Parrots feather. Bought it in pots. Then that tall thing is Catail. There are some water hycinths and over were the fountain is splashing so you can not see it very good is some Watercress. The Golden Colored Fish at the most top of the picture is a butterfly koi with the longest front fins. I have dubbed it Flipper. The white and paler orange large fish in the middle is another of my favorites. Sort of a Butterfly Koi, has a long tail. The color of the fish in person looks just like orange sherbert to me. I call that one Creamsickle. Things are getting pretty bad when you stasrt naming your fish.

Thank you all so much!!!! That means alot to me coming from ya'll. Joann, your pond and fish are simply amazing! Destany, I added a couple more pix tonight. I will post more when we get a little more finished. Marti8a, I know what you mean, you can lay on the deck, get very close to your fish and see alot of different kinds of bugs swimming around in there. There have been several beautiful little song birds that come to the waterfall, some I have never seen before and I have always kept a birdbath and feeder. I LOVE this new adventure!

wow, Tony...what a MESS !!! ewwww. But, hey...did ya see that artwork down by the river...!!!?????? By the way, if you're driving, Tony, and want to see some very neat bit of nature..get to US 641 and then go South on 453. An area there that is called The Land Between the Lakes offers a beautiful drive...complete with a bison and elk preserve. It was the best 'wrong turn' we have ever taken in our travels! ...worth the extra time. There's supposed to be some excellent restaurant in that area, but we never did find it...we did love that drive down through Golden Pond, tho...... Hope you're having a grand time! I'm sure Mary Beth is just beside herself there in Paduca!

Dawg! Now I'm really jealous! I only recently learned that spoonbills belong to the same order as our vultures. When this guy's fully mature you'll see the family resemblance. IIRC, by the time he's about 3yo, he'll be bald-headed. 8-] ICA, Sophie ^i^