Needless to say, there is a lot of work yet to be done. Also, those of you with keen eyes and perceptive minds may note that the water in the pond is a bit cloudy. Someone – I shall not name names – used a water based caulk to bond together the two halves of the spillway (hidden under the rocks where the waterfall is). Uhmm, this caulk kind of dissolved into the water. It should clear up soon.

The black rubber base does cause an interesting problem: because it is so hot here, the water is evaporating on its way back to the pond.  So I am going to have to constantly refill it until I get enough plants and shade around it to help keep it from evaporating so much.