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The stream on ice...


The stream on ice...

Winter Wonderland Feb 2009
Fatsia Japonica
Castor Oil Plant.



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It looks amazing!!

14 Sep, 2009

 

Thanks M, funky innit! What amazes me is how green and lush it still looks. We keep the stream running right through the winter so that the local wildlife and birds have a reliable water source. I do wish they'd stop taking the sphagnum moss off my stones though Grrrrr

14 Sep, 2009

 

LOL! My dad puts a little glycerin in his pond, & rubber balls so his fish can get air!

15 Sep, 2009

 

Glycerine, that's a good one thanks Dad, wouldn't it affect the fish though?

15 Sep, 2009

 

The Jungle in Winter !! Puts a totally different slant on it doesn't it Jen ? :-))

15 Sep, 2009

 

It's a jungle for all seasons Sue, incredible how these tropical looking plants survive, these withstood the Arctic winter we enjoyed last year, and that went down to -20! The trick is to have tropical 'looking' plants that are native to colder climates. 8-)

15 Sep, 2009

 

And you know all the 'tricks' !! Wonderful :-))

15 Sep, 2009

 

The glycerine doesnt seem to have affected them, its just a tbs to alter the freezing point of the water! Works well in birdbaths too!

15 Sep, 2009

 

Thanks Marie ... save smashing the ice on mine :-))

15 Sep, 2009

 

It works for a bit, but I spose it depends just HOW cold it gets!

15 Sep, 2009

 

Tad warmer down here than where you are ! :-)

15 Sep, 2009

 

I'll bet it is! I''ve got my heating on!

15 Sep, 2009

 

I'll definately give the glycerine a go, brilliant idea! I'm not the only one with tricks it seems Sue 8-)

15 Sep, 2009

 

He tops it up with TEPID water too, if its really freezing, says it doesnt freeze as quickly as hot water would!??!!

15 Sep, 2009

 

That's interesting, wonder why! Has he got fish?

15 Sep, 2009

 

Yes! He says hot water could burn them, but also boiling water will freeze quicker! I dunno,maybe he's just senile! LOL!

15 Sep, 2009

 

NO, I heard that ice cubes freeze quicker if you use hot water, so I think he has a valid point.

15 Sep, 2009

 

I thought I had heard that too, but wasnt sure if it was just from my dad! I take everything he tells me with a pinch of salt, he's always taking the p&&&!

15 Sep, 2009

 

I'll try it out 8-)))

15 Sep, 2009

 

Try it where there arent fish first!

15 Sep, 2009

 

I'll just make the ice cubes then....8-)

15 Sep, 2009

 

LOL! Good idea! Try the glycerin at the same time, but separate. Did that make any sense??

15 Sep, 2009

 

Uuuuuuuuuuh will let you know 8-))

15 Sep, 2009

 

LOL! I meant in separate trays?!!!

15 Sep, 2009

 

Oh, wish I'd read that before I did it LOL ;-)))

16 Sep, 2009

 

LMAO!! Why, what did you do????

16 Sep, 2009

 

I made half with and half without glycerine, then wobbled it as it went in the flippin' freezer, Duuuuuhhhhhhh 8-(

17 Sep, 2009

 

LOL!! Sounds like a me trick!!

17 Sep, 2009

 

It was probably the wine 8-)))

17 Sep, 2009

 

LOL!! That grape juice'll do it every time!

17 Sep, 2009

 

I might spill the ice cubes but never the wine! 8o)))

18 Sep, 2009

 

LOL! Quite right too!

18 Sep, 2009

 

Brilliant winter jungle scene........

23 Sep, 2009

 

A jungle for all seasons eh?!! 8-)

23 Sep, 2009

 

Boom boom as old whatisname used to say!!!!

23 Sep, 2009

 

Was that Mr Brush, perhaps??

24 Sep, 2009

 

Crickey M is our Basil still around ;-)

24 Sep, 2009

 

Dont think so, but us oldies still remember him!! Lol!

24 Sep, 2009

 

Only too true, ....did you know that Bill and Ben The Flowerpot men haven't got strings anymore, is nothing sacred?!

24 Sep, 2009

 

I know! I dont like the new version!! :~(((((

24 Sep, 2009

 

Madperth love your new pic, who are Bill and Ben?

24 Sep, 2009

 

Thanks DD!
They were puppets on a kids tv show. Its been put back on, but with new animation!

24 Sep, 2009



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