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Post by Fia on Aug 23, 2013 16:16:59 GMT -8
I sure can't fault (pun intended) you there!
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Post by reindeermoss on Aug 25, 2013 17:35:20 GMT -8
Here is the water flowing across the top of the flat stone on Sunday morning. Squirting a lot of expanding foam under that stone worked the second time. Now that the flow works I can start making it look pretty.
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Post by Fia on Aug 26, 2013 9:32:31 GMT -8
That's good news. I'm glad the foam is finally cooperating.
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Post by forte on Aug 29, 2013 14:26:16 GMT -8
This is beautiful! I'm relaxing just thinking about how calming it must be to hear the water running over those beautiful rocks. I didn't even know a person could relax vicariously.
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Post by originalbunnymom on Aug 29, 2013 14:30:24 GMT -8
I'm very into vicarious relaxing... I'm thinking about ways I could corner the market...
;-) ;-) ;-)
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Post by reindeermoss on Aug 29, 2013 14:57:47 GMT -8
I did pretty well today, although this still takes a bit of imagination to see more that a row of rock. First picture is the stream bed the day I was pouring concrete walls, the second is how it looks now. Both photos show the same area. Gittin' there little by little.
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Post by blondie on Aug 29, 2013 17:56:58 GMT -8
Well done!
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Post by Fia on Aug 30, 2013 9:08:10 GMT -8
This is so professional and yet so natural looking. I am very impressed!
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Post by originalbunnymom on Aug 30, 2013 11:53:20 GMT -8
What Fia said!
It truly resembles what you would find naturally in some of our nearby glens...
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Post by forte on Aug 30, 2013 12:15:40 GMT -8
{{I'm very into vicarious relaxing... I'm thinking about ways I could corner the market...
;-) ;-) ;-)}}
Okay, I'm off to secure the domain name vicariousrelaxation.com.
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Post by originalbunnymom on Aug 30, 2013 12:25:33 GMT -8
EGGSELLENT thinking, my RHTSAB!!! Seriously, we could set up a site with nothing but beautiful images to relax/Peace Out by!
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Post by reindeermoss on Sept 11, 2013 4:19:42 GMT -8
Two more progress pictures. This is one of the waterfalls. The little pieces of blue tape on the rocks were to keep track of which ones still needed more adhesive. This one is the stream, finally in the last stages. It still needs some rocks to cover the outer edges of the liner.
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Post by originalbunnymom on Sept 11, 2013 5:56:59 GMT -8
YOWZA!
How soon until the water will start falling? How will that work - to keep it flowing?
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Post by reindeermoss on Sept 11, 2013 6:09:01 GMT -8
It will still be a while. There is still stonework to do. (I've been very much sidetracked by this upcoming weekend party. I had to move a lot of my stuff so "the Geezers" can tell lies while sitting under a patio umbrella on the deck.)
A pump sits at the bottom of the pond with a hose running to the top of the hill. Water is filtered through a box with various biological and mechanical components and flows out into the waterfalls. In the last incarnation the hoses were more visible than I want this time, so we are figuring out how best to handle that "invisibly" yet accessible this time.
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Post by Fia on Sept 11, 2013 9:36:28 GMT -8
So when will you be free to come work on my yard. I could really use one of those.
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Post by reindeermoss on Sept 19, 2013 10:48:55 GMT -8
I discovered a leak in the pond liner about a week ago and repaired it. Decided then it would be an excellent idea to put enough water in to test the patch I had made. What I discovered to my dismay was that there was some other hole in the liner. I decided to wait until the water level stopped dropping, then crawl around and inspect along the edge of where the leaking stopped. Finally got in there just now and I thought I found three tiny flaws that could have been the cause (maybe??) and then way, way around on the opposite side from where I started my inspection I found a one-inch long slit that would have quite effectively emptied the pond. Waiting now for things to dry a bit, then I am going to patch all the suspected weak spots and the big troublemaker. Then I'll put water in again after the patches sit undisturbed for 24 hours. Pray for me. This is a very unwelcome development and I want to have this project finished. I know some of you are ready to see pictures of the finished pond.
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Post by Fia on Sept 19, 2013 12:10:44 GMT -8
Well now this is dastardly news. After all your hard work this must be very upsetting. I'll pray that this turns out to be an easier fix than anticipated.
Good luck!
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Post by originalbunnymom on Sept 20, 2013 2:20:52 GMT -8
I missed this with my tiny type/personal crap yesterday. I am so disappointed for the setback and ensuing frustration!
I have a gut feeling this will all come out OK in the end. The cosmos wouldn't have let you get this far only to shut you down now.
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Post by reindeermoss on Sept 20, 2013 2:45:33 GMT -8
I put in six patches yesterday – five were precautions and one was for a definite tear that I believe was the culprit. As I had logicked it out, the hole would be right along the edge of the water when it stopped draining out and this was the case with the tear.
I can put in "test water" after 5:00 today. Have to allow the patch material to cure for 24 before messing with it.
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Post by reindeermoss on Oct 2, 2013 11:55:34 GMT -8
This is not technically the pond, but the deck overhangs the pond, so the new decking boards must be installed before the pond gets filled. I built this mini-deck by myself while other members of the family stood inside watching several years ago in a very hot summer. Today I am fixing what amounts to either sloppy workmanship or framing lumber that should have been burned instead of used for building. As soon as all of the framing is level, etc., Trex recommends painting the top edge black so that it will be less visible in the cracks between the decking boards. That is why part is painted black. Soon it all will be. Hoping to start with the surface boards on Friday.
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