I’ve written before how important it was to me to have a pond on our property.
Well, this spring we have a new pond, although it’s not quite what I imagined.
Behold the pond in the driveshed.
Can’t you just picture it? A peaceful afternoon at the shore, watching the trees reflect in the water’s surface, surrounded by recycling bins, tools and the smell of oil. Ahhh.
There’s always been a low spot inside the door of the driveshed. Occasionally after a big rain, we have a puddle. However, this year’s thaw resulted in more than a puddle. The really hazardous part of our new pond was that for a long time it was still partially frozen. The bottom layer of ice was extremely smooth and extremely slippery. Taking out the recycling took on a new layer of adventure.
Even now that the ice has melted, the adventure remains. Ralph was helping Matt with the garbage this week, and she had to make quite the leap to get in and out of the driveshed.
Addition for the spring to-do list: as soon as the gravel pile thaws, pick up a big scoop (or two) of stones for the driveshed.
How are things thawing at your house? Any water where it’s not supposed to be?
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The reflections are very pretty! 🙂 Not too much in the way of ponds, puddles and so on here, though the lawn at the back of our yard is very soggy. We’d like to dig up part of the lawn and put in a dry stream bed to handle the drainage, but I don’t know. Seems like a mighty big project for a rental.
Trenching and digging is pretty labour-intensive. I agree that it might be too much effort for a rental.