Thursday, April 15, 2010

Pond Work Today



Got off work early today and went home with plans to work in the yard. The pond has been really dropping water fast. So I thought I'd pull the rocks away from the side and get everything ready to dig tomorrow. So I got the rocks moved, went into the house and checked the weather for the rest of the week, looks like there is a strong possibility of rain, SOOOO, I ended up getting a garbage can, filling with pond water, hooking up a pump for aeration and proceeded to tear into the digging part of the pond. Figured if I was going to have to move everything for a new liner, I might as well remodel the pond. So I took out the shelf under the waterfall area, it was a mistake to leave it there in the first place, and then I revamped the planting area, by putting up a retaining wall in order to have a growing, bog area, so that I can fill the area with soil, pebbles, etc and plant directly in the bog marginal plant area and not have to mess with the damn planting pots and how they tip in the wind and never seem to be just right. With that having been said, I also picked up my skimmer today, which I am going to install in hopes of getting the pump filter bucket out of the bottom of the pond and bury the pump to waterfall hose. I am hoping this will make the pond look less bucket and pail at the bottom and more like a pond for fish and plants. That clay soil is heavy. And it was dirty, messy work, but I enjoyed the process immensely. My fear is not getting it done and done the way I envision it. I also hope that this will be the last season that I have to tear the pond apart every spring to "fix" something major with it.

I also am going to rebuild the waterfall, AGAIN... and this has to be the last time that I have to major overhaul that also. It takes so much time away from prepping the rest of the yard.

I thoroughly enjoyed the lifting and digging and being out in the yard again. I sat for a while and listened to the water fall, and the wind blow, and the birds sing. Looking forward to the season. Love and dirty dirt to all, Kristi

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