My beautifully clear pond

[tbendl]

It started last week, the haze began to clear. Every day was just a bit clearer. One day, I could see the rim of the planters, another, the top of the bricks that they sit on. And I have waited, patiently. Waited to be able to hop on the forum and do the clear water jig and laugh and dance and yell "I HAVE CLEAR WATER" at the top of my lungs. Yesterday I knew I was there. I could see every glorious inch of bottom, every leaf not yet scooped, the hose running from pump to bog. It was glorious. GLORIOUS!
I began planning the thread, how epic it would be and how jealous everyone would be of my clear sparkling pond.
Until my husband knocked a full oil pan full of cat litter into it this morning......
That.Is.All.

 

[addy1]

laughing! I have done that more than once, I have kitty litter on the bottom of my pond, I just leave it. I think it helps. Where the litter is it stays clean of muck.

 

[tbendl]

It just made me laugh until I cried. I'm still laughing. Pretending to be sad so maybe the hubby will get me the new pump I want... <insert evil laugh here>.

 

[addy1]

evil women!

 

[tbendl]

<---innocent face... Isn't this a when life hands you lemons kinda thing? I'm just asking for vodka???

 

[addy1]

very innocent! mix the lemon juice with the vodka!

 

[j.w]

Your water will clear up T and like addy says that kitty litter after it settles even makes it clearer.
Enjoy your vodka and lemon drink

 

[tbendl]

Ha, I will I just had to laugh though. And I don't want to get in there to fish it out so it will sit until spring.

 

[addy1]

i just left it in mine, seems to help the pond.

 

[Dave 54]

Ha, I will I just had to laugh though. And I don't want to get in there to fish it out so it will sit until spring.

Laughing is the first sign of too much Vodka and not enouh Juice

Dave

 

[CeeJayH]

As long as you don't mix pond water with the vodka, you'll be fine

 

[j.w]

I think T laughs a lot

 

[tbendl]

My pump just waved me the big ole finger this morning. GAK! It is now lying peacefully on the bottom of my pond slumbering....And probably canoodling with that dang bucket of kitty litter. I can just see the 2 of them laying on the bottom conspiring against me. No.... Wait... That's not true. I can NO LONGER SEE THE BOTTOM. You know why???? BECAUSE OF THE DANG KITTY LITTER AND NOW NON WORKING PUMP LAYING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE POND CANOODLING THAT'S WHY!!!
It's at times like this I really really wish I'd taken up knitting instead of ponding.....

 

[addy1]

Laughing tbendl.............. One reason I stuck with exterior pumps my whole ponding life. Yeah you need to pull them for winter, but they are not in the water, easy to work on.
Very quiet you don't even notice them running. The only thing in the pond is the covering over the intake piping.

 

[tbendl]

You don't even notice my pump running either... Just another ahahahaha moment.