First he had to lay out and design the pond (no photos). Then he had to get approval from grandma (not a hard thing when you are the apple of her eye). Then B started gathering supplies and dug the holes (no photos, forgot the camera when he went out with gramps). Below is where the photo essay part of the project began. Enjoy!
Excavation. The front (to left hole is the main pond, the upper/back two holes are the waterfall steps.
Liner goes in.
Water starts to go in to start holding liner in place. This makes it easier to manipulate the liner and get it positioned correctly with as few wrinkles as possible.
Filling, it takes awhile and the water is cold. But the sun is HOT and it's almost 90 degrees.
As you can see, B really "gets into" his projects. Filling and final liner manipulation.
Skimming out debris (which could be an endless task, but you can't tell the designer that part).
Full of water and sandstone begins being laid.
Trench digging for electricity for pump/filter.
Filter
Filter prep with grandma's supervision.
As the project continues to take shape and reaches completion, and progresses - I will continue to keep you up to date. This week there will be water testing and test fish placed in the pond (feeder goldfish). Then the bullfrog tadpoles (which are in a tank in the garage) will find their new home. Last residents - koi. Oh, needless to say, B got an "A" on this semester project!
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