Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Water In The Pond

As we were leaving for our overnight trip to Oxnard we drove over the usually dry canal. When I glanced over and saw the canal was full of water I couldn't help but yell "Water!". This caused my husband to have a small heart attack and nearly swerve off the road. "What! Where! What??" he yelled. Well, it wasn't quite as bad as all that, but he did glare at me for just a second.

After some three or so years of the recharge ponds behind our house being bone dry they are finally filling up with water. The newspaper gave an explanation as to why and the impression was that it was only going to be for about 4 to 6 weeks. It's too bad if it is only that short a period of time, but we do enjoy it when they are full. It makes it seem like we have waterfront property!

When we got back home Saturday afternoon the water hadn't reached our pond yet. By evening it was just starting to come in.

On Sunday morning you could see the water from the house (if you look closely you can see the blue water in the background).

Here it is coming from one pond into "our" pond.

Chester, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, is a true water dog. He loves the water.

He'd stay out there all day if we let him. Here he is just cruising around while Gus chases a stick we threw in for him.

Clyde, on the other hand, does seem to enjoy the water, but he is not a good swimmer yet. He had a scary experience with the neighbor's pool when he was a puppy. He thought he was Jesus and tried to walk on the water. But then he sank.

He enjoys running through the water but starts getting nervous when it reaches the point where he can't touch the bottom.

It's just a matter of time, but eventually he, too, will learn to swim. As much as he likes to run through the shallow end by the time he becomes a proficient swimmer we may have as much trouble getting him out of the water as we do Chester!

Meanwhile we are enjoying our long awaited water.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Time for the kayak? I feel the same as Clyde...get nervous when I can't touch the bottom. = )

Enjoy your WFP while you can. We're having some thunderstorms tonight and are under a tornado watch. I know I'm getting used to it when I'm upstairs during it all. Usually I'd be in the basement.

Gotta try your strawberry pie recipe. Looks good.

Love, LC

Anonymous said...

The boys look like they are sure having fun!
Tornado warning! Basement! You would find me in another state!!!
Patti

Anonymous said...

Your hubby, LC, was born during a tornado. The funnel never touched ground, because the surrounding mountains did something to the airstream and protected the entire town that day (whew!).

Fantastic photos (as usual) T.F., and interesting pet commentary - each definitely has his own personality. You have more kids than you know! ; ) Love, M