The Leather Oaks Garden -- Post Katrina ! !

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This Page Created on February 5th, 2008

You think it looks bad? It was very aromatic too. It should come as no surprise that none of my large fish survived the stew.

Both this picture and the previous one were taken on September 24th, just minutes after I got the biological filter back on line. We'll see how it does with this challenge. It appears that I still have a few loads of removed vegetation to cart away!

It's a week later, and from my Tower Room, the Leather Oaks pond is looking a good bit healthier.

Let's see if we can't zoom in closer.
These pictures were made on September 30, 2005. I guess we'll have to go downstairs now to get a face to face view of Pipe.

Leather Oaks Pond on September Last, 2005

Wow! There is greeen in the Pond! Looks like the parasol plants are coming back first. I think I can see a few Lousiana iris fronds, too, both on the shore and in the Pond.

There haven't this many late September photos of the Leather Oaks Pond showing everything so clearly. But as a landscaping ploy, I don't recommend hurricane cleanup as a viable strategy.

It's good to see Pipe on the job! The water quality does appear remarkable after only six or seven days of filtration.
I think it might have been along this time when I was able to see that there were some tiny black fish in the pond. Survivors? But of what species? They appear too slender to be Chinese Black Moors.

Another two weeks or so, and the plants continue to grow, while the water seems even clearer.

Leather Oaks Pond on the Ides of October

Despite the problems up at the headwaters, we were able to get Corps of Engineers permission to divert Rubber Creek around the damaged area. Businesses along the tributary, especially the folks at Diver's Deep, must have a powerful lobby! Well, the water is not too gray . . . .

     What a difference a month makes! This photo was made on October 23rd, 2005.
     You won't be able to see them, but I did add some Wal-mart goldfish to mingle with the mysterious black fish. They're still, even today a very secretive bunch!
      There is a link on the photo which will take you to the continuation of the post-Katrina TimeLine.