DH finally brought home my pond liner last nite...i've been bugging and bugging him to go get it...lol...WOW...what a difference the liner makes...now it doesn't just look like a giant hole in the ground...lol...i'll post a pic of it later...i knew it was gonna be big...but holy crap...it's looks huge now...
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lol sweetie...i wouldn't give this place up for all the money in the world...city life is not for me anymore...this from a girl who was born and raised in downtown Toronto...i love Toronto...but i don't miss it...
Photos like that make you wonder if urban life is all its cracked up to be...
Giving pause to this city girl is really something!
regards,
sweetie
i get my a/c this week....wooooooooohoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool:
wow you have done a ton of work....it is beautiful in that location too. Do you not get a/c soon, as this heat wave is going to continue for awhile. Good job :)
hi...no fish and no plant...strictly for swimming...i put chlorine in it...i treat it the same way you would treat a regular pool...so far so good...no algae or bugs or unwanted reptiles...4 people can swim in it comfortably....and the thing has been a god send with all this heat we've been having and not having a/c in the house...lol...it has to be the best thing that we've ever done and i am so glad that i ended up making it big.,.even though it is bigger than we had originally expected...lol
What kind of fish do you stock it with? Are you putting any water plants in your beautifull pond.I have got a pond....a teeny weeny one on my deck. It will only hold 2 gold fish.lol
erinn...the view here is fantastic...even being on a major highway...it's amazing...no neighbours to worry about...lol...that field you see is a farmers field and he grows hay...my lil poochy can roam wherever he wants and not get into trouble...it's great for the kiids too...well worth being ''away'' from alot of stuff...although everything is still kinda close...it's still a drive to get somewhere...if that makes sense...lol
looks fantastic! You really have done a great job and I love your view!
Looking forward to the finished product!
wow Jenjen, that looks really good so far. Great job. well done. :)
some pics of the pond and the water fall....progress has been slow...but all in all i think it will look good in the end...i hope... :p
Hi erin...no we haven't finished it...but we have been working on it slowly...we've decided to add a waterfall...we managed to get the rocks in place and mortar in between them so these babies ain't goin' nowhere...lol...i've been meaning to take a pic to show you guys the waterfall...i'll go out a take a couple...it's not very high...but it will look neat...we decided not to go all the way around with the rocks...just so it won't be as painful...we are going to add sod and some interlock and eventually a lil arbor or pergula...but we still swim in it even tho' it's not finished yet...my boys are in there atleast twice a day...we have to start negotiating on the time that they get out of the water as soon as they get in...cuz by the time we are done negotiating...an 1 1/2 hours have passed... :rolleyes:
Have you finished the pond yet? Any pics to share?
You're Awesome!
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=Purple]i is...lol...actually i've been using a dolly for the larger rocks...i wiggle them onto the dolly then wheel them over to the spot and wiggle them off the dolly and push and shove them into place...DH laughed at me when i told him i was gonna do it that way...HA!!!!...i showed him[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]...:D
Jenjen, your ramblings don't bother me. I keep on thinking of you schlepping those huge stones around in this heat! :D
I am glad to see some progress was made today.
I also see you are using the fancy colours and fonts! ;)
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]go for it...so worth the hard work and effort...think of all the time you will enjoy sitting out there[/SIZE][/FONT]
[I]Yesterday i was thinking of you and your pond when it was so hot and now I can't wait to get started on mine. [/I]
:cool: [FONT=Comic Sans MS]i filled it up some more and did a few [/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=DarkRed]MORE[/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]modifications...lol...and DS and i just sat out there for about 20 minutes with our feet in the pond...oh man was it ever nice...i could sit out there all day...i wish i had the time to do that....[/FONT]... ;)...[FONT=Comic Sans MS]btw...sorry if i am rambling on too much about my pond...i'm just so happy with the outcome...hope it doesn't bother anyone...[/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=5]Jeep...yup...we are going to put a pump in it...with a fountain head...just something to keep the water circulating so it doesn't go stale and green...we will probably be shocking it and treating it like a pool...DH wants to dye the water...but i said no...i prefer to tan not turn blue from the dye..:D[/SIZE][/FONT]
Are you putting in a filter system so it is safe to swim in. I am researching ponds right now and I am putting in a much smaller pond with a waterfall and fish no swimming hole but you will be able to cool off just sitting there.
what it will look like with rocks around the edge...DH had wanted flat flagstone type rocks...but i was worried about the kids hurting themselves on the sharp edges...so i opted for the round field stone rocks...the liner won't be showing as much cuz i'm adding more water...and they still need to be positioned right
[COLOR=Blue]Cat[/COLOR]...[FONT=Comic Sans MS]i knew that building the pond was gonna be alot of work and a whole lot of funds...since i'm pretty much doing it all myself i think that i'm saving a whole lot of funds too though...put it this way...if it wasn't for my luck at the casino last week...it would still be a giant hole in the ground...lol[/FONT] :p
we...ok let me rephrase that...[b]I[/b] had to make a lil modification to the edge of the pond on the one side...apparently there is a bit of a slope on that side of the pond...so after raising the dirt on that edge...to even it out more with the farther side...3600 gallons is [b]NOT[/b] enough...so right now i have my garden hose in there filling it with some more water...good thing the water here is free...lol...i figure probably another 400 gallons...then there's the rocks.....:eek:
a raft...that is what you will be helping to build next lol...what fun!!! Gee you could stock it with trout and open a " fish for your dinner" stand. :) Might pay for 1 boy to go to college ..... :p
So whats the next step for the pond? It is huge. Did you know what you were getting yourself into (financially too ;) ) when you just casually asked the digger man to dig a wee hole for you? :D
to see your pond once all rocks and plants are in. It's gonna look amazing!!!!!!!!!
she's full.....a whoping [b]3600[/b] gallons of water....
what 1800 gallons looks like in my pond...the water truck is coming back with another load....yeehaw!!!!!.....
yup...guess who got the short straw...;)...you guessed it .....ME!!!!!...lol
And who is going to lift all those boulders and put them around the pond? Drawing short straws? :D