Here is a map.
![Posted Image](http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6997/pondpm2.jpg)
Red = My House
Green = Collecting Area at the Pond.
Here's a shot of the pond. One side is all privatee residences, one side is a community park.
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The pond is a nice place in the autumn. In spring and summer, you get harassed by angry swans and step in duck/goose poo.
Here's a nature shot:
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This pond is littered with Trapdoor Snail shells, all empty. I think it's because the heron eats them or they just die. I found out that one of the private residences in the area has a pond with these snails in it. They may have gotten into the pond during heavy rains.
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Looks like someone was feeding the ducks not too long ago
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So I walk around to the other side of the pond. There's a little inlet hidden in the reeds. This inlet is where the pipe with the clean water is. The pond is pretty shallow, but in this inlet area, it is deep enough to launch a small boat.
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This is the pipe that brings fresh water to the pond:
![Posted Image](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6060/pipejy6.jpg)
Here is the collecting area.
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These rocks I used a stepping stones to get from one side to the other. Don't step on the flat ones!! They are almost always on top of a smaller rock and will shift when stepped on!
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