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Last Updated: 2/20/17
Winter 2015-2016
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For more general information on these photos, see my pond pictures page index.
Note: All photos are of the 1800 gallon pond unless otherwise noted.
All photos are listed from newest to oldest.
We had snow on 3/4/16!
Big pond facing northwest.
Big pond facing northwest.
Back ponds facing north.
The ponds were almost entirely frozen over on 2/14/16:
Waterfalls
Waterfalls and de-icer hole
Main waterfall
De-icer hole
Big pond and falls facing northeast
153 gallon pond
We had a blizzard on 1/22/16! I measured 19" but the news said 26" but I never found that much. These photos were
taken on 1/24/16:
153 gallon pond - on the left is the Luft pump's black cover
box which I cleared off. On the right is the de-icer and bubbler.
153 gallon pond - shows all of the pond proper, facing northwest.
Big pond - facing southeast; note the air stone
Big pond - side waterfall (the dark line in the snow is where
the heat from the waterfall melted the snow)
Big pond - waterfalls
Big pond - facing southeast
Big pond - showing the aerator in the deep end that made a
hole in the snow
Outlet and lighted candy canes (which tell me at a glance if
there is power out there)
Big pond - facing northwest
Aeration hole
Big pond - facing southwest
Big pond on 1/17/16 after a light dusting of snow, facing northwest.
These photos are from 3/7/15 after some snow. Note that the main waterfall was off at this time due to a previous power outage that froze up the lines.
Big pond - facing southeast.
Big pond - facing south.
Big pond - facing northeast, waterfall area.
Big pond - facing north.
Big pond - facing northwest.
153 gallon pond - facing north.
153 gallon pond - facing west.
1800 gallon pond on 2/15/15, facing west. The pond was completely frozen over except for a small hole with an air stone and de-icer. The power had gone off so the waterfall system would not re-start and was off a very long time.
We got 8" of snow on 3/17/14. Here are some photos of the ponds.
Big pond facing northwest
Waterfall
Deep area with pond fish - I see a big orfe, a
small orfe, Colin (big white koi), and Riley (smaller white koi)
153 gallon pond facing northwest
We got 17" of snow on 2/13/14. Here are some photos of the ponds.
153 gallon pond facing west
153 gallon pond facing south
East side of the big pond - where the outlet,
walkway, and bench are (under all that snow)
Big pond facing southwest
Big pond facing northwest towards the waterfall
Big pond waterfall and aerator area
Pond bench
Big pond facing northwest from inside after I cleared
the snow off the outlet, etc.
Here are some photos of the big pond on 1/24/14 in the snow.
Snowy pond facing southwest.
Waterfall
Snowy pond facing north.
From 1/3/14:
153 gallon pond facing northwest.
Big pond facing southwest.
Big pond facing northwest. Look at all
that ice!
Big pond facing northwest.
Waterfall and opening in the ice from
the aerator.
From 12/10/13 while it was snowing:
Big pond facing northwest.
Big pond facing northwest.
Big pond facing west.
It snowed on 3/25/13, about four inches. Here are some photos of the ponds that day.
The next day, 3/26/13, I found 7" heron tracks in the snow by the 1800 gallon pond! Here are
some photos with a ruler.
On 1/26/13, we had an inch of snow the evening before, and I took these photos of the big
pond.
On 1/23/13, it was 12 degrees F at dawn. The big pond froze over except where the waterfall
was moving at where the air stone bubbled up.
I did some videos the same day as above:
We did not really have a winter this year but here is a photo of the big pond.
Four inches of snow fell on 2/22/11, and here are photos of the big pond that morning.
These photos are from 1/12/11 after two inches of snow:
Here is a photo of the big pond on 3/7/10 when I was finally able to get in to the pond after the
blizzards.
We had two massive blizzards in February 2010. There are many photos including more than a
dozen of the 1800 gallon and 153 gallon ponds on this page. I
will
just refer you there instead of copying the relevant photos to this page.
These photos are from 1/31/10 when we had about 5.5 inches of snow.
Here are three photos of the 1800 gallon from 12/6/09 when we had up to four inches of snow.
