| Today was finish day. Clean up, and spread some grass seed. And that nasty straw. The customer did not want to spend the money to hydo seed the area, so we did it manually.
Also finished the contouring that we were not able to finish yesterday.
We also started putting water into the pond, to give the deer a place to drink. Using city water till tomorrow morning, photo shows how much went in in under 1 hour. The white object is the diffuser. Keeps the water presure from the hose from eating a hole in the bottom of the pond. Actually what it really is is the bag that the grass seed came in, but it makes a really nice diffuser for the water.
We actually have a chance of rain today and tomorrow (it sprinkled while we were shooting straw), so we are done except to trim the overflow and mount the debris cap, which we will do tomorrow. And cut off the city water and treat the water for chlorine. Fish probably within a month or so.
Next pond is a bit more challenging, as it has had no less than 10 people/companies messing with it over the last three years. IT is a fairyland setting, lined with large quaried stone from an ancient train tressle, and hobbit huts lining one side. Will post photos when we start on the project. Getting the proper permits and clearances, EPA, TVA, and on and on. Each one gets to have their say in what and how we proceed.
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