Sludge anyone?

You know what is really really overdue at our house? Cleaning out our pond. We have a miniature man-made pond in our backyard that is so nasty to clean out in the spring. All winter the pond collects gunk, leaves, bird poop and lots of slugs and snails. When spring rolls around all of our trees drop blossoms and buds, and the ivy starts to grow into the stagnant pond water like crazy. All of this makes for a rotting pool of fun. Sound yummy?

What this means is that by mid to late spring we have a pond full of black water that smells like sewage.

However, there is good news! We are looking for willing volenteers to help up clean out the pond this weekend. Please, comment here and tell us when you are available. ;)