The Pond

 Remember the pond?

It's back;  the flood waters have receded after 2 years!

See the banana grove way in the back right.

This is looking at our pond from the neighbors' side of our property, looking west.  

 But as nice as it is to get the pond back again, the landscape is forever changed for my lifetime!

 Most of the pine trees have died along with the maples.

 The East Palatka Holly died, too.  Bill has done a lot of landscaping, too.

He's built up the rim of the pond, and built up roads so that if the lake overflows again,

it won't isolate the whole area from our access. 

 The clearing of the mess will keep Bill busy for a very long time!

Bill and David have been fishing out in the pond.

Not a bad sized bull head!

It was released in the swamp across from the access road-

Bill will stock the pond with tilapia

so he will try to remove the bull heads.

 Here's something else to remove from the pond---a 3' eel!

it gave the guys quite a startle!

I think that is a golden orb spider in the top portion of the photo!

Fish

 Catfish for dinner tonight!

David broke the curse of catching nothing while fishing with Grandpa!

In fact, he wants it recorded, he caught the biggest two fish!

 Younger grandsons were duly impressed with the catch, too.

My daughter always brought me the first daffodil from our field at the farm

 when she was growing up; 

 she brought me daffodils this visit-what a wonderful memory sparker!

Can you see my granddaughter between the daffodils? 

 It was a happenstance photo bombing!

Fishing

Bill took Chuck, Dad and the kids fishing across the road to our neighbors lakeside property to fish. They all caught and released most of their bounty but these two ended up on the table!

A bullhead and a brim. My dad hadn't been fishing in 20 years and had a good time, too-

Gone Fishin' Part II

Bill just bought this motorized craft home-the two boats and the trailer were a package deal and if you have known my husband long, you will know that I call him my Wheeler and Dealer. This is one good example of why--Bill was doing some yardwork at church with our Pastor when Bill caught sight of the boats for sale next door. Pastor said that Bill's eyes glazed over and 'he was like a moth drawn to the flame!' I think he described Bill on the scent of a deal pretty well!

Soon to be "Gone fishin'!"

Bill picked up some deal on this pond boat...a flat bottom aluminum beauty! I might go in the small lake near our house with him...........maybe! He tries to entice me with a..'you can bring your knitting!' but I am not that crazy!

Yes, that is Bling inspecting the new contraption on our property --and there is no way he would go out on the water with Bill....he is definitely a home-body! (Bling, not Bill I mean!)