I'm baack...

[Derek Broughton]

It's been over two years, but I finally have both a newsgroup connection and
pond plans.

It's nice to see that some of the old regulars are still here.

Life goes well here in Nova Scotia. We can't keep the sort of pond I had in
Ontario, given the herons, kingfishers and ospreys (I doubt an osprey is a
real problem for pond fish, but who knows), so there'll be nothing more
than feeder goldfish in it - and I fully expect "feeder" to be the
operative word - but we should be able to manage a 500 gallon above ground
pond, attached to our deck. Filtration will be non-existent, as I live
off-grid, but I'll probably attach a small solar panel for a daytime water
feature.
--
derek

[Nedra]

DEREK!!! Hi there sweetie. Gosh it is good to see you.
We did disagree on lots of things - remember the Canadian Pond Weed?
LOL I was thinking about you just the other day - one of those floating
throughts that drift in and out of my brain while waiting for the traffic
light
to change ;-)
Good to see you are among us.

Nedra

"Derek Broughton" > wrote in message
...
> It's been over two years, but I finally have both a newsgroup connection
and
> pond plans.
>
> It's nice to see that some of the old regulars are still here.
>
> Life goes well here in Nova Scotia. We can't keep the sort of pond I had
in
> Ontario, given the herons, kingfishers and ospreys (I doubt an osprey is a
> real problem for pond fish, but who knows), so there'll be nothing more
> than feeder goldfish in it - and I fully expect "feeder" to be the
> operative word - but we should be able to manage a 500 gallon above ground
> pond, attached to our deck. Filtration will be non-existent, as I live
> off-grid, but I'll probably attach a small solar panel for a daytime water
> feature.
> --
> derek

[Ka30P]

Wow! Derek!
So glad to see you out there in the wilds
of Eastern Canada!
We missed you.

kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

[Bonnie]

Welcome home! I don't post much, but I do read regularly.

--
Bonnie
NJ

[Derek Broughton]

Nedra wrote:

> DEREK!!! Hi there sweetie. Gosh it is good to see you.
> We did disagree on lots of things

Well, YEAH! :-) What's life without a good argument?

> - remember the Canadian Pond Weed?

Who could forget it.

> LOL I was thinking about you just the other day - one of those floating
> throughts that drift in and out of my brain while waiting for the traffic
> light to change ;-)

My life is full of them - the floating thoughts, that is. I don't have to
face an awful lot of traffic lights these days.

> Good to see you are among us.

Thanks everybody for the reception!
--
derek

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>Nedra wrote:
>> We did disagree on lots of things

With Derek, just about every "old" one here could say that. ;o)

>Derek replied: Well, YEAH! :-) What's life without a good argument?

They have been fewer,<wink><wink> but a few subjects have gone thru here
that I've thought: "That guy/gal is lucky Derek isn't here." ;o)

Now that we've thoroughly scared the newbies. Welcome back. :o) ~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[Mike Patterson]

Welcome back!

Let me know when you're ready and I'll send you a big bag of water
hyacinth.

Mike



On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 12:40:18 -0300, Derek Broughton
> wrote:

>It's been over two years, but I finally have both a newsgroup connection and
>pond plans.
>
>It's nice to see that some of the old regulars are still here.
>
>Life goes well here in Nova Scotia. We can't keep the sort of pond I had in
>Ontario, given the herons, kingfishers and ospreys (I doubt an osprey is a
>real problem for pond fish, but who knows), so there'll be nothing more
>than feeder goldfish in it - and I fully expect "feeder" to be the
>operative word - but we should be able to manage a 500 gallon above ground
>pond, attached to our deck. Filtration will be non-existent, as I live
>off-grid, but I'll probably attach a small solar panel for a daytime water
>feature.

Mike Patterson
Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
"I always wanted to be somebody...I should have been more specific..." - Lily Tomlin

[Derek Broughton]

Mike Patterson wrote:

> Welcome back!
>
> Let me know when you're ready and I'll send you a big bag of water
> hyacinth.

Ah, yes. I used to live 5 miles from the oldest, and arguably best, water
garden nursery in Canada (Moore Water Gardens). And not much further from
two other good ones. Supplies will be much harder to come by in Nova
Scotia.
--
derek

[J.D. Stone]

Hey, Hey, Derek. Welcome back!
JD
http://www2.itexas.net/jdstone

"Derek Broughton" > wrote in message
...
> It's been over two years, but I finally have both a newsgroup connection
and
> pond plans.
>
> It's nice to see that some of the old regulars are still here.
>
> Life goes well here in Nova Scotia. We can't keep the sort of pond I had
in
> Ontario, given the herons, kingfishers and ospreys (I doubt an osprey is a
> real problem for pond fish, but who knows), so there'll be nothing more
> than feeder goldfish in it - and I fully expect "feeder" to be the
> operative word - but we should be able to manage a 500 gallon above ground
> pond, attached to our deck. Filtration will be non-existent, as I live
> off-grid, but I'll probably attach a small solar panel for a daytime water
> feature.
> --
> derek

[Gale Pearce]

It's nice to see you back here, have missed your posts and humour. Beautiful
area, Nova Scotia, as I remember it from back in '72 when we visited there.
It sounds like your off the beaten path (no hydro?)
Gale :~)
"Derek Broughton" > wrote in message
...
> It's been over two years, but I finally have both a newsgroup connection
and
> pond plans.
>
> It's nice to see that some of the old regulars are still here.
>
> Life goes well here in Nova Scotia. We can't keep the sort of pond I had
in
> Ontario, given the herons, kingfishers and ospreys (I doubt an osprey is a
> real problem for pond fish, but who knows), so there'll be nothing more
> than feeder goldfish in it - and I fully expect "feeder" to be the
> operative word - but we should be able to manage a 500 gallon above ground
> pond, attached to our deck. Filtration will be non-existent, as I live
> off-grid, but I'll probably attach a small solar panel for a daytime water
> feature.
> --
> derek

[Derek Broughton]

Gale Pearce wrote:

> It's nice to see you back here, have missed your posts and humour.
> Beautiful area, Nova Scotia, as I remember it from back in '72 when we
> visited there. It sounds like your off the beaten path (no hydro?)

Not a drop (at least not from the power utility). I'm running 600W of solar
panels (we'll increase that by 50% this year) and a 400W windmill.

The path _was_ pretty well beaten last fall, when Hurricane Juan hit, but it
barely made category two. I can't imagine what it must be like for the
folks who have already endured Charlie, Frances and Ivan, this year.
--
derek