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Pondwork in Billigheim Germany

As it was...	A small Puddle with some agricutural growth around it.	The rocks are gone and some of the Water has been...	IM002988	IM002986
IM002989	IM002990	The fish and green plants have been put into holding tanks.	IM002998	IM002999
IM002991	IM002992	IM002993	The next level water has been removed.	DSCN0925
Heres where the hard work starts.. removal of the...	DSCN0927	DSCN0928	DSCN0929	DSCN0930
DSCN0931	Hey !! its mucky down there !!!	DSCN0933	DSCN0934	DSCN0935
Well, let's try to get this thing out of there !!	DSCN0937	Boy ! we got it !!	Now lets see, where can I cut it down ??	It's a hell of a job, but somebody's gotta do it.
Now to get the rest of the MUCK outta there.	Boy ! does that stuff smell terrible !!	DSCN0943	DSCN0944	It's a hard job !! Thank God for wives !
DSCN0946	And LaVerne is getting into the Act as well.	Wow !! That's some sloppy stuff !!	DSCN0949	DSCN0950
Let's get that old liner out of there.	Now for the felt-liner under the old liner.	Wolfgang and Marianne from Kiel	The workers after a hard day's work	Wolfgang and Marianne from Kiel
Now it's empty. Tomorrow we start to dig.	IM002996	IM003000	Well, That's the first day's digging done.	IM003002
IM003003	IM003004	We're just about there !! just another couple of inches...	IM003006	IM003007
sooo... the felt-liner has to be put back in now.	That should do it.	At least the important areas are covered.	Looks OK to me ...	Man o' Man is that liner heavy !!
IM003013	IM003014	Big too !!	We'll get this middle line over here....	Just straighten it out a little over there.
IM003018	IM003019	IM003020	well... we got a good start on it.	IM003022
IM003023	IM003024	whew !! now for the back side.	Water will hold it in place while we get it straightend...	It's a waiting game....
IM003028	Don't need any cigarette burns in the new liner !!!	IM003030	Just a little more this way...	IM003032
Steve Oerkel was here to help !!	Wow ! It's getting deep..	IM003035	LaVerne takes a wack at watching the water grow..	well the water is up to the brink, lets put the fountain...
Now for the edge.. gotta keep the liner from sliding in,...	IM003037	Final stage has been reached.. just a little cleanup and...	That's not too bad, eh ?	Well, I kinda like it that way, but I am not satisfied...
IM003043	All the fish survived.	IM003045	IM003046	IM003047
It's looking better every hour.	IM003049	IM003050	Some rocks will enhance it's appearance..	IM003052
IM003053	IM003054	Our view from the Terrace... it looks ok from my house !!	8 days later and it is done !!! Not bad for a week's...

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