We're going to put in a little pond in the backyard. It will have water plants and goldfish, along with a waterfall or two and a little stream. I have loved water gardens for a long time and used to have that whiskey barrel garden until a few years ago. The new pond will be about 15 feet by 12 feet and be surrounded by bark mulch with plantings in it. I'm going to put my bench beside it as well. I probably won't put fish in it until next spring, so our 11-year-old goldfish will have a nice new home if he makes it till then. I bought him for the whiskey barrel garden 11 years ago. It's hard to believe a little 12-cent feeder goldfish can live that long.
Originally I was thinking of putting the pond in the front yard, now that there's more room due to the trees coming out. But Robert thought we'd get more enjoyment out of it if it were in the back, and he's right, we will. So putting the pond in the backyard involves making a new dog yard so that we don't have dogs splashing in the pond. No chance of that with Java but Bobby is another story. The landscapers are coming Tuesday to clear the brush from the new dog area and a new fence will be put in in late September. We want our pond to be put in sooner than that, so we'll have to get some temporary fencing in the meantime.
I'm looking forward to sharing the progress and the pictures.
This is Jim. He's our temporary foster dog. I picked him up on Saturday at the transport and he's staying until Tuesday when his foster mom can pick him up. I already am in love and want to keep him forever but I won't. He gets along well with Bobby. They play bitey-face and tug of war. We haven't introduced Java to him yet and we probably will not, seeing how rough he likes to play. Not that she'd deign to play with him, mind you. He'd receive a sharp correction and hopefully back off.
