Help with a dig pattern.

[thecfarm]

You have made a dream come true.

[aigheadish]

Incredible change and work Jeff, it's beautiful!

[Magicman]

Beautiful.  Lotsa difference from when PatD and I visited and saw it 13 years ago.    

[SwampDonkey]

Quite a transformation. Glad you were able to do what you wanted with your 'new' backhoe. Worked out well. 

[Old Greenhorn]

I had forgotten about all the work you did 'pre-backhoe'. Just looks super. Can't wait until it greens up in a couple more weeks.  Of course, then you'll have to mow  it once in a  while.

[Resonator]

The ducks on that pond will be so happy they'll be smiling!

[aigheadish]

Uh, Tom's comment above seems like it leads to an obvious comment by me... Even the slightest grade, on a mower, when wet, will suck a mower, even with chains on the tires, into a pond. 

I didn't get wet, but my small mower was just itching to go for a swim. Again, even with chains and locking differential she was not coming away without being towed out, and even then she was trying to roll over a bit. 

[Jeff]

Ive been thinking lots of big rocks, which I have a good start on. 

I was nervous bigley with the backhoe down there this early. Should still be ice.

[Jeff]

I had forgotten about all the work you did 'pre-backhoe'. Just looks super. Can't wait until it greens up in a couple more weeks. Of course, then you'll have to mow  it once in a  while.

It's greening up amazingly fast.

[Jeff]

Well, today and tomorrow should give me an answer on my leak repair. We are supposed to get an inch and a half by tomorrow afternoon. The pond level has only dropped a half inch this week. The first time it almost filled, it lost 12" in 2 days.  I'm hoping I get to see the legit overflow working by tomorrow.

[Magicman]

Hopefully.

[Nebraska]

Looks really good.  The work you have gotten done on that place up there would give me much more enjoyment than any vehicle I've ever owned.  Just saying I think you made a good trade and it looks great. 

[Jeff]

This is where I am meant to be. This is what I was meant to do. This is where I am happy.

[thecfarm]

That's how I feel here in Chesterville.

[Jeff]

Wow wow wow wow wow.  Put my rain gear on and walked down. 1" from full. Full meaning reaching the actual overflow.

Its huge!  I see no evidence of leaking, but there is water everywhere. The pond looks huge!  And Beautiful!  Currently I can not fly my drone as it needs some sort of update that requires a p.c. to accomplish. 

[thecfarm]

Success!!!!

[Peter Drouin]

Very nice Boss

[Jeff]

[SwampDonkey]

You've got plenty of water now. 

[Old Greenhorn]

Ya gotta love it when a plan comes together!

[doc henderson]

what diameter is the overflow pipe jeff.  looks good.  you can now fine tune any dike areas based on the Roman level (water).    I like the color of the water.

[Jeff]

6" overflow,  then 6" above that on the low end of the dike is an emergency spill over area. There is also shallow surge areas.

This photo is today, running slowly in the overflow, full pond.

[thecfarm]

Them pictures are nice and bright and clean!!!

[doc henderson]

any surviving fish?  does the boat float?  Looks like cedar does not want to get the hair between his toes wet or dirty!  

[Jeff]

Oh yes, the boat floats. It has been the source of many adventures. Certainly no reason there won't be fish, but the plan now that the pond is ready, to do some stocking. I need to build a solar aerator/ diffuser to keep it opening come winter.

This was after the pond was dug last fall.
Cedar has been a dirty mess all week.