It
was a heavy snow that weighed down the plants, pond net, etc. Note the illuminated penguin
which makes it easy to tell if there is power out by the pond.
These photos from 1/18/09 were taken when the pond was completely frozen over except where
the water was moving down parts of the waterfall. Some water was running under ice.
1800 gallon pond with a dusting of snow
on 12/7/08. The photo was taken through the glass at dawn so it is not a great photo. If I take a
photo outside, I cannot get as much of the pond in the picture.
On 1/13/08, I took a photo of the new fake heron after I pruned the red cedar tree (that came up
on its own) behind it. The pond has no ice or snow (so not really a winter photo but I put winter
month photos on this page anyway).
On 1/12/08, I took this photo of my old busted heron but you can also see the pond (ice free and
netted) and even my big orange koi, Maggie.
On 12/6/07, I took these four photos and one video of the ponds after four inches of snow the
day
before while the nets were still on the ponds.
On 2/24/07, I took these photos of the 1800 gallon pond.
On 2/7/07, I took these photos of the ponds with 2 inches of snow at dawn.
On 2/6/07, I took photos of the 1800 gallon pond encased in ice around 5 pm. Only part of the
waterfall was still running, in some places under ice. That morning, it was 7 degrees F.
I also took four videos of the pond in the ice that day! I just decided to put them all on my site.
Go to my pond videos page to see those.
Pond on 2/12/06 facing west, under a foot of
snow.
Pond edge on 12/11/05 on the east side
showing the bird "island" and the edge of the pond where I need to pull off the net to get in to
clean the pump intake which I could not that day.
1800 gallon pond facing southwest on
2/13/05. There is no snow but I had to put on the net to keep the heron out. It did snow this year
but I did not take any photos of the pond in the snow.
Here are five photos of the frozen pond taken on 1/31/04. When I saw frozen falls, the falls
themselves, the moving water was moving but there was ice all around them.
Frozen goldfish frozen into the shallows of
the pond a few weeks
before, photo taken on 1/25/04.
Frozen main falls on 1/25/04, facing north.
Pond viewed across the water on 12/28/03
when it was warm so it is
not a "real" winter photo.
Here are six photos of my big pond on 12/7/03 before and after I cleared the snow off the leaf net
around the edges. Photos from a few days before are after these.
These 8 photos are from 12/5/03 around 8 am when we got almost a foot of snow over two
days.
Pond buried in 2 feet of snow on 2/17/03,
facing west, taken through
the
window. I dug out the filter and outlet which are marked in the photo. For detailed stories about
this
largest single storm in Baltimore history, see my March
2003
pond
newsletter (not on-line until 3/9/03).
Pond in 7 inches of snow on 2/7/03, facing
west through the window
before I
cleared off the filter (top of waterfall). And I thought this seven inches was a lot (I went to work
that
day though)! That was until 9 days later when 2 feet fell as shown above!
I took these next five photos at the same time when my pond was the most frozen ever. I wrote
some descriptions onto the photos themselves to identify various things. Check out my February pond newsletter for details about the multiple problems
I went through during the worst winter ever for my seven-year-old pond.
Waterfall, facing south-east, 1/25/03. You can
see the tiny gap in the
ice
where the waterfall spills into the pond.
Pond in snow, facing west from inside,
12/5/02.
Frozen pond, facing north, pond completely
frozen except for de-icer
on the right and waterfall, 1/01/02.
Snow covered pond, facing north-west,
1/8/99.
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Back yard including the 153 gallon
pond.
153 gallon pond facing
northwest.
Biofilter - head of the falls in the 1800
gallon pond
Main body of the 1800 gallon pond
facing
southwest; you can see the fish.
1800 gallon pond and waterfall facing
northwest; you can see the fish including Colin (my biggest fish, a white koi).
1800 gallon pond and waterfall facing
northwest; more fish.
1800 gallon pond and waterfall facing
north; more fish.
1800 gallon pond - the deep end
Heron track
Heron tracks
Heron tracks
Both waterfalls facing northeast.
