The pond is gone

The (almost) after. No plants planted yet, that will come.

Our little pond before.

We decided to remove a pond that was near our front door. It was pretty, and we thought we'd love it. However, it just collected gunch. It was always dirty. Then, when 2 frogs decided to live there, reproduce and fill it with tadpoles, and croak at all hours of the night and wake Emerald up, we decided it was time for the pond to go. It always scared me. The kids would try to play near it and I was afraid of sharp edged rocks, and water. Our kids, the neighbor kids, the dogs, friends. It was time. Now we just need to decide what to plant there. I've had some great suggestions. Finding the time to do it is another thing. :) The kids "helped" us by moving dirt and rocks.