tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post1526417913358850855..comments2023-10-29T10:58:50.227+00:00Comments on Nutty Gnome: Building the waterfall and stream .......at last!Nutty Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-34205190686562231142009-04-05T14:27:00.000+01:002009-04-05T14:27:00.000+01:00Hi Chelsea Ann, thanks for that!I love the Mrs Rob...Hi Chelsea Ann, thanks for that!<BR/>I love the Mrs Robinson Presents blog, it's so sweet and gentle. What a coincidence about her being your best friend - she seems so lovely via her posts!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-39107966867166016312009-04-03T21:57:00.000+01:002009-04-03T21:57:00.000+01:00Hello~Oh what a sweet momma you are! I will delete...Hello~<BR/>Oh what a sweet momma you are! I will delete your comment from my blog so that your secret is safe!<BR/>oh and I saw you have Mrs. Robinson Presents on your reading list. Victoria and I are best pals we met at school and she is such a wonderful friend!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Chelsea AnnChelsea Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592313926019553491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-48654440019197686742009-04-03T09:29:00.000+01:002009-04-03T09:29:00.000+01:00Hi Gardeness and welcome. Glad you like the japane...Hi Gardeness and welcome. Glad you like the japanese garden. It is good that most of it is done - but there's still a way to go this year before I'll get the chance to just enjoy the space! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now though! (ever the optomist!)<BR/><BR/>Welcome to you too Wicked Gardener! I really enjoyed your blog. Thanks for your comment and I'll look forward to seeing you again soon!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-681873630927736192009-04-03T01:52:00.000+01:002009-04-03T01:52:00.000+01:00Hey Nutty! Thanks for stopping by the blog. I've...Hey Nutty! Thanks for stopping by the blog. I've added you to my "regulars" so you'll see me back again!Wicked Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540250068640733537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-16660822914840063182009-04-02T17:27:00.000+01:002009-04-02T17:27:00.000+01:00That's quite the project, but it looks great! I be...That's quite the project, but it looks great! I bet you love having such a major portion done, and look forward to days out in such a lovely space.Gardenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447339122924259391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-30485183765381092882009-04-02T16:23:00.000+01:002009-04-02T16:23:00.000+01:00Hi Jake and welcome! Thanks for the virtual medal ...Hi Jake and welcome! Thanks for the virtual medal - much appreciated! <BR/><BR/>I'm hoping to have the lower part of the stream, the waterfall into the bottom pond, the bottom pond itself AND the tea house completed this summer - ever the optimist, me!<BR/><BR/>Please feel free to keep popping in to check on progress - I'm not yet into 'real time' on the blog. I'm still on last summer's work at the moment.Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-60764933813588278582009-04-02T11:24:00.000+01:002009-04-02T11:24:00.000+01:00I saw your post on "Wicked Gardener" and thought I...I saw your post on "Wicked Gardener" and thought I would check out your blog. All I can say about that pond is tht you deserve a medal. Just looking at the pictures of your hard work make sme tired. Hope you get to enjoy sitting by your pond very soon.<BR/><BR/>jakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-44392515319495514942009-04-02T09:45:00.000+01:002009-04-02T09:45:00.000+01:00Hi Rob - the health benefits seem to be that I'm k...Hi Rob - the health benefits seem to be that I'm knackered on a Monday! BUT you're right - I'm also slimmer and fitter and immensely satisfied by what we're achieving here and by the fact that it does look like the completed picture that was in my head in the begining!<BR/><BR/>Hi Irena - oh, I dream big! Poor old Himself despairs of me - I come up with all these ideas and gallop ahead to start them without actually thinking through the consequences or how we're going to be able to achieve them - work schedules and technical details, Bhah! My eternal optimism carries me along in the firm belief that we'll do it - and it seems to have worked so far!!!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-15657258237175143032009-04-02T00:56:00.000+01:002009-04-02T00:56:00.000+01:00Hi Nutty. I like how you refer to your garden adv...Hi Nutty. I like how you refer to your garden adventures as "little" projects. I too have flowing water in my yard. it starts flowing every time I turn the hose on. not nearly as ambitious as your efforts I'm afraid ;) seriously, though, I can't wait to see how it all turned out. good work. if you're going to dream, dream big!<BR/>irenaO.I.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187071254424223374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-80067782900885349232009-04-01T20:45:00.000+01:002009-04-01T20:45:00.000+01:00Sure you'll be knackered on monday but think of th...Sure you'll be knackered on monday but think of the health benefits!<BR/><BR/>Actually, the true benefit is that it is immensely satisfying when you complete stuff like this as a DIY project.<BR/><BR/>RobRob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-59669920277069379042009-04-01T16:22:00.000+01:002009-04-01T16:22:00.000+01:00Hi Gem, nice to see you again - I'm glad things ar...Hi Gem, nice to see you again - I'm glad things are improving for you at home. It's good to see new shoots emerging from the fire damaged ground. <BR/><BR/>I was VERY excited when the water started flowing - ridiculously excited really, but hey...! <BR/><BR/>Thanks - I think it's looking very special, but it is my baby - so it's great to hear that someone else thinks so too!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-43606746939433188292009-04-01T11:38:00.000+01:002009-04-01T11:38:00.000+01:00Oh - water is flowing - that is very exciting!! It...Oh - water is flowing - that is very exciting!! It is looking very special.Jindivick Wildlife Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078486687772809979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-48018165799521532022009-04-01T09:04:00.000+01:002009-04-01T09:04:00.000+01:00Hi HM - I know what you mean about relaxing in the...Hi HM - I know what you mean about relaxing in the garden - one day! We did have our first picnic lunch in the garden on Sunday, does that count?!