E/L-things I hadn't seen yet

The Patch---after loosing a battle between a large rock and gravity, the pond had to be pumped and the liner patched. There were about half a dozen small abrasions, the largest of which you could put a pencil through. Curious we didn't realize the pond was leaking until the ground dried out. With the ground saturated, there was water on both sides of the liner as there will be all winter long.

Keeping the liner dry with the stream nearly finished was a problem because seepage couldn't be controlled from the rocks and pools.


As a result, the pond, nearly full, had to be pumped out creating another first--the wetland full of water.



Leaving the nearly finished pond looking not so finished!


The wire was installed for the pump between the upper pond and the house, just in time for Tommie's brother to volunteer to help purchase a solar pump for the project. It's always nice to have an outlet 150' from the house which is all this will be now!



There was a resident in the big pond not so happy about us first emptying, drying and working around the big rock patching and then subsequent filling leaving another individual displaced by rising sea levels! Fortunately, there is lots of habitat and I'm sure Mr Toad (definitely not a bull frog which has large ear patches behind its eyes) has a new home with an even better view.



I also hadn't seen...

... the house reflected in the pond (after excavation of the beach)



...the mock up of stairs they will eventually want to access the garden and patio



...the large pond overflowing


the north fork with water flowing (a result of our pumping the bulk of the water out of the lower pond for patching)


...the upper pond edges buried and mostly planted, with stream in background.