Julie, yes the pond is in the front yard, pretty much up against the front of the house with just room for the narrow board walk between. The arched bridge covers the window well for the egress window there. It easily picks up if the grandkids come to spend the night. The circle is the fishies dining room table. It is made from that foam pipe insulation stuff that is split and self sticks back to itself. I put it around a rope for the half ring at the bottom of the falls. That keeps down the splash and ripples some. Yes, all the pots you see are lilies. Here in the cold north, they start out that deep red/maroon first after winter but after they get going and the water/air warms, they turn to their normal colors. Some of those lilies end up in the little pond across the sidewalk/boardwalk. Some go to half barrel pots. And some go to the preform in the back yard.
Lawanna, I am lucky that we are both retired and Pete doesn't mind helping with the pond. I've had some trouble with my left leg and a pinched nerve and it "pains" me some so Pete has taken pity and gets things rolling around the pond. Thank goodness.
Jonna, Pete had just fertilized the lawn and we've had beautiful spring rains this year. When the frosts come, the grass just kinda lays there and some of it may brown underneath a bit but come spring and warmer weather, it just comes back all by itself. We do have a problem with "dog circles" in the back yard where Smokey potties over and over in the same spot during the winter so then we pull up the dead grass and either reseed or use grass plugs to move new grass to those spots. Fortunately there were only three this year and by June, they'll all be filled in.
I don't know, I've been ponding since maybe 2003 I guess so figure people have seen my stuff. Also I must admit that last summer I was a little disgruntled about the pond seeing all my big guys died. I didn't feel an attachment to the fish I have now like the other ones. I had said that if Pete wanted to fill it in, I might have gone along with it but I'm finding that this year I feel differently about it again. I'm beginning to identify some personalities in the fish I have and they are begging all the time to eat and makes me feel wanted. LOL.
Thanks for all the nice comments. It helps.