Hole from aerator - a view of the deep
end.
Pond facing northwest showing the hole
from the aerator and the waterfall.
Main waterfall - looking down on the flow
of the main waterfall.
Iced over pond - there is a big hole where
the aeration comes up. The main waterfall is to the left. You can see the fish under the ice. I
see my biggest orfe and two of my koi (Colin and Nikita) as well as goldfish.
Frozen main waterfall - you can see how it
is mostly frozen over but there is a hole where water is pouring in.
Frozen side waterfall - this is the side
waterfall which is starting to build an ice dome.
Air hole from the aeration. I like the way
the sunlight is bouncing off the ice.
Big pond facing north. You can see where
ice is and where it is not.
Frozen 1800 gallon pond
video on 1/23/13 and how I use the sledgehammer on the waterfall ice (not the main
pond).
Frozen 1800 gallon pond
video on 1/23/13.
1800 gallon pond on 1/25/12, facing
north.
1800 gallon pond facing southwest from
afar.
1800 gallon pond facing southwest
1800 gallon pond deep end.
1800 gallon pond facing north towards the
falls. I can see my big white koi, Colin, in this photo and the next.
1800 gallon pond facing northwest.
1800 gallon pond facing southwest.
1800 gallon pond facing southwest.
1800 gallon pond falls area and deep end
from above the pond.
1800 gallon pond facing north.
Pond facing southwest.
153 gallon pond - facing west.
Pond - facing south, standing at the top of
the falls.
Pond - looking at the open area at the base
of the falls, standing near the stream.
Pond - facing south; the pond is
netted.
Pond - waterfall; Maggie (koi) can be seen
in the opening.
Koi - three of my four koi were visible;
Colin at the top, then orange Maggie and little Kojak at the bottom.
Koi - Maggie at the top, Colin to the left,
and Kojak at the bottom.
Pond - facing north towards the
waterfall.
Pond - facing northwest towards the
waterfall.
Pond - facing northwest.
Pond - facing west.
Pond - from the southeast of the pond,
facing northwest. The butterfly bush has collapsed over the cement bench.
1800 gallon pond - view from the biofilter
at
the top of the falls, facing down and southwest. You can see the two slit openings in the ice
where water is running.
1800 gallon pond looking at the waterfalls,
facing northwest.
1800 gallon pond facing north towards the
waterfalls.
1800 gallon pond side waterfall.
1800 gallon pond main waterfall.
I also took three videos that day which can be seen on the fish
videos page.
1800 gallon pond - north end and waterfall
area, facing northwest
Busted fake heron and 1800 gallon pond
153 gallon pond - all that is open is where
the air stone and de-icer are because the net caught and held the snow.
153 gallon pond - entire view
1800 gallon pond facing southwest. You
can see the fish through the net including both of my koi (Maggie who is orange and Colin who
is white).
1800 gallon pond facing northwest. The
net caught the snow and held it up and over the waterfall area which is near the center of the
photo. You can see some of the fish including Maggie through the net.
I also took a video of the big pond on this day.
1800 gallon pond - 2491 KB, mpg movie - I pan from the
north end of the pond (biofilter) to the middle of the pond (where the fish are) and down to the
south end (marginal area).
Ice pond - facing south. The pond is melting
out; you can see my koi, Maggie (right) and Colin (left), in the middle of the photo. A lot of
leaves have blown into the open water.
Ice pond - the pond is melting out; you can
barely see my koi, Maggie and Colin in the middle of the photo. This photo is closer in on the
leaves.
Pond - melted deep end. There is a pickerel
frog moving on the bottom in the middle of the photo.
Pickerel frog - close up of the frog
from the previous photo.
Pickerel frog - a different close
up.
153 gallon pond - looking down on the
open area with the de-icer and aerator. The right side is snow over solid ice.
Pond - facing southwest, view from near
the
biofilter out across the entire pond. Compare this to the day before photo (the last one in the
next
set) for the same view without snow.
Pond - facing northwest, main
waterfall.
Pond - facing northwest (just slightly
west),
looking towards the waterfalls.
