Ok, a handful of pics from the recent progress. The perimeter is really coming together, though it seems like my project is taking longer than the examples I've seen here.
Hard to see from this distance, but that is an enormous cottonwood in the middle of the picture. The shore went right up on it, so I had my dirt guy build up the banks around it. Hope it survives.
The larger grassy area is where the planned camp jetty will be.
I like this picture. Gives a nice perspective of the jetty and the size of the pond, with the kid running towards me.
Hard to tell by this picture, but this is a large deer print in the soft clay we've uncovered. The deer are loving this open area we've created "for them".
This is the proposed beach area off the camp jetty. I hope it's wide enough to make it deep enough to jump off a dock into.