desert pond using flagstone

[addy1]

From grass to plants and water in arizona, the critters moved in! Goodbye grass! The green grass picture, is how the yard looked when we bought the place. A one acre lot of grass.

It rained a lot one year, we had a bob-cat and started to dig a hole in the ground, the pond was born. No real plans, but I did a lot of research on the net as to the best way to build it.

The pond was edged with flagstone and a flat stone that came from Arkansas. The stream was edged with flagstone that blended better with the crushed granite of the yard. My husband, at that time, liked defined edges.

The stream has a slab of flagstone for the bridge. That sucker was heavy to move.

Right after we bought the house, the first water bill was $349.00 trying to get the grass green.
It only took about 4 years to finally finish the yard, then of course life took over and I am now in Maryland.
(my husband passed, I then met and married a maryland guy)

Critter pictures to follow

 

[addy1]

the arizona pond loving critters

the mallard had around 17 ducklings. The quail had peeps in the yard every year.
Misc rabbits hopped through. The bird was confused, trying to fish out of the swimming pool! The great horned owl would come every evening to cool off and get a drink in the stream.

The worse thing that happened was a coyote decided to cool off in the stream during one horrible hot dry year. They would walk the block wall between houses and jump down into the yards. He ended up taking one of my yorkies.

The fish had a 4-5 foot deep pond to hide in.

 

[lotust1]

incredible! I love it. I like the crossing too.

 

[talal101]

i had to look up pictures of your pond and wow i must say it is amazing, i absolutely love the stream and that neat bridge and all that wildlife, and i had a little laugh at the confused bird fishing in the swimming pool lol. and you water is actually really clear with a really nice algae carpet on the bottom...hopefully by the end of may i will have mine set up and ready to go and i will post pictures on here, pretty soon im going to have to look you up on that liner tape offer

 

[addy1]

Thanks talal, I miss that pond, but sure wish I could sell the house lol, well I could but waiting out the market. That was the summer it was built, still looking great, he sends me pictures off and on.

I hired a professional pond care company, they come twice a month to care for it.

 

[marla]

Oh that is beautiful, would have been hard to leave.

 

[j.w]

Cool pix addy :lol:

 

[talal101]

no problem addy and im with marla, it would be really hard to leave it but then again addy left for love:luxlove: so its even more special

 

[addy1]

Well he could have retired and moved to arizona, or I retire and move to maryland...............hummmmmmmmm guess what I retired lol

He is so worth it!

 

[talal101]

hahah addy i love that you are so happy together, it really warms my heart

 

[addy1]

Thanks talal! I would say this is the happiest I have been, with a man, ever.

 

[j.w]

Here addy I give you mine and my DH's song from the 60's to enjoy as we have for so many yrs :lol:

[ame]

 

[talal101]

Np addy, and that is so great to hear, i hope that one day i can have a marriage so full of passion and love like yours

 

[talal101]

what a neat song j.w

 

[addy1]

Thanks jw!