Drain the pond. The dirt from all of the rocks proved to be too much for the pond. This step was not unexpected. So, Brian drained the pond this evening and then removed all of the muck with the shop vac. The pond has been refilled, so once the chlorine …
I guess we should have taken multiple photos of this next step. It really didn’t take that long to do, though. Over the weekend, Brian graded the dirt on the hill and then dug out a small stream. This evening, he dug out some shelves in it for the large …
Here’s the picture I’ve been promising–the pond with a bunch of rocks around it. It took a little while to get to this point, but I’m still pleased with the progress I have been making. I don’t think I mentioned this before, but I got the plans for the pond …
I guess this could have been just about any step in the process, but Brian and his dad installed my outside outlet tonight (for the pond pump). As a bonus, an extra outlet was installed, so that’s cool. We didn’t have any outlets in the back, so this is a …
Yesterday for supper, we enjoyed some vegetables and dip. I picked scallions, a cucumber, broccoli, and sugar snap peas from the garden. This was my first harvest of the year. The cucumbers are looking good–there are quite a few of them that should be ready soon. I’ll have more broccoli …