OMG!! I missed this before as well and I am stunned! You are superwoman, digging all that by yourself, in the rain, and in 2 weeks??? Yowzaa! It's a really spectacular island of beauty and serenity you have created.
The story was well written and I love the english bulldog, cracked me up. Speaking of english, your english is exquisite. I'm doubly impressed.
Keep the pictures coming, I think we all want to see this pond as it goes through winter and into spring and summer. Thank you so much for sharing this.