UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest. Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
THE SECOND GROUP OF PHOTOS ARE FISH. Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
B1
B3
THE SECOND GROUP OF PHOTOS ARE FISH. Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
B4.
B5
B8
B11
B16
B17
Voting Information UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest. Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
THE THIRD GROUP OF PHOTOS ARE WILDLIFE. Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
C1
C3
C5
C8
C9
C11
C15
C18
Voting Information UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest. Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
THE FOURTH GROUP OF PHOTOS ARE POND PLANTS. Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
D1
D3
D4
D5
D8
D10
D11
D12
D13
D18
D19
Voting Information UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest. Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
THIS IS THE LAST OF THE CATEGORIES AND THE PICTURES ALL OF WHICH ARE OUTSTANDING. GET YOUR VOTES IN ASAP TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE.
Three winners will be chosen from each category. 1st Place – $50 cash prize, 2nd Place – $30 cash prize, 3rd Place – $20 cash prize You must be a member of APS in order to enter. You may win or place in a maximum of two categories. Only two winners per household will be allowed. Photos will be displayed throughout September here and on the APS Facebook page.
Participants may submit one photo in each category, according the following dates. Categories are as follows:
A. Ponds and Pond Features Sept. 1-5
B. Fish Sept. 7-12
C. Wildlife: Insects, amphibians, birds Sept. 14-19
UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting on the Sunday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest.
Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
Winners will be announced in the October newsletter. Make sure to give us your correct mailing address when emailing / voting / submitting your photos for your contest prize money & FREE 2021 Calendars.For more information, call 512-629-7825.Mark your calendars!
FINAL VOTING DATESeptember 30th. Numbers are listed at the bottom of the picture.
PONDS AND POND FEATURES
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
Voting Information
UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest.
Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
THE SECOND GROUP OF PHOTOS ARE FISH.
Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
B1
B3
THE SECOND GROUP OF PHOTOS ARE FISH.
Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
B4.
B5
B8
B11
B16
B17
Voting Information
UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest.
Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
THE THIRD GROUP OF PHOTOS ARE WILDLIFE.
Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
C1
C3
C5
C8
C9
C11
C15
C18
Voting Information
UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest.
Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
THE FOURTH GROUP OF PHOTOS ARE POND PLANTS.
Numbers are at the bottom of each photo.
D1
D3
D4
D5
D8
D10
D11
D12
D13
D18
D19
Voting Information
UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest.
Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
THIS IS THE LAST OF THE CATEGORIES AND THE PICTURES ALL OF WHICH ARE OUTSTANDING. GET YOUR VOTES IN ASAP TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE.
RULES & GUIDELINES Three winners will be chosen from each category. 1st Place – $50 cash prize, 2nd Place – $30 cash prize, 3rd Place – $20 cash prize You must be a member of APS in order to enter. You may win or place in a maximum of two categories. Only two winners per household will be allowed. Photos will be displayed throughout September here and on the APS Facebook page.
Participants may submit one photo in each category, according the following dates. Categories are as follows:
A. Ponds and Pond Features Sept. 1-5 B. Fish Sept. 7-12 C. Wildlife: Insects, amphibians, birds Sept. 14-19 D. Pond Plants Sept. 21-26 Email your photos to publicity@austinpondsociety.org
UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting on the Sunday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest. Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
Winners will be announced in the October newsletter. Make sure to give us your correct mailing address when emailing / voting / submitting your photos for your contest prize money & FREE 2021 Calendars.For more information, call 512-629-7825.Mark your calendars! FINAL VOTING DATESeptember 30th
PONDS AND POND FEATURES
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
Voting Information
UPDATE TO VOTING. Voting will be done each week starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday following each featured week and will continue until the end of the contest. Vote for your favorite photos through September 30th using their assigned category letters and numbers. (For example: A7, B3, C4, D5) Email your choices to programs@austinpondsociety.org
Listed below are the Sponsors for the Austin Pond Society. We encourage you to give them your business and support. You can reach them by clicking on the link to their email. If they have a website, you can reach that by clicking on their business card.
Located in Cedar Park
Email: steve@hillcountrygardens.com
1407 N Bell Blvd, Cedar Park, Texas 78613
Phone: (512) 260-5050
Water Garden Gems
Located in Marion, Texas
3230 Bolton Road, Marion, TX 78124
Phone:(210) 659-5841
Hours:9:00 am – 5:00 pm
10% discount by showing your APS Membership Card You can contact them using this link.
Website: https://www.lorenzandlorenz.com
Lorenz and Lorenz – Attorneys at Law
Located in Austin and Waco/Temple/Killeen
(512) 477-7333 – Austin
(254) 662-4800 – Waco/Temple/Killeen
The Austin Pond Society held their Monthly Meeting this past Monday, February 17th at the Zilker Botanical Gardens in Austin where most of their meetings are held. The only exceptions is when they go on location to other sites such as Mayfield Park or Austin Aqua-Dome and such.
This meeting was attended by around 35 people, some of whom were there on an exploratory basis to see if they wanted to become members which of course we always encourage visitors to do. All were invited to share in the fabulous pizzas along with salads and deserts brought in by the Members.
