captjacksparrowsavvvy Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Finally had time to get it together. Mostly dollar store piratey stuff. I did buy one set of the minature figures at the Disney store but they are not to scale to the ships but that's OK. It's for enjoyment purposes and nothing else... If you look closely, you will see honey bees taking swigs of water from the drift wood. It's been dry for weeks and all the creatures are extremely thirsty. My neighbor is a beekeeper and every year we get the most delicious honey. Last year we had purple honey-very sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Bess Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hmmm... wonder if your fish will be press ganged?? Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Handed Jill Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Have you got a kraken in that pond?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captjacksparrowsavvvy Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hmmm... wonder if your fish will be press ganged?? LOL, no the fish aren't I've been trying to get the kids press ganged and nothing's working, much to my grief... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 You'd think powder monkeys would be in higher demand... Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Bess Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 You'd think powder monkeys would be in higher demand... Looks like she has a crew of *Powder Bee's!* Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Midnight Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 That's cool! "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HildeKitten Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 that looks really cool! House of Secrets Incorporated Fashion and costume design For all your piracy needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manglin' Maggi Maloney Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 i love it! makes me want to *try* and do something akin to that that looks great! the purple honey sounds awesome! have ye any idea where they were raiding their nectar from to make it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Alyx Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Wow that looks wonderful..Brava! I see those pirate figures at the dollar store too and am tempted to buy them, but they look perfect for your fish pond!!!! Great photo's thanks so much!!! By the way do you find that your flowering Hyacinth's grow like mad and fill up your pond? ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Morgan Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 That is extremely cute. Especially the bees! The miniature flour sack is a great touch. I do wonder, though, how that pirate ship got stuck in the wood... (looks like a transporter accident. This is why pirates and Star Trek do not mix.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captjacksparrowsavvvy Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 i love it! makes me want to *try* and do something akin to that that looks great!the purple honey sounds awesome! have ye any idea where they were raiding their nectar from to make it? That year our entire back yard was purple loosestrife so the bees had a field day with those wild flowers! They look pretty and purple is my favorite color but they are invasive. This year, the rain has been sparse and the creek is dry.That's why the creatures are hitting the fish pond for water. I don't see any purple loosestrifes-only the wild honeysuckles, which are golden color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captjacksparrowsavvvy Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 Wow that looks wonderful..Brava! I see those pirate figures at the dollar store too and am tempted to buy them, but they look perfect for your fish pond!!!! Great photo's thanks so much!!!By the way do you find that your flowering Hyacinth's grow like mad and fill up your pond? I started buying pirate figures at the hobby shop, where they sell the civil war figures(and there is a huge Gettysburg field inside the shop, absolutely awesome)...anyway, the dollar stores started to get in piratey stuff when the POTC movies came out, so now I have lots of pirates to play with. Then I found this little row boat with a Disney character from The Little Mermaid. I painted the face, made a wig with scarf and little beads and tied a striped sash around him. That boat has wheels on the bottom, one of those toys to zoom across the floor. I hot glued the openings but the boat keeps sinking so I stuck Jack on the driftwood. The only way to keep the Flying Dutchman afloat was to stick it in between the driftwood. Those ships are the ones that are on pegs and aren't for water. My Black Pearl is falling apart from water rot. So I careened it on the side of the pond for now! LOL As for the hyacynths, this year they did not spread all over the pond. The goldfish lay their eggs on the roots, then turn around and eat the eggs and cause damage to the roots. One year, we had racoons come at night and they'd step on the edge ot the fish pond and eat the hyacynths! We knew they were racoons because of their muddy foot prints left behind. We don't mind...only when the skunk comes marching in, then we all scramble in the house. The skunk is not afraid of anything. He just meanders all over the yard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hearted Pearl Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 You need a fake predator to scare off the skunk. You could get one of those plastic owls and place him near the fish pond. That might discourage the mammal visitors. ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captjacksparrowsavvvy Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 You need a fake predator to scare off the skunk. You could get one of those plastic owls and place him near the fish pond. That might discourage the mammal visitors. I never thought about a plastic owl. I did think that having a dog would scare the skunks away but my dog got sprayed by a skunk so that idea didn't work. You can't trap a skunk nor kill it(not allowed in the city) and skunks can pretty much go wherever they want-who's going to argue with a skunk? Except for my dog, and my dog lost the argument! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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