Bruce's Journal

[Bruce]

Or I could just fill it with the hose from our well. Of course I don't know that it could support a drain of a 25,000 gallons of water. I am, of course, just guessing but the 24' above ground pool holds about 1,400 gallons. The pond is a lot bigger than the pool.

 

[Mini Horses]

OR...here's a thought...(unless it's heavy chlorine) move the tadpoles to the pool !!

 

[RollingAcres]

Bruce, you're not getting any of this rain today?

 

[Wehner Homestead]

About time to close the pool...drain it into the pond!

 

[Bruce]

Bruce, you're not getting any of this rain today?

We have a 17% chance of not much of nothing. And it isn't from Florence, she was supposed to max out about Rt 4 (Rutland) but from the radar it looks like she's barely making the MA/VT border.

OR...here's a thought...(unless it's heavy chlorine) move the tadpoles to the pool !!

No chlorine in the pool, we use the Pristine system. And then we would have a pool full of frogs in the fall and spring! Except the frogs need to be able to get out of the water. I know, I can build stairs for them!

About time to close the pool...drain it into the pond!

I suppose I could link a bunch of hoses together and drain to the pond. Though it only gets dropped 18" or so.

 

[RollingAcres]

We have a 17% chance of not much of nothing. And it isn't from Florence, she was supposed to max out about Rt 4 (Rutland) but from the radar it looks like she's barely making the MA/VT border.

Ya I saw the radar after my comment, the big band of rain that we got here did not travel that far north to Rutland that way. Not sure where about you are, must be further north of Rutland?
And now it's back to sunny, hot and humid.

Except the frogs need to be able to get out of the water. I know, I can build stairs for them!

Yes you can!

 

[Bruce]

Way farther north than Rutland, it is 20 miles to the Canada border from our house.

DD1 moved 2 dozen (apparently not an exaggeration) tadpoles form the "mud hole" to the "pond" area this evening. Said there are still more in the mud hole That means close to 50 or so have been moved to the "pond". DW added some water to it tonight. No idea how much or how much it was necessary, I didn't look at it at all today, busy with "off farm" stuff.

 

[RollingAcres]

Oh you're way up there.

Well if those tadpoles survived being eaten by the heron and any other predators, then you'll have lots of frogs!

 

[Bruce]

I'm wondering how many tadpoles must have been in the pond in prior years when it didn't go dry!

 

[Latestarter]

Probably more than enough to support the heron, raccoon, and other predator (of tadpoles) population. It's a good thing really, that you are supporting the food chain for everyone.

 

[RollingAcres]

Like an all-you-can-eat tadpoles buffet.

Bruce please don't tell DD1 I said that.