Each year about this time I try to do a lot of pond maintenance. The water is almost always low, the springs and wet spots are almost dry. I clean out the settling ponds with the backhoe or a landscaping rake.
This is the lowest this pond has ever been in our six seasons with it. It is about three feet below normal. I started cleaning up the shoreline and mucky areas last weekend with the landscape rake. Once around the pond, and it was too slippery to go around a second time. So, I waited a week. This afternoon I went around again. This will give an idea of how low the pond is below normal.
The two dark areas, on the left and right, are catfish caves. They are well underwater about 10 months out of the year.
As I was almost done. I guess I backed in a little too far.
Come-alongs, chokers, and logging chains sure good to have around.
Once I got it out, my poor little baby tractor was kind muddy.
It was taken to the barn for a shampoo and blow dry -- leaf blowers are wonderful.
My grand daughter thought the whole thing was rather humorous.
Happy tractorin'
Ken
