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break time... i mean.. bird bath time. Apparently everyone needed to have a bath at the same time!

#birdsofmastodon #stellarsjay #jay #chickadee #birds 🐦
#poolpond #pandemicpond #greenhouse #backyardproject #diy
September 27, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Also grateful for our poolpond. Which is keeping countless creatures alive in this heat.
January 11, 2024 at 12:53 AM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
there. watering+fill

#poolpond #gardening #pondlife #diy #backyardproject
July 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
taking a breather while the sprinkler does its thing wateribg both the flower/blueberry garden, and the hazelnut tree, and the poolpond itself!

#poolpond #backyardproject #diy #gardening
August 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
cracked the lens of the main camera on my iphone when I was leaning on the ladder last weekend. not great. :(
#greenhouse #poolpond #backyardproject #diy
September 27, 2026 at 12:53 AM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
and since it is a poolpond day surey that also means SANGRIA

#poolpond #backyardproject #pondlife #portalberni #hot #summer
Oranges and lemon slices float in a dark red liquid inside a large jug. There is a red bottle of wine on the stove and a bottle of dark rum on the counter.
August 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
Oh, I also washed down the entire greenhouse to clean off the dust from the construction. The fog has burned off and the sun is out! Will wait for it to dry a little more, then it is time to start staining!

looks like it is ready!!

#poolpond #pandemicpond #greenhouse #backyardproject #diy
The greenhouse stands against the background of a tall green fur tree and blue sky to the right. There's a wind vein on top of the The Peak at the front of the greenhouse on the right.
September 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
making a roof!
#greenhouse #poolpond #backyardproject
a man leans over two boards stacked on a saw platform in front of the open shell of the greenhouse
September 12, 2026 at 6:11 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
The pumps came!

#poolpond #diy #pondproject #backyard #unbox
June 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
made good progress so far this morning. it is so much easier in the cool of the morning!!

#poolpond #backyardproject #diy #gardening
a long trench in brown clay with two T junctions curves to the right toward the two sheds
August 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
I feel like I disrespected the backyard. So here is some backyard blooming and fruiting love! See the hazelnut!?

#bloomscrolling #fruit #grapes #rhubarb #portalberni #yard #diy #poolpond
Bunches of grapes growing beside a deck railing. There is a few of mountains in the distance An enormous Rhubarb plant grows against the fence A delicate hydrangea. Hazelnuts hides amongst the leaves.
July 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
Last photos! The arbutus is doing great!!

I am a little worries that the damage it suffered from rutting deer yeaterday will lead to disease. 🤞

But the hazelnut tree is budding!
#poolpond #gardening #spring #portalberni #home #pond #pandemicpond
arbutus tree standing about 9 feet tall beside a wire cedar post fence A small bud on a branch
March 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
@cageyratfish.bsky.social the #poolpond is in full overflowing mode. It's actually crazy how much rain!
December 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
Things are growing in the backyard despite the continues #poolpond chaos.

Rhubarb is sprouting fast. A daffodil held on near the hazelnut tree even with all the disturbances.

And the young plum tree is budding!

#gardening #spring #portalberni #home #pond #pandemicpond
a small rhubarb clump grows in a garden box a daffodil blooms at the base of a tree surrounded by black rubber liner A few little buds start at the end of a small branch.
March 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
Front yard #pandemicpond is like: “get yer act together, backyard, I’m beautiful.”
#poolpond #backyard #diy #portalberni #rain #bcstorm
February 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
they changed the forecast. no wind and we have a wonderful layer of fog keeping the sun at bay! If this can just last for the next four hours I should be able to get the second shed built!!

wish me luck!

#poolpond #backyardproject #diy #gardening #home #portalberni
A large flat pack box sits inside of a garden cart with another large flat box on the ground on the mat.
July 24, 2026 at 3:31 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
alot of trim today! also framed in the central rectangular window holes for the vents. All the major wood work on the structure and trim is done!

papa will take the big tools home to work on the split doors!.🚪

#greenhouse #poolpond #backyardproject #diy
a man in a black tshirt cuts a 2x4 on a large mounted saw looking up at a triangle shaped piece of plastic framed in cedar with blue sky above multiple windows trimmed with small strips two ladies stand under the doorway and inside the greenhouse
September 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
I'm getting hyped up to shovel rocks into our new garden cart tomorrow.

No really, i think it’ll be kinda therapeutic, even if it hurts a lot afterward. lol

It's been hard to even think about the #poolpond and the next steps for it, let alone do […]

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March 20, 2026 at 3:53 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
POND LINER AND FABRIC IS HERE! 🙌😜
#backyardproject #gardening #pond #poolpond
A ballet stacked with thick black plastic-wrapped rolls sits on the grass between a small turquoise and white vehicle and a small flowering bush.
October 9, 2024 at 3:37 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
the hard part is done! more rafters coming! #greenhouse #poolpond #backyardproject
looking up the ladder toward the two end rafters held in the air just by a chunk of 2x4 looking up through the studs as the big 2x6 goes up between the rafters from a distance, the end rafters in place with the top board
September 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
branch to the pump in the large pond done!

2 more to go... the sun is starting to break through the morning fog. time is ticking!

#poolpond #backyardproject #diy #gardening
A branch from the main line trench toward the pool pond, which has a rubber duck on the gravel and a yellow pool noodle floating in the water
August 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
achievement unlocked!

just before I got stuck on the curb, I put the trailer back around in the back!

Managed to move and level enough of the dirt to make a spot for the trailer!

Perfect little spot :)

#poolpond #gardening #pondlife #diy #backyardproject
the small trailer is in the corner atop the levelled dirt
July 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
got very spicy outside all of a sudden. definitely storminess incoming.

flag is good tho! 🇵🇸

#palestine #freepalestine #gaza #endgenocide #israel #bds

#bcstorm #poolpond #backyardproject #diy #landscaping #wastenotwantnot
July 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
frame down. first wall next! pray for calm air! 😝 🙏 #poolpond #backyardproject #diy #gardening #home #portalberni
A steel frame a rectangle is laid down on the black rubber mat. There are a bag of screws of large handle, red and black, multi screwdriver and a small impact drill to the right is flat pack, and the instructions are seen lying on the ground.
July 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
work... worth it

#poolpond #backyardproject #diy #gardening
View from the surface of the water in the pond. Looking up towards the back gate. The mounds of dirt along the transfer are visible behind lining of the pool. There's a blue chair. looking from the pond shed. Rubber ducky is upside down. A little unicorn thermometer floats in the water underneath the flat rocks of the waterfall
August 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM