6) To attract wildlife for viewing and/or preservation (being a city boy I really like this benefit). 9) Swimming hole (fun except for the darn biting snails) 1) Quality private fishery (will enjoy this more after some additional fly fishing lessons from DIED) 4) Provide affordable and convenient water frontage real estate (one in which no other property owner can block your view or access). 23) Water source for fire fighting (DIED taught me the value of this).
This was another effect, so far I'm not sure if it's a positive or negative.. 21) A family or personal challenge to maintain a complex ecosystem
JWHAP'S (jeff's wife has a pond's) reason... To keep JHAP's mind and imagination somewhat occupied so that he doesn't create more chaos around the household than one relatively sane person can cope with. So far it's not working out that well.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
