Wren and I have had so much fun the past couple of days. Yesterday the end was in sight. This morning I almost finished cutting back the rushes, but left a little more in the middle clump than I intended, because everywhere I turned there was another frog.

I’ve ordered a net to skim the surface and a special shovel to scoop the sludge from the bottom. We’ve got just under a month to get the pond shipshape, including rerouting drainage and shoring up a soggy corner, and then everything will be ready to rest through winter and keep up maintenance starting in spring. I’m so grateful I finally tackled this massive project, and am having so much fun doing it. All it took was a simple shift in perspective, from “too much” to “why not?”