last spring, at my childhood home/parents place, i dug up half a sand filled pond, with the intention of eventually see some toads fool around there. usually i see them crawl up from holes in the ground near the shore so i figured they’d be happy with a pond for themselves.
the water made it impossible to dig deeper. but this dry summer i dug up the rest, reaching the bedrock.
unfortunately the water doesn’t like the pond as much as i do. i’m thinking of laying a special (rubber?) blanket to keep the water inside. it might look a little ugly before the vegetation over-runs the blanket, but at least it would serve its purpose.
so now i’m waiting for the blanket. and my sanity to return.
