Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Creating habitat HOMESTEAD WITH POND

I've been meaning to share this aerial photo taken this summer (this was taken on a Saturday morning after we got back from vacation). I've read so much here and asked so many things. I want to again thank everyone for all they taught me--what a wealth of information. And when I had a pond clinic PB was so supportive. I'm going to plant a really big evergreen tree between the two drives this spring where I used to have a flower bed. We planted a row of trees to the South to create some privacy and the three willow trees are starting to look very pretty by the pond. The windmill was necessary for property aeration tok keep fish alive and healthy. I want to share what our pond of a little over 2 1/2 years now looks like--fully stocked (I have an automatic feeder I hang from the dock rail), I have experienced exceptional fish growth; couple of duck houses (no duckies yet ), a dock and our little shed I purchased and stained to match the house. It houses garden stuff on one side and the other side is strictly fishing trappings--poles, bates, tackle. How my hubby, my dog and me have enjoyed it along with friends! I look foward and hope to attend the Pond Boss conference. I'm open to any suggestion of things to plant around or do (I'd love a gazebo on the penisula but that is an expense I threw to the side to get geo instead. This year we put in a geothermo system in the pond and had to fix where the telephone company dug thru one of our yard drains (thus the dirt areas you see). The geotherm system has been great, about $36 a month vs a whole lot more we spent on LP. Not to mention, we keep the house about 4 degrees warmer than we did with LP. This is one of the best investment we did after the pond. Yes, we love acre pond and are glad we did it. I wish my dog, TRUMP, would be here longer to enjoy it but as I write this he is nearing the end; but know he has enjoyed this pond so.

That is as close to a Norman Rockwell as a pond shot can get! Stunning! I absolutely love it. Just staring at it radiates contentment and calm.

That is the bluest water I have ever seen! Either 1) the aerial photographer got a fantastic sky to reflect off the water, 2) the water color was photoshopped, or 3) you're using that new glowing, radioactive Aquashade.

Beautiful picture! I don't know which is prettier--the pond or the house.

Thanks y'all. The POND was our dream come true and is prettier...it is SO nice to be able to walk out your door when you get home from work and throw a line out or just sit and watch the fish feed. I love going out before work at 7 a.m. and watch the catfish feed and late evenings near dark they start "dancing" in the water. Relaxation. Watching catfish is my favorite pond pasttime. Yes, it's Aquashade! I should have said FARMSTEAD as this sits on the corner of our farm and that's his crops you see. He plants corn along the road to the south as it gives up privacy. You cannot see the double windows on the southside of the house, but my hubby has quite a view of the pond as he does his book work--he sees cranes, geese and other pond activities. Sometimes a coyote or deer comes by. It has been fun watching the pond come to life with fish, turtles (yes the ocassional snake), etc. The pond has been a welcomed challenge to us.

Beautiful!!!

Like the others have said, it's hard to decide which is nicer, the pond or the house. Combined, they create an amazing creation. You did good.

It looks like the dam is to the right in the picture and has a very gently slope. I had to look for it because its so nicely done and blends into the lawn perfectly.

How about a few more pictures?

Eddie

Absolutely stunning!

Amazing. Simply amazing.

Very very nice! I hope to live next to my pond some day myself.

You will. Dreams can come true. My hubby had a dream--this was just an empty lot with a hill and trees--not good for farming or anything but he dreamed one day he might build a house on the corner. His first wife died at child birth; he had many offers for that corner lot, but always believed he might still build a small home there even if it was later when he retired, so he held on. Many years later, we met when I was doing a job in Indiana and together we made some of his and my dreams come true, one at a time.

If you go to 'New Dock Construction Questions' I have a few pictures from 2006 of the pond. Didn't take too many pics this summer with our beloved dog being terminal and all--we just didn't want to go around pond too much and him break his fragile leg off the steep areas. Life sucks sometimes.

Thanks MarkECIN, your place and your story is very inspirational! We lost our Teddy Bear last summer, so I can understand. She was 14, same age as our daughter - very tough time for all of us.

Take care, hope you guys enjoy the place to the fullest, and I'll take a look at those pictures.