{"id":280,"date":"2006-06-01T14:05:44","date_gmt":"2006-06-01T14:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/?p=280"},"modified":"2017-02-05T03:30:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T03:30:10","slug":"the-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/2006\/06\/01\/the-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"

I began the pond project on April 9, 2006.\u00a0 It\u2019s gone through many changes, and continues to change.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a snapshot of the pond up to early June . . .<\/p>\n

\"just <\/a>
just starting to dig the caliche <\/div> <\/div>
\"Only <\/a>
Only down about 6 inches before caliche <\/div> <\/div>
\"down <\/a>
down about a 18 inches <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"starting <\/a>
starting to make an edge <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"you <\/a>
you can re-wet caliche to make mortar <\/div> <\/div>
\"a <\/a>
a pneumatic hammer helps <\/div> <\/div>
\"mixing <\/a>
mixing caliche “mortar” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"make <\/a>
make a smooth edge for the liner <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"ready <\/a>
ready for the liner <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"this <\/a>
this will hold a planter <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"the <\/a>
the ceramic “tub” goes here <\/div> <\/div>
\"Morning <\/a>
Morning light – ready to start <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"another <\/a>
another view <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"first, <\/a>
first, a carpet liner <\/div> <\/div>
\"the <\/a>
the tar paper will protect the liner also <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\""aerial" <\/a>
“aerial” view <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"liner <\/a>
liner added and half full <\/div> <\/div>
\"Full <\/a>
Full – nice cool water <\/div> <\/div>
\"With <\/a>
With the folly in the background <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Fountain <\/a>
Fountain running <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"from <\/a>
from above <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"yet <\/a>
yet another view <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\""PT" <\/a>
“PT” approves <\/div> <\/div>
\"some <\/a>
some additions <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"see <\/a>
see the petrified wood? <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"this <\/a>
this goes all the time <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"another <\/a>
another aerial view <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"the <\/a>
the front garden from the south <\/div> <\/div>
\"from <\/a>
from the house <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"a <\/a>
a little closer view <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"with <\/a>
with yuccas blooming <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"water <\/a>
water lilies <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"the <\/a>
the folly from the north <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"closer <\/a>
closer view of folly <\/div> <\/div>
\"early <\/a>
early morning pond <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"early <\/a>
early morning garden <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I began the pond project on April 9, 2006.\u00a0 It\u2019s gone through many changes, and continues to change.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a snapshot of the pond up to early June . . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,4,5],"tags":[136],"class_list":["post-280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gardening","category-pond","category-projects","tag-homesteading"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":333,"href":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions\/333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimkerkhoff.com\/test-roycreekranch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}