New Pond Environment

The pond environs are still a work in progress, begun in 2017. There are four components: 1) pond, 2) boulder stream, 3) pond path, and 4) observation shelter. Here’s where I am as of August 2019.

Duckpond

First step, remove fence installed 7 years prior.

Day One; backhoe just left.

Some wet spots just a few hours later.

Day Two; a beginning.

Day Three! (It rained.)

Skating anyone?

Duckpond winter scene.

Ducks in spring 2018: Mallards and Wood Ducks (as seen through a window screen).

Excavate stored in pile (in case need to refill hole).

Shaping the Duckpond excavate.

Gravel fill to raise grade and dry out soil.

Beginning of the boulder stream.

Picking "river" rocks at the pit.

River rocks, first load.

Grading with topsoil.

Granite viewing stone..

Duckpond boulder in place (smaller ones at pond’s edge).

Landscape light (repaired 25 years after Charlie backed over it).

Corrugated retaining wall for garden.

 

 

River rock, load two!

Yes, quicker than picking by hand.

Rock installation begun between edgers.

Garden of fern, juniper, and blueberry.

Drain outlet and granite retaining wall installed.

Duckpond dock.

Third and final Jeep load.

Duckpond landscape.

Yup, moved 5 yards of rock, 1 yard of crushed stone, and several yards of soil—by hand, in a wheelbarrow.

Bridge number one on Duckpond path.

One year later: two bridges.

Bridges now cross rock streams.

Duckpond 04-Sep-2019 dock 4597

Excavating Duckpond shelter pad.

Most summer days I greet the five resident frogs who found their way to the pond. All the plants are volunteers too.

All photos and text by Bruce Jacobson: this work is licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 License—Attribution-ShareAlike.

(Last updated 2 weeks ago.)

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