Working in the pond a bit. Sister called with info, originally she was going to give me one pool, but that fell through as it was too small, so she got a different one, which has been used one summer, apparently a big high end fancy pool. I don’t care how fancy, I want sturdy. Anyway, she’s discovered that her new place has little room for a pond, due to flood issues. So I just spent about an hour working on staking the sub liner, and raking out leaves and dirt that got in there. Anyway, I’m debating on changing my bog layout, using the liner that the mice chewed for that which will give me a bigger bog. But it would go to the opposite end of the pond, the rounded end. If I use the dirt bermed up from digging the pond that is left in a pile as sides, I could make a very large bog, fill it with flowers and such. The problem will be getting enough rock in one go. I’m thinking I need to think outside the box. Instead of buying rock, I’ll go to the creek and just get buckets full, wash well, let it dry, then use it. I’ll have to set up a leaf net, as that’s under the maple. And if I use a used liner, I’ll have to fill, drain, then fill again, add dechlorinater, and let it run before I add any established pond water. I’ve got the test kits I need, so I can test it frequently until I’m sure the liner isn’t leaching any chlorine out. I don’t know if they can, but better safe than sorry. Now I need to finish the pond cleaning, and rethink my plan, since she won’t be taking the koi back. These are standard, not butterflies, so I’ll hold off on adding shubinkin.