November 2012

Here are the two koi and some of their buddies in late fall, 2012. 

First winter storm of 2012-2013

This winter storm had a name..."Brutus"...provided by the weather channel.  It left Utah with a nice coating of fluffy snow that melted quickly.  As you can see, I left the waterfall running during the storm and over the last few weeks of below freezing temperatures.  Not sure when I will turn it off this year.  Want to give the fish as much circulation as possible, given how overcrowded they are.

Goldfish at the End of the Rainbow

This photo of a rainbow (seeming to aim at the pond) was taken in the middle of November!  Didn't know rainbows came that late in the season.  At this point, we had already had our first major winter storm with 10 inches of snow, as well as many nights below freezing.  The grass is still green, but the tropical plantings have died and I have trimmed most of the pond plants back, with the exception of the horsetail.  I left the waterfall running during the stormy week, and it seemed to do fine.