This vernal pool has kept water in it all year. With all the rains, the depth has consistently been 6 feet deep.
Tag Archives: Ponds
Gander Territory
Ring-a-round the rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down.
Island Meeting
The Canadian Geese have gathered for a meeting on my island. This is the reason I like islands on my ponds.
Old Ponds Renewed
There is three ponds on this property that were cattle ponds. Now that the cattle are gone and drought has made conditions good for digging, we hired a trackhoe and bulldozer to dig out these filled-in ponds. The work went fast and was less than 2 days they were here.
New Island
I built an island out of dirt on a small pond. Now I just have to wait for the water levels to go up and hopefully next spring have a goose nesting on it.
Vernal Pools Snowmelt
Snow has been melting and filling up my new vernal pools. This stops the water and helps it soak into the ground, rather than having the snowmelt leave the property and be wasted.
Summer Greens
The island on the pond has started to look green this year. The vegetation should help against erosion.
Back Too Soon
The Canadian geese come early, ready to stake their spots for the nesting season. Ice is starting to form on the water again with the recent cold weather.
Heart Pond
The cattle have been hard at work. Do to their pushing in dirt from various angles, they have created a pond that appears with a heart shape. It really is their work of love.
Cattle Pond
It seems like every time I look at our ponds, I see chocolate milk. A craving comes upon me for that sugary touch added to the goat milk I drink. But something amidst is going on here… The cattle have been causing erosion to this pond for decades. Currently the pond is only a couple […]