Guess who is out having fun? (It's ME!) Planning wildlife pond for backyard

[GBBUDD]

oh the pain and agony our bodies go through "ok i'll buy that " digging all these ponds by hand! "HELL NO . Rental is my best friend" It is so worth it tho when done. We can then all sit by the pond w/our feet up and relax while we wait for our anti-inflammatory drugs to kick in

 

[Tula]

Is the intake bay the filtration as well as the skimmer, or will you have a bog?

 

[bagsmom]

Is the intake bay the filtration as well as the skimmer, or will you have a bog?

I will have a bog. If you scroll back to the earlier pictures, you can see the bog up at the top right. I'm excited to do something with these two new (to me) features!

 

[bagsmom]

My last two digging sessions were devoted to the Rock of Gibralter. Or Plymouth Rock. It is a big granite boulder that was wedged into the side wall of my intake bay. I found it when I was refining the shape of the intake bay and at first, just the top was sticking out. I guess I could also call it a Georgia iceberg. There was a lot more of it underground and it was really, really hard to get it out of such a small space. The earth around it was a combination of rocks, large, layered rock-like clay deposits (hardpan) and more rocks. It was awful. Using a combination of ropes, levers, and wedges - plus sheer brute strength and stubbornness, I got it out! Well, almost out. It's out of the hole it was wedged in, but I'll need hubby's help to get it lifted out of the intake bay. It's a beast. I have the void in the side wall mostly filled in now, but it needs to dry more -- the dirt was very muddy. Next session, I'll need to finish filling in it, then back to refining the size and shape of the intake bay.

 

[bagsmom]

In the last picture, see the right side of the boulder? Where it is a lighter color? That's the part that was sticking up out of the bottom of the intake bay. All the rest of it was below.

 

[Tula]

Ugh, what a hard and muddy job !! You are to be commended

 

[addy1]

Way to go! you did it!

 

[Lisak1]

I think that rock deserves a special spot in your new pond!

 

[bagsmom]

I think that rock deserves a special spot in your new pond!

It does! It's nice and flat on top!

 

[bagsmom]

Also, you can't really tell from the picture, but that intake bay hole is about 3 feet deep.

 

[j.w]

Exactly what @Lisak1 said, you gotta put it somewhere where it will be noticed! Nice big rock!

 

[Lisak1]

#girlswhodig

 

[bagsmom]

I sent my husband a GIF of She-Ra -- Princess of Power!!!!!!! I'm not techie enough to put that on here, so just imagine it! Now the Princess of Power is going back out to the sink hole (as my friend calls it!)

 

[j.w]

Get to work on that hole @bagsmom (Pond Princess of Power )!

 

[bagsmom]

I AM SHE-RA!