Our Pond....Until We Move

On Memorial day this year Daniel and I had a little "discussion" about what we were going to do. I was dying to go camping. Daniel doesn't like to camp when it's a holiday because it is too crowded. He came up with the idea to stay home and spend the weekend cleaning up the yard in the house we are staying in. I wasn't exactly excited about this idea but when we moved in it needed much help. As we were pulling weeds, trimming bushes, and pruning trees Daniel decided we should fix the pond up. When we moved in it was pretty gross. The water in the pond was a mixture of rain and raccoon urine. I didn't think it was a good idea to invest too much time and money into this pond because we aren't taking it with us when we leave. Isaiah wanted fish so I got outnumbered two to one. Daniel cleaned up the pond and then we went to Petco to learn all we could about pond fish and plants. This was the beginning of weekly visits to Petco to get more fish or just look at them for fun. I do have to admit that the fish are very pretty and it is very peaceful in our backyard now.











The water in these pictures is pretty murky. Daniel has now perfected the art of keeping our pond crystal clear. I never knew he was such a fish lover??

We have to put chicken wire over the top of the pond to keep the raccoons out. The reason I bring this up is because I forgot to put the top back on last night and I think the raccoons got to our fish. They hide under the rocks and plants so I couldn't tell for sure but I was so sad to have to tell Daniel. Isaiah doesn't know yet.

Here are some pictures of us roasting sausages in our backyard. This is one of our favorite warm summer night meals.