Pond - facing northwest, main waterfall
Pond - facing northwest, close-up of main
waterfall
Pond - facing northwest, main waterfall
Pond - facing north, view of most of the
pond
Pond - facing northeast, main waterfall and
deep end
Pond - main waterfall, ice forming over the
running water; I stood in the waterfall area to get this view from above the running water
Pond - side waterfall, mostly iced over
Biofilter and de-icer - you cannot see it but it
is
ice covered except from the de-icer to the overflow down to the falls; I took the green
Rubbermaid tub lid off the biofilter for this photo.
Pond - facing southwest, view from near the
biofilter out across the entire pond. It is solid ice.
Pond waterfall area on 2/12/06 facing
west.
Pond on 2/12/06 facing west after I dug out
part of the area. You cannot even tell!
153 gallon pond on 2/12/06 facing
northwest.
153 gallon pond on 2/12/06 facing
west.
153 gallon pond on 2/12/06 after I cleared
off the snow, facing west.
Entire pond facing north on 12/11/05. The
net
has collapsed in the snow and ice.
Pond fish under the net on 12/11/05. You
can
see my koi, Maggie, as well as some of the orfe and goldfish. The black "heron protector"
plastic
box can be seen on the bottom of the pond.
Pond waterfall and fish under the net on
12/11/05. Maggie is there again as is one of orfe who has a bent spine.
Frozen falls facing south.
Frozen falls facing northwest.
Frozen falls facing north.
Frozen falls facing northeast, closer.
Frozen pond from inside the house, facing
northwest.
Big pond before clearing the collapsed net,
facing south.
Big pond before clearing, facing north.
Big pond after clearing, facing south.
Big pond after clearing, facing north, closeup
of left side.
Big pond after clearing, facing north, all of
pond.
Big pond through the ice and snow and net.
You can sort of see orfe
and goldfish in there.
Main pond before clearing things off,
completely snow covered
due to the net still being on and catching snow, leaving a pocket of air between pond and snow
and possibly harming the net. The biofilter is hidden and marked by words over the photo. You
can see the net. Facing south.
Biofilter after cleaning - de-icer and
biofilter with net pulled
back
after clearing off the snow, facing south.
Net - close-up of net stuck into the snow
over the 1800 gallon
pond. An opening over the waterfall can be seen to the right but the net allowed the falls mostly
to be covered and hidden under it.
Pond from inside, after partial cleaning,
facing west.
Back yard with 153 gallon pond and two
tub ponds buried in
front of bush on the left, facing north.
153 gallon pond before cleaning off any
snow. The area where
things should be are marked, facing west.
Yard stick on bridge over 153 gallon
pond showing the start of
the snow fall's depth.
Cleaned off 153 gallon pond - the same
pond as two photos back,
also facing west, but now cleared off! What a difference!
Out back on 2/17/03, facing north. View
out the back glass door
where my
153 gallon pond and others vanished under 2 feet of snow. My cat Gino is at the bottom left of
the
door but may be invisible on some monitors as that area is so dark. The porch drops about 8
inches to
the ground there. I cleared the snow off the porch and spread out some bird seed there. You
cannot
see a pond in this photo but I put it here anyway.
Biofilter with lip stones removed, facing
north-east, 1/25/03. The photo
is marked to show how part of the filter freezes and where it spills out.
Frozen pond facing north-east, 1/25/03. This
shows the snow up over
the ice, water pumped out over the snow over the ice over the water (many layers).
Frozen pond facing west, 1/25/03. There are
bunny tracks on the photo
over the snow over the ice over the water. The ice is about 8 inches thick.
Frozen pond facing north, 1/25/03. My shadow
is in the photo.
Waterfall area in snow, facing west from
inside, 12/5/02.
153 gallon pond in snow on 12/5/02, facing
north from inside.
Netted pond, facing west, taken from inside
through glass on 10/14/01.
The net, which is green, is barely visible.
Picture of my de-icer and waterfall openings
at work on 1/8/99 when
the pond was covered in 2 inches of ice topped with 4 inches of snow, and the temperature had
dropped as low as 9 degrees F.
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