Well it seems I posted my pics in the wrong forum somehow...Hopefully I get this right this time...here is the progress so far after one week. I placed rocks on the ledges to give this 8x6 by 18 inches deep more depth perception I think. I had a few yellow type finches and two wren's who were admiring my work today, but couldn't get to the camera fast enough. Now that I think I'm done fiddling with the pond, onwards to the landscaping, walkway paths, building of our ground level deck and placing paver stones under our firepit.