Tuesday 21 August 2018

Empty Pond



After last weeks photos of the Elan valley I thought I'd share some of the ponds at Fforest Fields camp site. Normally this is a flowing stream with a small dam to hold back the water to form a pond. The kids love playing in it

After the lack of rain we have had the stream has dried up and in all the 20 odd years I have been coming here I have never know the pond empty
The fenced off the area for wild flowers a few years ago to stop kids falling over the dam no doubt where there is a culvert on the other side of it
It also allows a little refuge for the animals, the only thing that seems to have thrived here are the plants. I hope the water flows again as it does not seem right having no water flowing through.
I can only hope it is not too long before the water is flowing again
Taking Part in Our World Tuesday

11 comments:

Fun60 said...

It is sad to see local ponds drying up. Let's hope they get replenished soon.

MELODY JACOB said...

so sad
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Anonymous said...

I hope you get plenty of rain soon and the pond fills up again.

William Kendall said...

You really need a rainy autumn.

Sharon said...

Just another sad sign of our changing weather patterns.

Bill said...

That's terrible. I hope it fills up again with lots of rain. It's raining hard here right now hope it heads your way.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Hopefully it will

Billy Blue Eyes said...

So do I

Billy Blue Eyes said...

More than that I think William

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Yes and we only have ourselves to blame for it

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Wish it would Bill