Thursday, November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving

HAPPY

THANKSGIVING

TO ALL.....

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Construction continues


Construction continues on the fountain


Starting with the base, built out wood recycled from

the back yard fence project



startin' to take shape...


this gives you an idea of the finished pump for the fountain...


Question for my fellow bloggers - should the base and pump be left natural color or painted....if painted what color








Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Evolution of a simple fountain

I have been wanting a fountain for the front yard and have priced a few. WOW they are expensive. So I told the LOML (Love of My Life) Bonnie that I was going to build one. Now came the decision of something fancy, something that I had seen or something simple. With me being the Simple Man the answer was simple.
We found this tub at a yard sale and talked about using it as a planter or maybe washing the dogs. After looking at it I decided it would be the start of a simple yard fountain.

It is amazing what you can find at yard sales. I found this hand pump still in the box and never used for $12. The rusty cogs in my simple brain started turning. I told the LOML that I could use the pump as part of the fountain.

Let the construction begin...........

Building the base for the pump

Stay tuned for updates on the construction of my Simple Fountain....