Sunday Pond Hopping or Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous or ARRRR, I'm a Pond Pirate

Day two of pond hopping was even better than day one. We started on the south tour at a home that had transformed their sloping backyard into a series of falls, catchments and ponds. Incredible doesn't even begin to describe this beautiful space. Natural rock and tumbling water ending in ponds filled with lilies and koi. Then it was onto a home on the banks of Town Lake. The pond was formal with niches containing small Buddhas --- however, the view of Austin was stunning. They had a negative edge pool that hung over the lake and had a view for miles. In addition, there were numerous formal garden spaces. Check out Lorna and Reed with the view behind. AHHHHH, what a view to wake-up to every morning. I told Lorna it would be too hard to go to work each day if you lived there. In total we viewed 12 of the 14 ponds on the south tour. There were two we had seen last year. Mid-day Reed got cranky and hungry, soooo we went to Long John Silver's. Reed became a pond-hopping pirate! Once replenished, it was onward to more ponds. Check out the flicker badge to the right and view some of what we saw. At the last pond, the owner gave me some marginals for my pond --- score! We'll see how they do. While pond hopping was TONS of fun with a side of crankyness, we returned home where I worked on the mess.

Tim-