http://bruce.smugmug.com/gallery/3011856_HV5Qc/ It all began with a $70 pond kit. On a hot day in August 2004. In soil like concrete. See the progression up to Pond v4 that all started with this, Pond v1. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Other Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:58:26 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3084/163494228_TdRPc-Ti.jpg http://bruce.smugmug.com/gallery/3011856_HV5Qc/ http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163493950_wwjht <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />Use a shovel? Ha. Not with our "soil." Digging in this is like digging in concrete.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163493950_wwjht" title="Use a shovel? Ha. Not with our "soil." Digging in this is like digging in concrete."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3018/163493950_wwjht-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Use a shovel? Ha. Not with our "soil." Digging in this is like digging in concrete." title="Use a shovel? Ha. Not with our "soil." Digging in this is like digging in concrete." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:33:45 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bruce Keever) http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3018/163493950_wwjht-Th.jpg 2004-08-16 09:37:38 9bf205800bd00fb77ac125aac833c520 ec83d9ae2cb4e1c4bab85a2bd0e5049f d48e0609f875d0975ccea9b0d45ca984 6bfd94a77d5a81d6189a75b91b11d85f 4d0d40212387c5ad8d2b3153652b4606 4dfcddd9292a94035adcc51e53f24590 b87cf83bc9310bf099573872c113ee57 a11683970e64345b67fe71dbc0e9fc37 Use a shovel? Ha. Not with our "soil." Digging in this is like digging in concrete. <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />Use a shovel? Ha. Not with our "soil." Digging in this is like digging in concrete.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163493950_wwjht" title="Use a shovel? Ha. Not with our "soil." Digging in this is like digging in concrete."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3018/163493950_wwjht-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Use a shovel? Ha. Not with our "soil." Digging in this is like digging in concrete." title="Use a shovel? Ha. Not with our "soil." Digging in this is like digging in concrete." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other pond Bruce Keever Bruce Keever http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494014_CrjxV <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />The upper and lower ponds begin to take shape. Oh, we were just so fancy. Look at the multi-tier levels of the upper pond. We even used a level.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494014_CrjxV" title="The upper and lower ponds begin to take shape. Oh, we were just so fancy. Look at the multi-tier levels of the upper pond. We even used a level."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3023/163494014_CrjxV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The upper and lower ponds begin to take shape. Oh, we were just so fancy. Look at the multi-tier levels of the upper pond. We even used a level." title="The upper and lower ponds begin to take shape. Oh, we were just so fancy. Look at the multi-tier levels of the upper pond. We even used a level." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:34:05 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bruce Keever) http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3023/163494014_CrjxV-Th.jpg 2004-08-16 14:41:59 5b7b0f659c98b6611e2cdec2aa2d555f 57a2ac57e88a19cb5c5da9a0ceb8703d 4a4ef030843657e36b70a5f7da6d185a d8eb0b6a3a569663ccc9d275285bfaae f5ef05de07ea11b7c48bb6092cf00e31 4ffadf296286b61e0ab963ed8e412562 The upper and lower ponds begin to take shape. Oh, we were just so fancy. Look at the multi-tier levels of the upper pond. We even used a level. <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />The upper and lower ponds begin to take shape. Oh, we were just so fancy. Look at the multi-tier levels of the upper pond. We even used a level.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494014_CrjxV" title="The upper and lower ponds begin to take shape. Oh, we were just so fancy. Look at the multi-tier levels of the upper pond. We even used a level."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3023/163494014_CrjxV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The upper and lower ponds begin to take shape. Oh, we were just so fancy. Look at the multi-tier levels of the upper pond. We even used a level." title="The upper and lower ponds begin to take shape. Oh, we were just so fancy. Look at the multi-tier levels of the upper pond. We even used a level." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other pond Bruce Keever Bruce Keever http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494080_dDp8x <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />Another view of the formation of Pond v1. Notice the back and side yard. This is before 33 cubic yards of dirt was brought in and sod installed.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494080_dDp8x" title="Another view of the formation of Pond v1. Notice the back and side yard. This is before 33 cubic yards of dirt was brought in and sod installed."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3025/163494080_dDp8x-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Another view of the formation of Pond v1. Notice the back and side yard. This is before 33 cubic yards of dirt was brought in and sod installed." title="Another view of the formation of Pond v1. Notice the back and side yard. This is before 33 cubic yards of dirt was brought in and sod installed." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:34:35 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bruce Keever) http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3025/163494080_dDp8x-Th.jpg 2004-08-16 14:42:29 eaedc9c6270773a817987eda78dc1211 4ff83ed38434e28417e5b895ddcb3d37 4e26dc0b84eb4da40d1df3dd78a80ff2 8efd358c3923076e18e66881abf991a0 b57c2150bc7dd4657852ba93ead2d1ab 0d3887e4e3475198603410ae5ef3d128 Another view of the formation of Pond v1. Notice the back and side yard. This is before 33 cubic yards of dirt was brought in and sod installed. <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />Another view of the formation of Pond v1. Notice the back and side yard. This is before 33 cubic yards of dirt was brought in and sod installed.