<BR/><BR/>Hi Joey - my family do laugh at me for my exuberance at times, but the joy of the first water down the stream was too much to contain!<BR/><BR/>I have to confess that, what with the clocks going forward AND all the hard labour at the weekend, I have struggled with my energy levels a bit this week - still, I'll have recovered by Saturday!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-46905030090177538822009-04-01T01:21:00.000+01:002009-04-01T01:21:00.000+01:00Yes, another excellent weekend's work! I would...Yes, another excellent weekend's work! I would be giddy also ... By the time I finish reading your posts, I'm huffing & puffing and massaging my joints :)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-87467719875071979102009-03-31T21:36:00.000+01:002009-03-31T21:36:00.000+01:00Wow, here's to hoping that one day you'll actually...Wow, here's to hoping that one day you'll actually get to sit down and relax in your garden!HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-4882156022692275692009-03-31T17:54:00.000+01:002009-03-31T17:54:00.000+01:00Hi Jen - yes, you're right about tomorrow being an...Hi Jen - yes, you're right about tomorrow being another day, but Mondays continue to follow Sundays and it can be soooo hard to get out of bed some Monday mornings! <BR/><BR/>We're out for a meal with friends next Sunday evening, so I won't get chance to wear myself out - unless I end up trying to cram the same amount of work into the shorter hours!!!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-90079265968323228362009-03-31T15:58:00.000+01:002009-03-31T15:58:00.000+01:00I hear you, about stopping before exhastion sets ...I hear you, about stopping before exhastion sets in. I guess it is just in us gardeners to ignore the tiredness, and push through it. After all, tomorrow is another day right?<BR/><BR/>JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-89736251465059389802009-03-31T08:48:00.000+01:002009-03-31T08:48:00.000+01:00Bernie - you're right, some stones just call out t...Bernie - you're right, some stones just call out to be set in certain positions to be 'right'!<BR/><BR/>I've got some planting done, but I've got loads of plants outside my back door waiting to be planted once the tea house is built - I'm a bit worried that the taller bamboos and grasses might get clonked by wooden beams and boards as we build, so I'm keeping them safely out of harms way - even if it does mean a walk through a jungle to the back door!<BR/><BR/>Camellia - ha ha, Niagra it ain't! but I suspect we have nearly as many stones!!!<BR/><BR/>Nancy - you're so right about the sound of running water. It's so soothing to the senses. Glad you like where we've got to so far - I can now see the end in sight. Not bad for a little job I thought would take a few weeks three years ago!!!<BR/><BR/>Hi Monica - sorry for the confusion. The top pond and most of the stream is finished. The moans were in 'real time' for all the preparatory work for the tea house that we did this weekend - shifting barrow loads of top soil and subsoil from where it'd been dumped when we dug the pond out! One day we'll learn NOT to put stuff where we'll only need to move again in the future!<BR/><BR/>Stacey - I've just been reading your post on meditating at waterfalls - wonderful! I'm hoping my garden will give me the same kind of serenity. I've got plants in and around the pond now, but I'm holding off on the waterlillies and fish until the tea house is done - the front legs of the tea house will stand on the bottom of the pond to support the veranda which will project out over it. I can't wait!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-9002828070097810052009-03-31T08:14:00.000+01:002009-03-31T08:14:00.000+01:00What an adventure! Ponds can seem to take for ever...What an adventure! Ponds can seem to take for ever, and then one day, poof its done! And before you know it you will be planting all sorts of wonderful things around it, and filling it with fish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-92120101530770123512009-03-31T01:13:00.000+01:002009-03-31T01:13:00.000+01:00Like all gardeners, you probably keep working unti...Like all gardeners, you probably keep working until your task is done OR it's dark! Sorry, I didn't realize we're in "real time" now--somehow I thought the pond was already finished. Good progress, though!!!!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-76582776236210553912009-03-31T01:09:00.000+01:002009-03-31T01:09:00.000+01:00There is nothing better than the sound of water fl...There is nothing better than the sound of water flowing. Congrats on a job well done!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01174935894637573154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-57978449109106433282009-03-30T22:45:00.000+01:002009-03-30T22:45:00.000+01:00Admittedly, it has a way to go before it'll outwit...Admittedly, it has a way to go before it'll outwit the Niagara, but what an achivement! And I do understand you joy (and forgetting the back, the arms and the rest of an aching body). Well done, eagerly waiting for the next step.nilla|utanpunkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451815536296784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-88815366767010443472009-03-30T22:33:00.000+01:002009-03-30T22:33:00.000+01:00Its fun watching it all come along from across the...Its fun watching it all come along from across the world. I can remember when I was working on the pond in Winthrop. There were thousands of rocks to work with, but each seemed to know where it wanted to be set into the scene.<BR/><BR/>Have you got dozens of plants and vegetation thought out for both inside and outside the pond? It's like building an entire world from scratch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-2682342448282176952009-03-30T22:14:00.000+01:002009-03-30T22:14:00.000+01:00Hi Catherine - I dream of relaxing on the veranda ...Hi Catherine - I dream of relaxing on the veranda of the tea house ( gin and tonic in hand)whilst I plan my next 'little' project! I can hear Himself groan from here!!!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292808539041077623.post-67596730373502924362009-03-30T22:11:00.000+01:002009-03-30T22:11:00.000+01:00I bet you are glad to have gotten more done! It's...I bet you are glad to have gotten more done! It's always a little nerve wracking to see if the pump will work. You're getting there, won't be long til your relaxing by your dream pond!Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.com