I have barged ahead with removing more of the topsoil out of the valleys where there may be springs. I have people telling me I should and others saying I shouldn�t. Frankly, I�m more than a bit anxious about it, but�

I should get the second of the mini-dams done this weekend.

I have had several requests for pictures.

Chris �tritonvt� has generously offered to host pictures of the pond for me. Three of them are located here.

http://www.geocities.com/mc_character/pondboss/pictures.html

I�ve got a lot more that were just developed and I haven�t looked at yet. As soon as I have the opportunity to sort through those, I�ll forward some of the best ones to Chris for future posting.

Thanks to Bob Koerber�s post, I have found a good aerial view of my pond location. Obviously, the pond wasn�t there when the photo was taken. The pond now covers the enlarged valley in the center of the map with another big branch on north side that doesn�t show up as well. The dam is next to the woods at the east end of the valley running east and west. I�ll forward it to Chris soon too.

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