tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post3750833610258764710..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: down at the old swimmin holeDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-75651754442850583172007-08-17T20:38:00.000-05:002007-08-17T20:38:00.000-05:00FC- I'm sure the feeling is especially strong with...FC- I'm sure the feeling is especially strong with two daughters headed out of the nest. Be glad you had all those summers with them!<BR/><BR/>Larry- If this pond was a little deeper, trout would be in the picture. Maybe someday...Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-61708805039327440062007-08-17T18:08:00.000-05:002007-08-17T18:08:00.000-05:00I'd love to have a pond like that-I'd like to stoc...I'd love to have a pond like that-I'd like to stock mine with trout-I love trout!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-66271699104050642182007-08-13T21:07:00.000-05:002007-08-13T21:07:00.000-05:00Deb,Boy can I relate ... just about 10 years ahead...Deb,<BR/>Boy can I relate ... just about 10 years ahead of you.<BR/>Teaching allowed me to spend more time with my kids than most Dads or even a lot of Moms get and I still ask myself where did the time go and could I have done more things with them.<BR/>Now with two about to fly, my brain says I spent as much time as possible with them, but my heart says was it enough?<BR/><BR/>I think your pond is filled with magic.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-85020006838445688172007-08-12T20:56:00.000-05:002007-08-12T20:56:00.000-05:00madcap- it's not so much the change as the regret ...madcap- it's not so much the change as the regret I have over not having spent more time with him. But, yeah, I have a hard time with the change. It's never easy.<BR/><BR/>RuthieJ- I tried a little copper sulfate, and I tried to apply it as conservatively as possible, but I ended up killing a few tadpoles and minnows, while apparently the leeches survived. But the kids seem to not be bothered by them so much now. So we'll try trapping them, maybe. They are worth money for bait!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-65186138186939037792007-08-12T20:07:00.000-05:002007-08-12T20:07:00.000-05:00Deb, your pond looks great. Has your leech proble...Deb, your pond looks great. Has your leech problem been taken care of?RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-56388579890622533262007-08-12T09:17:00.000-05:002007-08-12T09:17:00.000-05:00I love the light on his skin. He's glowing.I'm del...I love the light on his skin. He's glowing.<BR/><BR/>I'm delighted to see my kids becoming adults, but it's hard at the same time. I'm not so good at change.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-18499295128988042292007-08-11T19:46:00.000-05:002007-08-11T19:46:00.000-05:00Lynne- Thank you. It is haunting indeed, thinking ...Lynne- Thank you. It is haunting indeed, thinking my little baby is heading into his preteen years. I was just looking at pictures from the last two years, moving them over to our new huge external hard drive, thinking just two years ago he was so much more childlike! We have had so many good times at the pond, and I smile when I see him out on the kayak. Every kid deserves adventure like that. For me it was a rowboat at my grandparents' lake place.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-12947003054189877512007-08-11T12:52:00.000-05:002007-08-11T12:52:00.000-05:00Deb that is a wonderful picture of your Calvin. Y...Deb that is a wonderful picture of your Calvin. You're right in that you've captured both the boy and a glimpse of the man he will become. It's a little haunting and I'm not even his Mom! It might feel like you're not having enough time with them, but I'm sure your kids will have a lifetime of memories with that pond alone. You're giving your kids the kind of life many of us dream of. My hat's off to you.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.com