Building pond in Israel by a Granny!
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Mostly just rolling them end over end to position them above where I need them. Then I use more or less the same trick as @GBBUDD suggested: a long piece of underlayment to roll the rock onto, which then acts as an impromptu pulley to slow its descent. Of course, it also means positioning the rock ahead of time so that it will roll into position in the right orientation. And placing shims on the shelf as well, which I didn't do with that huge frame rock. Had I measured it properly, I would have had a couple of bricks on the shelf in advance to prop it up to the correct angle. Live and learn!
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The waterfall is coming together nicely. Really looks great. And that is a brilliant system for moving gravel.
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Wow! this is just so impressive. I look forward to the rest of the progress.
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Unreal! Ms granny
OK I'll sk what's this
Lady, granny or not if you ever need a job . Just reach out I'll put you to work. Ill take your work ethic over many of the under20 ish and 30ish guys I have
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Just love your story and your work! I need to tweak my system, someday, maybe once the bees are gone and I have two arms that work, soon I hope for the arms..................
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Basically, it's a sabbatical year when the land in Israel is left to go fallow, fruit and grain is declared ownerless and free to all takers, and debts are forgiven. It mostly applies to agricultural land, but as my garden is mostly fruit trees, it is also applicable to my garden (and in any case, these days the distinction between agricultural and non-agricultural isn't held to be as important with regard to the sabbatical year. For more, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmita
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And the pond is filling!
Not the final fill, just enough to clean out some of the accumulated debris and allow me to finally get an idea of where the water level is going to be, so that I can start setting stones on the shallow side of the pond. I've got a few large stones that are mean to go on the peninsula, and I need to know exactly how much I'll need to raise them so they're half in the water. So...a chance to get some idea of what it will look like!
I won't be able to work on it until Sunday, but it should help to cool the air over what's promising to be a very hot and dry (and dusty!) Shabbat.
See you at Starshine tomorrow!
Not the final fill, just enough to clean out some of the accumulated debris and allow me to finally get an idea of where the water level is going to be, so that I can start setting stones on the shallow side of the pond. I've got a few large stones that are mean to go on the peninsula, and I need to know exactly how much I'll need to raise them so they're half in the water. So...a chance to get some idea of what it will look like!
I won't be able to work on it until Sunday, but it should help to cool the air over what's promising to be a very hot and dry (and dusty!) Shabbat.
See you at Starshine tomorrow!
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NICE!
You have to feel so good about what you have accomplished. !!
Hey wait a minute who's to say your not a 36 year old grandma it's possible come on over well find a few for yea.
Heck of a job @YShahar heck of a good looking pond
Glad your not here to hear me butcher your name.
Don't know that I like the idea of the fallow some do all the work for others to help them selves . Would work incredibly well here.
Hey wait a minute who's to say your not a 36 year old grandma it's possible come on over well find a few for yea.
Heck of a job @YShahar heck of a good looking pond
Glad your not here to hear me butcher your name.
Don't know that I like the idea of the fallow some do all the work for others to help them selves . Would work incredibly well here.