Wow! Water!

We finally received the pond supplies that we ordered three weeks ago. That meant that we could work on the pond and get a lot closer to being finished. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Last weekend we got a permit to get some rocks from BLM property. These are beautiful rocks covered with lichen and moss which we will use around the pond. Once we loaded all the rocks in our little half-ton pickup, we noticed that the mud flaps were about an inch off the ground. That meant that we had more than a half ton of rocks but we knew (hoped actually) that our truck could handle it.



Then this weekend we lined the pond with the heavy rubber liner. We were planning on using one piece for the pond and one for the waterfalls. But thanks to the supplier, they sent us more liner than we had ordered which meant that there wouldn't be any seams that could leak. Then we used rocks to hold the liner in place while we set rocks all around the edge of the pond.



We knew the waterfall area would be difficult. It was. The idea is to keep the water flowing on top of the rocks as it cascades down the falls. It's going to take a lot more work! But at least we were able to fill the pond and see that the concept was good.



It was pretty exciting for us to have the pond full and get a better idea of how it will look when it is finished. We have a lot more to do before Fall comes. (What? It's Fall already? Uh-oh) Okay, before Winter then. We need to finish the falls, install the skimmer/filter, and plant plants in and outside the pond. But we are happy that the end is in sight!



The bird in the previous article is a red-breasted nuthatch. They are very cute. We often see them on tree trucks upside down, facing the ground.

No, it's NOT finished yet!

Just to show you that we are still working on the pond, here is the latest photo. The hole is finished, now we have to line it with a rubber liner. I already laid the water line - it's buried so you can't see it.



The hummingbird in the last bird photo was a Rufous Hummingbird. Now you have to guess what this one is. There were two of them. I think they were taking the sunflower seeds and caching them for the winter. What bird is this?