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494080_dDp8x" title="Another view of the formation of Pond v1. Notice the back and side yard. This is before 33 cubic yards of dirt was brought in and sod installed."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3025/163494080_dDp8x-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Another view of the formation of Pond v1. Notice the back and side yard. This is before 33 cubic yards of dirt was brought in and sod installed." title="Another view of the formation of Pond v1. Notice the back and side yard. This is before 33 cubic yards of dirt was brought in and sod installed." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other pond Bruce Keever Bruce Keever http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494125_59MWQ <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />The upper and lower ponds are excavated.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494125_59MWQ" title="The upper and lower ponds are excavated."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3028/163494125_59MWQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The upper and lower ponds are excavated." title="The upper and lower ponds are excavated." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:34:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bruce Keever) http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3028/163494125_59MWQ-Th.jpg 2004-08-16 15:14:03 f2d09d3df79f380c6b34d71a60693206 25cb32c8ff29b8b6938fc42b065a2d74 3614fb197fded9e4cff2d255b68e50bb 914229b6b80815a5733b6cc4b2646211 236f062d9c99bfe58ede5bd7e707d191 cbfe63836b928ba77cdbbc3bd1279a89 The upper and lower ponds are excavated. <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />The upper and lower ponds are excavated.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494125_59MWQ" title="The upper and lower ponds are excavated."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3028/163494125_59MWQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The upper and lower ponds are excavated." title="The upper and lower ponds are excavated." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other pond Bruce Keever Bruce Keever http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494189_eAZ82 <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />An aerial view of the construction of Pond v1.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494189_eAZ82" title="An aerial view of the construction of Pond v1."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3034/163494189_eAZ82-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="An aerial view of the construction of Pond v1." title="An aerial view of the construction of Pond v1." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:35:17 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bruce Keever) http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3034/163494189_eAZ82-Th.jpg 2004-08-16 18:55:12 d0962cf61e4b3fd0f8126c22392312ea 822697e1efa6bff84171c9e0c8018b17 ce0866ee461596524a222268f2b79e17 265b422ffe140a8cb4306b050be93596 78129157dbe0d447eddeee4bef509a7f 5072ec52203250cc2b10a0a4ce00aeef An aerial view of the construction of Pond v1. <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />An aerial view of the construction of Pond v1.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494189_eAZ82" title="An aerial view of the construction of Pond v1."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3034/163494189_eAZ82-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="An aerial view of the construction of Pond v1." title="An aerial view of the construction of Pond v1." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other pond Bruce Keever Bruce Keever http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494297_MrMXn <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />The pond kit liner at top (purple) and a second liner (black) for the lower pond. We'd learn by pond v4 that one liner is the only way to go.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494297_MrMXn" title="The pond kit liner at top (purple) and a second liner (black) for the lower pond. We'd learn by pond v4 that one liner is the only way to go."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3042/163494297_MrMXn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The pond kit liner at top (purple) and a second liner (black) for the lower pond. We'd learn by pond v4 that one liner is the only way to go." title="The pond kit liner at top (purple) and a second liner (black) for the lower pond. We'd learn by pond v4 that one liner is the only way to go." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:35:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bruce Keever) http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3042/163494297_MrMXn-Th.jpg 2004-08-28 19:02:21 fea4716bdda73f52ab10a78c76840a3a 1fa16c0e692b6bf60670b323720108b5 6852ccae3fdcab356ec3214e13ed149f 278a312e61c9251bb60cbd10db7dc97c 34caf5c4b25a1eb84e077a3ebe8d9f0d 94c93c005ea617ff34a104005e7b568b The pond kit liner at top (purple) and a second liner (black) for the lower pond. We'd learn by pond v4 that one liner is the only way to go. <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />The pond kit liner at top (purple) and a second liner (black) for the lower pond. We'd learn by pond v4 that one liner is the only way to go.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494297_MrMXn" title="The pond kit liner at top (purple) and a second liner (black) for the lower pond. We'd learn by pond v4 that one liner is the only way to go."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3042/163494297_MrMXn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The pond kit liner at top (purple) and a second liner (black) for the lower pond. We'd learn by pond v4 that one liner is the only way to go." title="The pond kit liner at top (purple) and a second liner (black) for the lower pond. We'd learn by pond v4 that one liner is the only way to go." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other pond Bruce Keever Bruce Keever http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494419_UzGoT <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />The beginning of the underground water and electrical trenching.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494419_UzGoT" title="The beginning of the underground water and electrical trenching."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3046/163494419_UzGoT-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The beginning of the underground water and electrical trenching." title="The beginning of the underground water and electrical trenching." