Well, I guess the worst of the Transfer/Splitting is over. The Back is deffinately better, Thanks. I can see that life will be much more relaxed at the upper tank - and "up close and personal" rather than getting down to Goldfinger's level below. It will be so much easier reaching the Lily pads to trim off the old ones. I can't believe I haven't fallen in the lower tank yet! Glenda do you hear all those cheers and frolicking about with the happy fish? I'm a bit concerned about the water clarity. It seems a bit cloudy. Am I going to have to go through the cloudy murky then green cloudy water before the right balance and resulting clear water again? I miss my crystal clear water. Maybe the fish are digging in the Lily pots without all the hornwort to graze on. Maybe I should re-pot in rocks alone. Catherinet look at the solar pump on the top tank for the little fountain. The solar panel (6 inch diameter)is a round pedistle on the grass to the left of the tank and the fountain head floats and sprays about a foot high (comes with different heads too) the pump is suspended underwater from the float.(about 6 inches) The light is a tiny bulb at the edge of the fountain head. I don't know how it fades from one color to another each color lasting about a minute. I'm remembering about $80.00. The Pond Man converted it to the waterfall application but he understood the amps and how much was needed to push so much water up the distance through the rocks. You know, the stuff over my head. He picked the pump outfit to order. I now have an electric pump to the waterfall and returned the solar pump to fountain usage. All fish are eating and seem happy. I sure hope I haven't split up married couples - then again I don't need any babies! I can't wait for lunch so I can sit in a chair like a real person and still enjoy the activity. I haven't lost any fish to preditors. There are better pickings in the pasture stock tanks and ponds I'm hoping. Also the Goldfish are close to the house - right outside my kitchen windows - I love to hand wash dishes and watch the fish and frogs. The 8 foot poly tanks hold 625 gallons and I'm thinking the 10' metal holds 760 gal. 2 feet deep. That's not For Sure! The waterfall liner is quite large and folds up around the rocks to the top and then the smaller rocks on that. Never leaks anywhere. I just didn't know anything at all and it was before I'd found this wonderful pond forum so I had it done. But I'm sure we could do it ourselves now. With everyone's help and encouragement. The enjoyment so so rewarding. It's a nice Get-Away from all the Ranch work. So refreshing! I Love it! Kathy Oh, I don't see the Solar Panel - let me try another photo. Now we'll put up the cedar slats to match the cedar barns all around us. They are the thrown away ends of a subdivision fencing and the perfect height. Plants and vines can grow on it I hope. Sorry this got rather lengthy. Enjoy your Day! Kathy

OMG, this is so funny! The exact thing happened to me. We found a tiny kitten walking in our back yard. We took "her" in, even took it to our vet for check-up and the vet pronounced our cat a female. We gave her a unisex sounding name "Suki". But Suki then grew two furry things on her back end and started to "hump" blankets and even acted very affectinately toward our female (spayed) dog. It was so funny. But we explained to our kids and everyone "got it". It wasn't a shock. Don't worry. Just be honest. It's hard to tell when animals are so young. Even a vet can make a mistake.

Hi - new member here, and I enjoyed reading this thread. I've never been married, no kids, and got out of my last relationship 2 years ago. At times I feel like there's something wrong with me for not dating, and sometimes I do get lonely. But this thread helped me remember all the things I do like about being single and living alone! So here's my list of favorites: - I don't have to listen to Howard Stern in the morning anymore. - I can rent silly movies without having to listen to comments about it being "gay". - I can listen to anything on the radio, whether it's classical or jazz or country - I have hot pink accents in my bathroom, which never would've gone over with the ex-bf. - I eat a lot better because I don't have to work around his picky diet (ex-bf wouldn't eat a lot of the things I like) - I can stretch out in the bed, and can sleep late without anyone making comments - I don't always shave my legs or other body parts anymore, unless I feel like it I think the key, though, is that if you have a really GOOD relationship, a lot of these things aren't an issue. For example, my next boyfriend will not be someone who would call everything "gay" or criticize me or veto all my decorating decisions. At least I hope not.

Gosh-just a quick look over my shelves produces (excluding already mentioned): Bel Canto Ann Patchett The "Phryne Fisher" series by Kerry Greenwood (Australian author) Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout ...and Ladies of the Club Helen Hooven Santmyer In This House of Brede Rumer Godden The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Muriel Spark Barbara Pym's books The Agatha Christie "Miss Marple" and "Tommy and Tuppence" mysteries