Cool rainbow...

For the period from August thru November, we received very little rain here.  There was some, just enough to get the crops finished up, and enough to keep the grass growing, but not enough to keep the pond full-up.  We had enough to have fun while Hank, Doy, Mike, Janet, Sarah and Ben were here, and when Doug, Danika, and Quinn were here in October.  I'll have a blog about their visit later.

Anyway, we had a REAL BIG rain storm in November, and the pond filled up with only one day's rain.  I think the way the pond is graded and the way the surrounding land is graded, and the way the drain is set helps the water levels stay pretty consistent.  We usually don't have any problems with pond scum either.  I treated it with copper sulfate the first two years ('96 and '97) and haven't had to do anything with it since.  'Course, the two BIG white emurs have something to do with it too.  The fish population consists of bass, crappies, bluegills, and catfish. We also have frogs, especially in the spring.  That's unusual because there are lots of ponds that don't have frogs.  The science teacher told me it was because of the amount of chemicals being used in fields and the run-off.  That was the problem for Grand Lake St. Mary's. 

Well, back to the rainbow -- the rain just stopped and the sun came out, bringing this very colorful rainbow which appeared to land IN THE POND!!!  I couldn't get a picture of the pond end (couldn't find the camera), but I did get the other end.  I didn't see a pot of gold lying around anywhere, but then maybe the pond itself is the pot of gold.  Hmmmmmmmmm.

A rainbow! A rainbow!  The smile of God is here.

Hooah