Cindy sent me some of the salvinia that she had gotten from Gardencrazy Donna earlier - thanks so much, Cindy!

Here are a few pictures of my goldies investigating the new plants, and of the pond garden.









By the way... really freaky -
Cindy's print handwriting is EXACTLY like mine!!! .
My daughter thought that I had sent a package to myself from Kentucky -
how'd I do that???

That is freaky Lynne!

Beautiful pond ya got there...gawsh...y'all just keep getting me itchy to build one - torture! May I have another?

PS - whatcha got around your pond - looks like gravel or somethin? or is that mulch? Just can't see it too well...I like the look a LOT!

Thanks, Mary!

Behind the pond, around the walk are decorative volcanic rocks. We went to buy more this year, but the place stopped carrying them and we cannot find them anywhere else.

In front and around the pond is just very very hard, dry soil! We haven't had any rain for 11 days now, and everything is rock hard, or crunchy, like the grass. I'm not very motivated this year to try and figure out something to put around there - hopefully I'll be able to research it over winter and come up with something pretty.

volcanic rock - that the same as lava rocks? Doesn't look like it, but that was the only thing I could think of that was similar - unless I've just never seen it which is likely since you can't find it now but your crunchy dirt looks pretty too!

Lynne...Your pond is BEAUTIFUL!

I have some more stuff to send you...probably get it in the mail tomorrow.

That's freaky!
I'm STILL trying to figure out which one of me addressed the box!



Cindy SueFayeJoPearl...etc...

Mary - it's not quite the same as the lava rocks in your link. I'll try and get some pictures tomorrow of mine.

Thanks,Cindy - by the way...my grandmother's name was Faye!
Some people called her Fanny...

Ok, OT, but Steve's gram was Faye, and we gave Alex, Faye for her middle name.

Meg

I had one of my girlfriends from highshool,
she introduced me to another girl, who's Mother's Aunt's best friends' sister's cousin was a Faye?
How ironic is that??? heheheheehe giggle~giggle!!
Sawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeee,

Hey...and my name isn't even really Faye!

How ironic is THAT?

Cindy Sue

THAT IS IRONIC!!!!!

Cynthia Louise

I knew that, Cindy SueFayeJoPearl...etc...

was just saying that as matter-of-fact...

Actually...I've been called "Cindy Faye" a LOT more than my real name!

My brother has always called me "Cindy Faye"...
...and I have no idea why.

You know...he's 44 years old now...
...and I think it's about time I asked him!

Heck, he might think that's my real name or something, for all I know!


Cindy
My Name Is Earl

Lynne~ Your pond is beautiful!

Lynne,

Love your pond. Is there a thread somewhere on the steps you took building it? Would love to see the transformation.

Thanks, Gardencrazy and Triss!

Triss - no instructions - the pond is an old bathtub that we took out of the kids' bathroom!

The biggest thing we learned about getting it set up is: you have to fill it with water right away, or it will float up above ground in the first heavy rainstorm! This happened to my husband last August when he was all finished settling it in the ground. Had a heavy rain the next day, he had to remove the tub and dig it out all over again - NOT FUN!

That is too funny. I am sure not for all of you. What a great way to recycle something old!