Bill Biggadike, Kim Reynolds. Steve Garza
At 7:00 pm, Barb, our President, introduced the Speaker for the evening, Bill Biggadike of Bill Biggadike and Associates whose topic for the evening was going to be on Pond and Garden Lighting. Several of the members had expressed an interest in this topic. After a short video, Bill opened up the floor for questions of which there were many and he and his two associates, Kim Reynolds and Steve Garza spent the next hour answering them. Bill apologised for the quality of the video which presented the age old problem of taking pictures at night in the dark and not being able to use artificial light.
Pond and Garden Lighting
Following the presentation, Barb took over and conducted the small bit of business that she had. Julie, as the AAGC Representative was the first person up and gave a brief outline of the meeting that she had attended. Some time was spent in discussing the upcoming Pond Tour to be held on June 6-7. BJ talked about the number of ponds that she currently has on her list and the need for at least a half dozen more. There was also some discussion on the vacancy for a Pond Tour Chairman, a position which is so important and has yet to be filled. We really need someone to pull the Pond Tour all together combining the work by the various individual members and committees that each have separate rolls in getting this great event ready for the Public.
Business Section of the meeting.
The meeting closed with the raffle drawing and the members drifted away after a rapid clean up of the room. The next meeting is scheduled for March 16 and the speaker will be Adam Coffin from The Great Outdoors. His topic will be “Insects and diseases that are new or lesser known” and should be interesting to learn about the creepy crawlies that inhabit our yards and gardens. Hope to see you there.
Austin Pond Society held its first meeting of the year and as is always the case, it was held on the third Monday of the month at Zilker Botanical Gardens. There were around forty attendees all were ready to welcome the new season. As usual, we were treated to a meal which consisted of two different kinds of chile with all of the fixin’s. Deserts were provided by the members. This was Ted’s first attempt at feeding the membership and he did an outstanding job. Thank you Ted. If this was a taste (excuse the pun) of what we have to come in the future, then we are in for some very good meals. Another reason to join the Pond Society.
Desserts brought in by the Members.
The Speaker for the evening was one of our long time favorites, Reeve Hobbie who is a Master Gardener with Travis County Agrilife Extension Services. His topic for the evening was “Native and adapted perennials”. His presentation with the visual aid of slides was very interesting and picturesque and he had a very attentive audience.
Following the Speaker, Barb, our President had a few words to say concerning the relevant business of the day. Among other things, she mentioned that Jeannie Ferrier who along with husband Steve, do all of the fish rescues, is looking for anyone who may be interested in learning how these rescues are accomplished by giving a helping hand. You can contact Jeannie at fishrescue@austinpondsociety.org. The meeting ended with the drawing for the raffle.
Some of the Members
The next meeting will be held on Monday, February 17 at the usual place, Zilker Botanical Gardens. The next Speaker will be Bill Biggadike and the topic will be Landscape Lighting. Hope to see you there.
Video of Reeve Hobbie with his presentation of Native Wildflowers
The Austin Pond Society held its final meeting of the year on November 18 in the form of a Christmas Party which was attended by around 45 members and guests. The entire evening was devoted to eating, mixing and mingling, Blue Santa and a presentation of checks to four different organizations. This was a marked change from previous parties when we have had some other entertainment in the form of contests, music, dancing and other such fun and games. As far as the food, what better way to celebrate Christmas in Texas than Rudy’s Barbecue with all of the fixin’s including pumpkin and apple pies. This was all delicious and very much enjoyed by the members.
The Austin Pond Society made four donations to charitable causes this year. They included Austin Pets Alive, KLRU for Central Texas Gardener, McBee Elementary School and Overton Elementary School for their programs of Hands on Gardening.
Amanda Williams from Austin Pets Alive attended to receive the check.
Formal and properHow they really feel about the party
This year, as they have done for the past couple of years, Santa and Mrs Klaus attended in full costume along with a couple of helpers. They mixed and mingled and enjoyed the food and the company and made a presentation outlining what it is that Blue Santa brings to 4500 families in Austin that otherwise would be lacking gifts and food at Christmas. As per previous years, the APS members had brought in a whole tables worth of presents for the kids. One of the high points of the evening was when one of our Sponsors, Matt Boring of Texas Ponds and Water Features and two of his people, one dressed as a giant frog, brought in two large sacks of toys to add to the collection. A very nice gesture from Matt and thank you.
The evening closed with a small bit of business and discussion. We are still lacking a nominee for the position of Pond Tour Director which is a bit of a worry. We still have a some time but if any of you are interested, please contact our President, Barb Lenhardt at president@austinpondsociety.org
Hope to see you all next year at out first meeting which will be held at the usual place, Zilker Botanical Gardens on Monday, January 20, 2020. The Speaker will be from Travis County Master Gardeners and the subject will be Drip Irrigation. By the way, I can’t believe that we are looking at 2020 already. It seems like something out of a science fiction movie…
Thank you to everyone that makes Austin Pond Society such a great group to work with and for being such a fun bunch of crazy fish and pond enthusiasts. Welcome to the start of a brand new year…