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:36:27 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bruce Keever) http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3046/163494419_UzGoT-Th-1.jpg 2004-08-29 13:04:39 7c9eeb390c4f78b00d4bfbeb4905609e ab75ed74bfad19d392d0b185a7ede738 8b6dda31e021c959e02818ae4d692710 fc3f6790a9e89070e6f99b837d067f00 7d766d7934ee5fe1306ee045a32ceecf 8c73a1ea16cea1895fd43b87305177f7 The beginning of the underground water and electrical trenching. <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />The beginning of the underground water and electrical trenching.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494419_UzGoT" title="The beginning of the underground water and electrical trenching."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3046/163494419_UzGoT-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The beginning of the underground water and electrical trenching." title="The beginning of the underground water and electrical trenching." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other pond Bruce Keever Bruce Keever http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494529_CqkTx <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />Water flows between the upper and lower ponds.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494529_CqkTx" title="Water flows between the upper and lower ponds."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3047/163494529_CqkTx-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Water flows between the upper and lower ponds." title="Water flows between the upper and lower ponds." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:37:01 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bruce Keever) http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3047/163494529_CqkTx-Th-1.jpg 2004-08-29 13:04:48 15d525d5bc90d67e6b254c9e1a5ffc12 824e0e0a308211474510bc3e2375ca20 8d8f07395f66a7f6cc865d573082b3f1 fccbcd50ad085e58798ede856f3d03ea 874100175c410e4569540b59b2586a93 856f807b45cf56ef570151e889c0f74b Water flows between the upper and lower ponds. <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />Water flows between the upper and lower ponds.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494529_CqkTx" title="Water flows between the upper and lower ponds."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3047/163494529_CqkTx-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Water flows between the upper and lower ponds." title="Water flows between the upper and lower ponds." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other pond Bruce Keever Bruce Keever http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494082_JxvKf <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />Some night mood lighting. Solar lights and a few pond electric lamps.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494082_JxvKf" title="Some night mood lighting. Solar lights and a few pond electric lamps."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3062/163494082_JxvKf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Some night mood lighting. Solar lights and a few pond electric lamps." title="Some night mood lighting. Solar lights and a few pond electric lamps." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:34:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bruce Keever) http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3062/163494082_JxvKf-Th.jpg 2004-09-05 22:56:49 eff75926640a260cd9d140492e1ad1f3 887d6e3be6c9f31de6ff5ad823261297 c4472baeb25f828ee44d24fedb0d4618 6df8848412482461d13adcea77a9893c 04b0e0ceabbc30c1adc7f1fcc3226c63 82a255942c0169c4ade07dd88cf5e0fa Some night mood lighting. Solar lights and a few pond electric lamps. <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />Some night mood lighting. Solar lights and a few pond electric lamps.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494082_JxvKf" title="Some night mood lighting. Solar lights and a few pond electric lamps."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3062/163494082_JxvKf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Some night mood lighting. Solar lights and a few pond electric lamps." title="Some night mood lighting. Solar lights and a few pond electric lamps." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other pond Bruce Keever Bruce Keever http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494228_TdRPc <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />Wouldn't it be nice to have a "few" blocks around the bottom pond. A few became many trips to Home Depot.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494228_TdRPc" title="Wouldn't it be nice to have a "few" blocks around the bottom pond. A few became many trips to Home Depot."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3084/163494228_TdRPc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Wouldn't it be nice to have a "few" blocks around the bottom pond. A few became many trips to Home Depot." title="Wouldn't it be nice to have a "few" blocks around the bottom pond. A few became many trips to Home Depot." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:35:32 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bruce Keever) http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3084/163494228_TdRPc-Th.jpg 2004-09-18 14:22:41 aa6822791ac1a75ddce671f8a9783926 c777e77a46cf614d966726194c0ac20b 96dcc69470187ef51563152cb5ae4298 9019caa3e69ec375688bdb3ede54414a 5f445fc632ad86ea8329b70efe2e3248 95027ce9b8d2c78d8c333d3a3aa013e4 Wouldn't it be nice to have a "few" blocks around the bottom pond. A few became many trips to Home Depot. <p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com">Bruce Keever</a><br />Wouldn't it be nice to have a "few" blocks around the bottom pond. A few became many trips to Home Depot.</p><p><a href="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/3011856_HV5Qc#163494228_TdRPc" title="Wouldn't it be nice to have a "few" blocks around the bottom pond. A few became many trips to Home Depot."><img src="http://bruce.smugmug.com/Other/Pond-v1/DSC3084/163494228_TdRPc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Wouldn't it be nice to have a "few" blocks around the bottom pond. A few became many trips to Home Depot." title="Wouldn't it be nice to have a "few" blocks around the bottom pond. A few became many trips to Home Depot." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other pond Bruce Keever Bruce Keever