All the water ran down the hills and has filled up my Island Pond again. The Island only exists with excess water, like this year has provided.
Category Archives: Water
Escape Artist
I will have to build up the dam on this vernal pond. The water is escaping through the goat pasture.
Close But Safe
The Canadian Hemlocks I planted this spring didn’t seem like they would be this close to the water’s edge. Hard to tell where the water line was when eyeballing the dry pond this spring.
Not Meant to Be
The little dams I built throughout the woods suppose to stop the water and be big enough to not fill completely up, but I did not realize how much water can rush through the steep valleys. So I started building emergency spillways even for my little vernal ponds. This vernal pond is a good example […]
My Little Pond Network
I have a multitude of little ponds I built in a forest nearby the house. Today every little hole was filled with water, giving a nice appearance of a network of vernal pools, stepping their way down the valley.
Deep Reflections
This vernal pool has kept water in it all year. With all the rains, the depth has consistently been 6 feet deep.
Dry Dam
Some of the ponds I have lack water most of the year. They help stop excess water from the thunderstorm that just passed through here.
Gander Territory
Ring-a-round the rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down.
Time in the Woods
The weather has been great for the whole latter part of January, a good time to spend in nature.
Wood Pile
The hard rains have cleared the streams of debris from the forest.