OK, I'm seriously jealous! I'm imagining laying in the pool, drinking a margarita (or gin & tonic; I'm not too picky) and listening to the water......
The pic of the koi is wonderful.
Barb

Really really beautiful. Great job. One suggestion. You can take your photos out to Photobucket before you publish them and that way they are automatically re-sized for the post. Just a suggestion in case you didn't already know.
Hey Barb mix one for me will ya? Make mine a martooni.
Bugsb

Here is a link that might be useful: My pond the way it was before the freeze.

Thank you so much for your compliments Barb and Bugsb....I really appreciate it. Going from a 1,000 gal pond to a 5,000 gal pond has been quite an experience, but my fish sure do love the extra room -- not to mention the new roommates I keep adding. Thanks Bugsb for the suggestion on resizing my pics. But I'm a little confused. When I upload them onto photobucket, how do I resize them after that? I didn't like the fact that they were so large either, but I'm just not sure how to get them to the right size....thanks for your help!

Cindy

Cindy there is an option to re-size on Photobucket but I doubt you will ever need to use it. Your photos are automatically re-sized when you upload them there. For instance mine are originally 2 to 3 meg and I don't have to do any manual resizing at all. Try it I think you will like it but if you are still having problems let me know and I will help you.

Here is a link that might be useful: My pond the way it was before the freeze.

Cindy I forgot to tell you that if for some reason you do need to use the image re-size, I use 800X600. Just click on options right below the mobile phone box in Photobucket.

Here is a link that might be useful: My pond the way it was before the freeze.

Thanks Bugsb. So I'm gathering from what you say that when I upload my pics from my camera to photobucket, that's when I need to resize them, correct? All I did was transfer them from "my pictures" on my computer over to photobucket. I'll be taking some more pics here in a few days and I'll look to see if I can make them smaller -- they do kinda take up the whole screen don't they? Sorry........

Cindy if the box that has 800X600 is checked and SAVED you will never have to re-size again. It is automatically done every time you bring a photo to Photobucket.

Here is a link that might be useful: My pond the way it was before the freeze.

Cindy, your pond is just beautiful! Very serene and obviously, your critters agree! Great job!

Bugsb,I think 800X600 is too large so I set mine to 640x480.

As you said, it is nice to be able to set the picture to the size you want.

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The pond and fish are beautiful, you have achieved a very natural look...

Joann.

Cindy, I have my acct set for 15" screen 800x600. Your pictures are great & it would be super to be able to see the whole thing at once.

Cindy, your pond is gorgeous. I'm jealous. Immediately after putting in my rather small pond last summer, I began planning for a larger one some day. My husband is all for it, too, especially since I call it our future "water hazard". He is a golfer and is looking forward to a 4-5 hole putting green in the rear part of the yard. What are the dimensions of this pond?
Sherry

Again, I truly apologize for the size of my pics. I'll be posting some more soon and will make the adjustment.

Sherry,our pond is 20 x 17 and is 4 ft. deep at the deepest part under the waterfall and goes up to 1 foot in the shallow end. Funny, but my koi love to stay in the shallows....more plants down there I guess. I'm mad at my fish....over the weekend they ate all 3 containers I put in of ribbon grass @ $10 ea........if I could spank them I would! I even had large rocks over the pots and they still got to the roots and destroyed every single one of them. I'm keeping my fingers crossed though....my new waterlillies are still intact and I have threatened them with bodily harm if they mess with them.....yeah right....I love my babies and they can eat whatever they want.