Needed a bit of a break but I'm back.
@RobAmy
@Lisak1
@GBBUDD
Precisely. I don't know how that ended up, nor does it matter. I simply needed a break. I built my pond partly because I needed something relaxing in my life, so it seemed to defeat the purpose if I was coming to the forum and getting stressed out, especially with no intent for that to start in the first place. I needed to step away for awhile and enjoy the summer, politics-free, stress-free.
Beyond that, much of my focus this year really wasn't on my pond. I spent a lot of time in my native garden, as well as creating a handful of new small gardens. I ended up spending most of my time on the Gardening Forums, as well as my favorite place,
twitter. I went camping a couple times, did some local exploring at many of the parks in the area, and overall enjoyed the summer.
I plan on making a thread with some photos of my pond throughout summer eventually.