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2005-10-29 (01).JPG (97 KB)
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The pumps are in and the water is flowing. The upper waterfall is better than I had hoped for. |
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2005-10-29 (02).JPG (86 KB)
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And the pond filled - overnight. It looks cold and deep. It is. |
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2005-10-29 (03).JPG (92 KB)
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And the lower waterfall was better than I imagined! It's great when a plan comes together! Wow. Cool. New word - Awesum... |
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2005-10-29 (05).JPG (89 KB)
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What about this view? I like it, yet we aren't done! We haven't planted much except the Japanese maple by the steps. It gets better. |
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2005-10-29 (06).JPG (91 KB)
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A view looking north, the rambling steps up to the shop, big boulders everywhere. I think I like it! |
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2005-10-29 (08).JPG (101 KB)
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The lower water falls, about 60 feet away, make me stand and stare in amazement. I am thinking, "I helped build this!" |
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2005-10-29 (09).JPG (106 KB)
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Boy, those waterfalls sure line up nicely. |
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2005-10-29 (13).JPG (123 KB)
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The lava rock juts out just like I knew it would. Oh, I didn't tell you the final gallons on the fill - eleven thousand, five hundred. (11,500). I know. We all thought it would more. It is much bigger than the 22,000 gallon pool. But it isn't. The water meter didn't lie. Even with four and a half feet of depth and seventy feet long, the average depth being about two feet. |
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2005-10-29 (14).JPG (83 KB)
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And clear. I had an algae bloom in the spring and a long one September, 2006. Things will settle down... |
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