wow, this is an old thread! So much has changed in the last couple years.....some good, mostly bad. There are now several different strains of KHV, meaning the virus is mutating. It is just as deadly as ever. Heat cycling a fish to force the virus to show it's self has been found to be of little benefit. Putting a niave fish from your own collection while the new fish is in QT is also of little benefit (at least for the purpose of KHV detection). The only way to know for sure is to have new fish blood tested, which is usually done by the dealer since drawing blood is outside the ability of most hobbiests. A KHV survivor can live with the virus for a long time and not show any ill effects for a long time. How long? Unknown at this time. But like the chicken pox virus in humans comes back as shingles in adults, the KHV virus can live in a koi or goldfish for a long time and then the fish can start to shed the virus again, killing other pond inhabitants. So my advise? 1. Only buy fish from trusted sources. 2. Only buy from dealers who test the fish for the active virus, and also the antibodies. 3. destroy ALL fish that have been exposed to KHV or assume the risk that these fish can infect others later down the road. Pretty scary stuff. Be careful.

Great pictures! Thanks so much for taking them and posting them! You are a woman of many talents! I am surprised that we all don't look more "wilted"- boy- it was hot! I agree Rick- that shot makes that area look better than I have ever seen it- and I see it every day! Joyce, do you have a weed reducing lense on your camera? Well, you do have a great eye for composition then! Thanks for the photos- Thanks ya'll for being in them! Julie

Yes, looks like you've got your album set as a private album or whatever they call it. All you have to do since you are using photobucket.com is check out the three adresses under your image (I believe it is the middle one that you use- the IMG SRC="..." one). Just copy and paste it into your message here and check to make sure it worked in the preview screen.

personally, I love the shot of the Black Rat crossing the road. It reminds me of the adrenaline rush I get when I see a snake up ahead on a road or trail.