Here's a photo I took this morning of my pond under the snow. There's almost two feet of snow piled on top now. The waterfall runs all winter, and my goldfish are now on their third winter in my pond (I've got my fingers crossed that they'll make it til spring). The birds all continue to drink and bathe throughout the winter at the ledge of the waterfall and are fun to watch. Follow-up is of my pond last summer...I can't wait to see those Siberian Irises again! My husband and I laid all the lannonstone on this patio as well as for the walkways around our home. All in all we've set over 60 tons of fieldstone and/or lannonstone throughout our yard, and we're not done yet (although my back may be!).
Gosh you'd never know there was a pond under all that snow. I love your second photograph and certainly applaud you for lugging all that stone around - great results!!
kaseylib, what an awesome little retreat! It looks like a great place to sit down and read a book! You have done a terrific job with that.......I'll bet you can't wait for the snow to reveal all that hard work.
That water feature is supurb. It is great to see the two piccies. What a nice effect. You must have worked yourself silly making it...but the results are oh, so worth it. Well done, you.
Are you certain those photos are from the same place? Just kidding. The pond looks delightful! Hauling 60 tons is quite a task, how long did it take you to do?
Wow, that is awesome, very very nice! i love the sound of water when your just sitting an relaxing. Excellent work!
That is amazing Kasey 8) Stunning. Your goldfish must be a real tough breed to survive though all that cold, snow, ice, winter and who knows what else mother nature rolls in its path.
Thanks for the comments. It is a great place to sit and read. The waterfall is high enough that it drowns out outside noises, and it's very relaxing. The stone projects have been going on for several years. Our first project was a 4 foot high retaining wall that's 75 feet long using fieldstone boulders (and I do mean boulders...all were over one foot in diameter and many were too large to be picked up by one person). We also built several other retaining walls, and I've used the fieldstone to outline my planting beds and create several other projects including a wishing well planter. The lannonstone was a lot harder to set, as each stone was a different thickness. Our property is all sand, and that made this job a lot easier, though (it's the only good thing I can say about all that sand!). We didn't have to do any base prep and it was easy to dig out for each stone using just your fingers. Still a lot of work, though, but I'm really happy with how all turned out. Still a work in progress, though...I can always find another project!
I like seeing other ponds. Do you get frogs visiting? I love hearing the sounds of the falls, so relaxing. Your Irises are very pretty. ponds are alot of work but worth the outcome.
