The crocuses (crocii?) are up; time to open the upper pond.
This is the 3rd spring for our pond, and the uppermost part, under the top waterfall, has never been properly cleaned out. It has now. I heard the neighbours faint from the smell. Even the dog turned up her nose.
I took out every rock; every pebble; left no stone unturned. For a shallow pool, it took a surprisingly long time. And it was worth it. It looks so much better! We have a stash of rocks our front of the house picked up by my daughter on various vacations and summer trips. I found just the right piece of granite--heavy on the quartz-- to sit under the waterfall to better divert the flow. Now it sounds all rushing and trickily..and not so much like a garden hose.
Tomorrow, the lower pond. I'll distribute clothes pins to the neighbours, and keep the dog inside.
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