Also live in northern Ca....Lots of pond experience...several of your conditions dont work well if you ever really use it for dipping...curvature to sides and bottom...are the least convenient..for falling or slipping....and the surrounding rough stone border...sort of an accident waiting to happen.....rubber liners will need folds..and are too slippery of course...and chlorine the least desirable tho’ there are other available products...keeping a fountain is the best feature as it keeps the water circulating allowing less scum to develop....lastly...we and several of our friends have very similar situations...some intended to use pond for dipping but it was rarely used except by children ...and the rough stone edge always made that scary...will attach pic of our pond that we enjoy for just the sound of the water...the added humidity to the air..and before we fenced ...the wild life loved drinking from

None of them looked upside down to me. It is interesting how the brain works in different people.......My sister and I share our Wordles every day, and it's fascinating how we approach them differently.

The hosta journals are worth saving. Mrs. and I were AHS members until I went on teaching sabbatical in 2014. We retired in 2026 and are in the process of rebuilding our hosta collection. Babka, maybe I will take the journals.

It is a nice idea Debra and thanks for doing it. Sometimes I'm looking for a certain color or form so I will be checking the posts and perhaps will have some time in the evenings to post. Julia