What I'm up to

Well, I guess today is as good as any to tackle something new.. like blogging.For a first time blogger,I'll try to keep it short and sweet and not ramble on like I would if you were speaking to me in person:)

The weather here in OK has been unbearably hot. It's in the 90's and feels like 100's.The birds don't even show their selves in weather like this:)

Anyway, I've been trying to make good use of my time by "fine tuning" my pond I built in April.This is my fourth pond I've added and my first free form pond. I envisioned in my mind what I wanted this pond to look like.So I thought. My first mistake was not taking the time to venture out to different pond specialist to get a few ideas before starting.

My husband Keith started out helping dig the first pond. It was a 8x10,two feet deep. The following weekend we went to Houston where I decided to check out a few pond places and came up with my dream pond plan.My first day back to OK as soon as my husband left for work I started digging my 34 foot stream and filling in the 8x10 my husband had dug. By the time he got home that evening there was no evidence of my husbands hard work. I knew Keith wouldn't be mad,only thankful he didn't have to help:)

It has really been a challenge making this pond look natural since it has 12 tons of stone in and around it. I've added two gardens to soften the edges of the thirty-four foot stream and still have one more garden to be finished...finished, yeah right!

I really hate to admit my husband is ever right, but I think this pond might be a never ending project:) I'm already wanting to add more flagstone to enlarge the sitting area and since I don't want to wait for a tree to grow large enough for adequate shade, I'd like to build a arbor over the sitting area...