in the lily pads no less, wa...

There are more toadlets on the way! Yesterday, a pair of Woodhouse's toads were doing their thing and left a really long string of egg...

My pond is green... and it ain't "with envy" that is for sure.  On the other hand the new tadpoles that were able to hatch are...

This is the coming out of our "Oliental Lily's."  These are more of the seasonal blooms that take place in the spring.  I just...

I've been watching the area in the pond where the eggs were laid.  As I stated in my previous post some did not hatch and I was thinking...

That title doesn't say Toad Daddy... This is a good news bad news story. Last week I wrote about procreation and becoming a toad daddy...

The Iris is a glorious flower. I am warm from your touch: Flower ~ Eye Body ~ Body Creature ~ God We are all Warm . by: Charles...

This year is the first year we have planted the Colorado state flower.  Our first flower has made it's entrance and a beauty she is.  ...

Just when you thought it safe to let the kids play outside we find 2 more toads who have heard about the procreate song and dance.  Thus thi...

Step one was the male wooing the female to the area he claimed in the pond. Step two was the sweet talk and latching onto the female. Step...