A New Pond Plant Container

With Joe still missing and the loss of so many of the toadpoles, things are a bit slow out back.  We are, however, still smile'n about that crazy squirrel.  The hummers are still very active and drinking the sweet water like there was no tomorrow.

I was wondering around the yard and spotted a cinder block.  This thing was left over from the initial pond construction days.  Just what does one do with extra cinder blocks? 

I decided I would make a plant container for the pond.  It turns out the cinder blocks are great for this as they aren't prone to break or melt and definitely don't float away.

  I got some landscape fabric and cut a couple of pieces to fit the bottom of the block.  This covered the holes and would hold the dirt in while also letting water in.  I glued the fabric to the block and broke out the paint.

Today I installed what used to be a cinder block but is now a planter in the pond.  Of course it will be up to Ginger to plant something in the thing.

Like I said, things are slow around here.