My pond this season and I am back

It feels good to back in the blogging world again.  I took some time off to get some Spring cleaning done around the house that ran into Summer.  The yard has taken most of my time since we have 3/4 of an acre.  The major project was getting the pond up and running.  We inherited this pond so it has been a learning experience.  The past two years we kept it running all winter but it is a hassle in the winter to keep the water level up so we decided to drain it last Fall.  I guess you could say I have a love/hate relationship with this pond.  I love it but I hate to clean it all the time.

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 I needed to paint my adirondack chairs by the firepit this year.  I wanted a pop of color.  Here is how they looked before.

 Here is how they look now with a new color.  I love this teal color and was able to find some pillows to match.

 
 This year I added a few new fun elements.  The first is my alligator stepping stones.  I have had these for years but they needed some freshing up so I painted them.  I think he looks great in this area.  It looks like he is trying to sneak up on you.

I got these two cranes at Tuesday Morning last month.  I picked them for the color.  They match my adirondack chairs.

I already had a set of cranes but in a smaller size.  They needed to be repainted so I painted them the same as the alligator.  I put them up at the top of the waterfall.

Here are a few more pictures of the pond area.

The next two pictures are taken from the stairs of the upper deck.

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