More fun than watching the fish feed... - 06/24/09 12:29 PM
...is watching the crawdads feed!! They show up every evening at feeding time and grab their share. We previously had a small creek that carried runoff from upstream when we got heavy rain, and evidently some of the crawdads survived the "big dig" last fall. They are FLOURISHING in their new environment!
Our half-acre pond was dug in September, and we've been extremely dry since. We didn't get enough spring rain to fill the hole...almost all of it came from groundwater. Between first-year saturation and hot, dry weather (we hope that's all it is), we've lost a few feet since the below pics were taken May 5. *sigh* On a brighter note, we bought the property next door, which has a well. As soon as possible, we'll try to gradually start moving well water this way. I hope to someday post pictures of a "pretty" pond.
Meantime, we'll keep feeding the "baby lobsters" and doing rain dances...
Our half-acre pond was dug in September, and we've been extremely dry since. We didn't get enough spring rain to fill the hole...almost all of it came from groundwater. Between first-year saturation and hot, dry weather (we hope that's all it is), we've lost a few feet since the below pics were taken May 5. *sigh* On a brighter note, we bought the property next door, which has a well. As soon as possible, we'll try to gradually start moving well water this way. I hope to someday post pictures of a "pretty" pond.
Meantime, we'll keep feeding the "baby lobsters" and doing rain dances...