I'm not writing much these days. Sometimes my creativity takes me in other directions. Sometimes it goes on holiday. *shrug* I never really worry about it, I just keep moving.
Last week, I dug a hole; a really big hole.
Then I moved some rocks; lots & lots of rocks.
even more rocks
Then I added water and these guys... a couple of friendly gargoyles.
one spits, the other just sits
I built the entire thing by myself.
I moved and piled rocks, added some flowers and plants. I formed a small waterfall shape and added a pump ; arranging and rearranging rocks like some back-breaking game of jenga... but still very zen (chop wood carry water).
Today I was going to add fish, but got distracted by a poem about stars thats beginning to form in my head.
Funny how that works...
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Like the gargoyles they make for quiet friends around the pond.
jmac - thanks... follow through is a polite way to describe my slightly schizoid pinpoint focus once i start a project. thanks for that. & thanks for visiting!
OK now... stars eh.
Bring it
Not just a big hole. A heart-shaped big hole.
Trig! - and i didnt break a single fingernail! 'magine that.
Larry - i adnt noticed it was heart shaped till you pointed it out... so it is, so it is. the size, depth & shape of the thing was mostly determined by the gawd-awful had as cement, bedrocky ground... and where the pipes for the sprinkler system were 'discovered'... but i'm glad it turned into a heart. cool beans!
joan - thanks girlie. i was momentarily feeling your pain the day after all the rock moving. lawd! get better soon.
candace - yeah, i'm not a fan of gloves. dunno why, they just bug me when i wear them. yes! placing...replacing...moving & fitting each rock... yikes right?
You rock woman!!
and move them too...
Fiercely good-looking hound, there.
Fish - if there are outdoor cats around, they will learn where to get a fresh fish dinner pretty quickly (the voice of experience).
- Mark
mission - that is the plan... a place to just be yup .
kim - he is indeed turning out to be a fine fine hound along with our other scruffy mutt rescued last year. His buddy is Teller so this guy is of course Penn... they are both quite amusing.
mark - thanks! there are a few feral cats in the area along with the occasional bobcat or mountain lion...but a good fence and a couple of scruffy dogs should keep them at bay. i mean look at him...doesnt he look fierce?
Gerald - thanks for stopping by. a friend has a koi pond that is regularly visited by heron. i think (hope) mine is too small to attract them... but frogs would be welcome...they could hang out with the lizards!
i confess that the rock moving and stacking was NOTHING compared to the hole digging... that was grueling. the original plan was for a larger/deeper pond, but my home is built on the edge of a canyon, on bedrock. the ground was so tough i actually broke the head off a pick axe!
if i ever kill someone, you can rest assured i will NOT be burying them in the back yard. i have dug the last hole i shall dig. :)