The pond is very, very close. Most of the week was spent trying to fuse the rubber liner to the huge boulder protruding into the pond. Triple expanding foam to fill the big gaps, minimal expanding foam to fill the little gaps, and then a few applications of silicon sealant to seal all of that.
It's messy, unexacting work. Rubber being what it is, rubbery, and rock being what it is, rocky, there just wasn't a simple solution to joining it all together. While the final application dries I started filling the pond and even turned on the pump for the first time, the results of which you can see cascading down the top photo.
Yesterday I noticed that two frogs already moved in. Not good. The published project timeline below clearly shows frogs moving in AFTER the pond is full of water. Bad frogs, no stock options for you.
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COOL!! I'll bet you feel just like Slartybartfast - you know the guy from _Hitchhiker's Guide_ who did the fjords of Norway.
Hey, have you looked at Mars lately? The polar ice cap looks gone to me, but I want to get a second opinion.
Sheesh, frogs! Just can't get good amphibians lately.
Ok, I'm impressed with your project. My idea of a backyard stream is a hose left running.
Fjords...that reminds me of the small rivers and irrigation ditches in Nebraska that have old cars lining the edges (in the water). I guess it's to stop erosion? They probably don't do that anymore.
The waterfall and stream make a lovely and hypnotic sound that you just can't get from standard issue garden hoses.
Looked at Mars last night. Just a little point of white left.