My Pond

We've lived by this pond for the last 27 years. To say that I love this wonderful body of water would truly be an understatement...

I can't begin to count the number of hours spent over the years fishing with our children, (whether they actually were ours (GB and me) or the children of our family and friends - by the way, those kids are ours too!). The kids swam in it - and how they tried and tried to get a rope swing up and swingin' over so they could splash in, ala Huck Finn, but that wasn't meant to be - alas, no good sturdy tree limb close to the pond edge was ever found. Our various dogs spent hours and hours wading in to cool off in the summer or to fetch balls thrown in the water for them (until GB and I finally got tired of wet-smelly-dog-in-the-house syndrome - thank you Electric Fence Company!). Oh, and there were the marvelous ice skating parties, for young and old, enjoyed over the years! Big bon-fires on the edge of the pond...at night flood lights to light the ice and skaters, and always hot chocolate to warm cold noses and toes. We've fed the swimming mallards, chased the Canada geese back in the pond (their poop really is a big problem) and watched turkeys take running launches from our yard to fly over the pond up to their tree roosts by the home you see across the water (turkey poop is also a big problem). We've seen many deer in the yard and on the edge of the pond. There have been muskrats, hawks, racoons, squirrels squirrels squirrels, bunnies, an occasional coyote or two, and many many different song birds. And I can't forget the many many picnics, outdoor parties, family gatherings, reunions, birthdays, farewells, graduations, weddings, babies...the memories go on and on. 

Looking back, I personally can't forget the photo opportunities afforded me, now that I've become quite interested in this preoccupation. Whether my execution has been good or bad, the opportunity for brilliance has constantly presented itself over the years on and around this exceptional pond of ours. 

I love this pond of mine. 

We most likely won't always live by it, 

but it will always be near and dear to my heart. 

The memories will never be forgotten. 

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xoabb

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