Official heat wave pics...

[Theo van Daele]

So we officially have a heat wave (more than 5 consecutive days above 30°C),
fish are dying in natural ponds through oxygen deprivation :-(

33°C in the shade as I type this... (92°F) at 9 PM

Courtesy of a spray bar (thanks Roark) and a trickle tower (and a Hi Blow or
2) and lots of spraying, my garden manages to survive this very un-Belgian
weather. So do the fish.

Water temp: 23°C

Pics can be found at http://www.wide-o.net/august_pond/

Enjoy :-)

Theo

[Heather]

Right about now I would welcome a heat wave. We've had cool nights and
rainy days. My pond, partly in shade and 4' deep on one end is 65 degrees.
I suspect the ground has not warmed up. In trying to make a tropical lily
happy I have created a mini pond, 8" deep beside the big one and put in a
submersible aquarium heater set to 75. Just did it yesterday. This am the
temp in the puddle was up to 72.

Anyone else in SW Ontario have low temps???

Heather
SW Ontario (Zone 5)



"K30a" wrote > Our pond is 2.5 feet deep, some shade and does well in the
summer. I had a
> couple of thermometers in there at one time but the dogs always managed to
sink
> them, eat them, destroy them - you name it.

[jammer]

On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 19:15:42 GMT, "Theo van Daele"
> wrote:

>So we officially have a heat wave (more than 5 consecutive days above 30°C),
>fish are dying in natural ponds through oxygen deprivation :-(
>
>33°C in the shade as I type this... (92°F) at 9 PM

Sorry! Not much sympathy from me! 115 heat index and 109F
It's brutal!!!!!

And when has there EVER been a level PURPLE ozone alert???? Should i
keep my dogs in?????? (J/K) I will be glad to get back to the west
coast!!!!!
>
>Courtesy of a spray bar (thanks Roark) and a trickle tower (and a Hi Blow or
>2) and lots of spraying, my garden manages to survive this very un-Belgian
>weather. So do the fish.
>
>Water temp: 23°C
>
>Pics can be found at http://www.wide-o.net/august_pond/
>
>Enjoy :-)
>
>Theo
>

[BenignVanilla]

"Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
...
> So we officially have a heat wave (more than 5 consecutive days above
30°C),
> fish are dying in natural ponds through oxygen deprivation :-(
>
> 33°C in the shade as I type this... (92°F) at 9 PM
>
> Courtesy of a spray bar (thanks Roark) and a trickle tower (and a Hi Blow
or
> 2) and lots of spraying, my garden manages to survive this very un-Belgian
> weather. So do the fish.
<snip>

Theo...I think you have THE most fantastically landscaped ponds I have ever
seen.

BV.

[Bob H]

we just broke a 3 week spell of mid 90's to 100ish IT SUCKED.....sorry I
hate the heat ;-), you have a great yard but even the nakid guy in photo 3
looks like it is too hot out:-)

"Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
...
> So we officially have a heat wave (more than 5 consecutive days above
30°C),
> fish are dying in natural ponds through oxygen deprivation :-(
>
> 33°C in the shade as I type this... (92°F) at 9 PM
>
> Courtesy of a spray bar (thanks Roark) and a trickle tower (and a Hi Blow
or
> 2) and lots of spraying, my garden manages to survive this very un-Belgian
> weather. So do the fish.
>
> Water temp: 23°C
>
> Pics can be found at http://www.wide-o.net/august_pond/
>
> Enjoy :-)
>
> Theo
>
>

[Nedra]

I just drooled over your pictures, Theo. Just like K30,
I too missed the fact that you are in Belgium. I thought you
all were in England... in fact, your pond pics just scream England! Sorry.
Where, if
you don't mind telling us, in Belgium are you?
My neighbor is from Liege. A World War II bride!

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
...
> So we officially have a heat wave (more than 5 consecutive days above
30°C),
> fish are dying in natural ponds through oxygen deprivation :-(
>
> 33°C in the shade as I type this... (92°F) at 9 PM
>
> Courtesy of a spray bar (thanks Roark) and a trickle tower (and a Hi Blow
or
> 2) and lots of spraying, my garden manages to survive this very un-Belgian
> weather. So do the fish.
>
> Water temp: 23°C
>
> Pics can be found at http://www.wide-o.net/august_pond/
>
> Enjoy :-)
>
> Theo
>
>
>

[Hank]

Your pond is .... perfect is the only word that comes close to
describing it.
At those temperatures I would have to tell those koi to "Make room for
Daddy." Although some are large enough to throw you back out of the
water.
Good luck with the heat.
"Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
...
> So we officially have a heat wave (more than 5 consecutive days
above 30°C),
> fish are dying in natural ponds through oxygen deprivation :-(
>
> 33°C in the shade as I type this... (92°F) at 9 PM
>
> Courtesy of a spray bar (thanks Roark) and a trickle tower (and a Hi
Blow or
> 2) and lots of spraying, my garden manages to survive this very
un-Belgian
> weather. So do the fish.
>
> Water temp: 23°C
>
> Pics can be found at http://www.wide-o.net/august_pond/
>
> Enjoy :-)
>
> Theo
>
>

[Sam Hopkins]

I heat wave here would be 2 days without rain and temps above 75. It's been
a crazy sad summer for the residents of Pittsburgh, PA. It's been raining
nearly everyday for about 4 months now.

"Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
...
> So we officially have a heat wave (more than 5 consecutive days above
30°C),
> fish are dying in natural ponds through oxygen deprivation :-(
>
> 33°C in the shade as I type this... (92°F) at 9 PM
>
> Courtesy of a spray bar (thanks Roark) and a trickle tower (and a Hi Blow
or
> 2) and lots of spraying, my garden manages to survive this very un-Belgian
> weather. So do the fish.
>
> Water temp: 23°C
>
> Pics can be found at http://www.wide-o.net/august_pond/
>
> Enjoy :-)
>
> Theo
>
>

[Nedra]

Ah Yes, Antwerp... I know Antwerp. Your landscaping
does look
like England - now I know why!
And Yes, my neighbor, Yette, goes to Belgium often.
At least every 6 months.

Yette does indeed still speak French... what
is strange is that her sis, Anne, is over here as well & she
speaks French and sounds French whereas Yette sounds
Dutch or German! She talks alot about WWII and the
days when the
Germans were coming and going. Then when the Yanks
started bombing!! Wow! Don't believe I would have liked
it there at all. Her hubby went back with her a couple of times.
(a different hubby from the one she married during the War.)
Augie walked all over Liege and was very impressed with the city.
You have told me more than I've ever known and we've been
neighbors for 45 years. LOL!

I knew about the Ardens ... My ex-hubby had gotten shot
down over Liege so they had lots to talk about.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks Nedra.
>
> England ... probably true, but it is a coincidence. Although we have a
very
> similar climate I suppose, and we do watch many BBC gardening programs
over
> here.
>
> I live near Antwerp, about 50 miles from Liege. Did your neighbor ever
> visit Belgium again ? Does she still speak French ? (I'm from the Flemish
> parts)
>
> Liege is a very special town ("The Fire City") and has in history long
been
> it's own state. It's also the "gateway" to the Ardens, where so many
> remains of WWII can still be found. In fact Belgium is one big WWII
> museum.
>
> Theo
>
> "Nedra" > schreef in bericht
> link.net...
> > I just drooled over your pictures, Theo. Just like K30,
> > I too missed the fact that you are in Belgium. I thought you
> > all were in England... in fact, your pond pics just scream England!
> Sorry.
> > Where, if
> > you don't mind telling us, in Belgium are you?
> > My neighbor is from Liege. A World War II bride!
> >
> > Nedra
> >
> >
>
>
>

[K30a]

Theo wrote << . do yours jump in the
pond very often ? >>

My labradors are a bit odd. Neither one of them like to swim!
As puppies they like to dig in the turf bank and make it all muddy. They took
out water hyacinths, chewed them up and pulled lilies to the side by their
pads. And they laid in wait for spawning goldfish and removed the fish from the
pond to lay on the grass, I think they thought they were the vice patrol.
Now that they are older they leave the pond alone. Every once in a while the
younger labrador will go racing through the frog bog and suffer smelly paws as
a result.

Hope it cools off!




k30a
and the watergardening labradors
http://www.geocities.com/watergardeninglabradors/index.html

[Theo van Daele]

Hey Nedra,

> Yette does indeed still speak French...

Is she perhaps called "Yvette" ? Or maybe changed her name later ?
Yvette is a "common" French name, Yette certainly is not, hence the
question.

> what
> is strange is that her sis, Anne, is over here as well & she
> speaks French and sounds French whereas Yette sounds
> Dutch or German!

I guess 50 odd years in the US might do that to a person :ducks: :-)

> Don't believe I would have liked
> it there at all.

Belgium has been bombed, invaded & ruled by just about every country in the
world (I think New Zealand gave it a miss ;-) From reading up on these
wars, it would seem that WWI was even worse when it came to death toll &
general mayhem (trenches).
But indeed, WWII was not the best time to wander around over here,
especially in 44 - 45 during the Von Rundstedt offensive.

Anyway, off to make some paste food for the fishies !

Theo

[Theo van Daele]

I think they accidently shipped our normal weather to Pittsburgh then ;-)

> I heat wave here would be 2 days without rain and temps above 75. It's
been
> a crazy sad summer for the residents of Pittsburgh, PA. It's been raining
> nearly everyday for about 4 months now.

[Nedra]

But Yette's full name is Henriette (sp)
Yette is her nick-name.
Yep, I know Yvette is common French name.

Let us know how the fish like the Pasta.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
...
> Hey Nedra,
>
> > Yette does indeed still speak French...
>
> Is she perhaps called "Yvette" ? Or maybe changed her name later ?
> Yvette is a "common" French name, Yette certainly is not, hence the
> question.
>
> > what
> > is strange is that her sis, Anne, is over here as well & she
> > speaks French and sounds French whereas Yette sounds
> > Dutch or German!
>
> I guess 50 odd years in the US might do that to a person :ducks: :-)
>
> > Don't believe I would have liked
> > it there at all.
>
> Belgium has been bombed, invaded & ruled by just about every country in
the
> world (I think New Zealand gave it a miss ;-) From reading up on these
> wars, it would seem that WWI was even worse when it came to death toll &
> general mayhem (trenches).
> But indeed, WWII was not the best time to wander around over here,
> especially in 44 - 45 during the Von Rundstedt offensive.
>
> Anyway, off to make some paste food for the fishies !
>
> Theo
>
>
>