You can see where the railroad indentation is toward the back of the property (full property not shown), and then 3 little ponds to the right. (The neighbor to the right has even more!) Each mini pond has water pipes on each side. These water pipes have been disconnected from the neighbor's water well (it was all one property a few years ago). Obviously everything has grown over, and there's no water or crawfish anymore.
Water pipe to crawfish pond
This picture shows the width of the old crawfish ponds. It's hard to tell the size from this picture, but each one is large!
Our dilemna is what to do with the old crawfish ponds! Once the house is built, they will be in the backyard. We could fill them with dirt. But we were also thinking of turning two into Koi ponds with a bridge in the middle, and filling the one on the far right with dirt because it's very close to the property line. The Japanese Gardens at Fort Worth Botanic Gardens sure is beautiful! Not really sure if Koi ponds would be practical for us, but it is a fun idea! Feel free to share your suggestions of what we could do with the old crawfish ponds!
Speaking of the property line, there is a very interesting bush on the neighbor's side of the property line. We've never seen anything like it, but a google search had us quoting Monty Python (link)!
We thought it was elderberries! Red branches with blue berries in clusters! But now we're thinking it's probably just regular blueberries. But we really don't know! Obviously it's not in the best of health, but Texas weather can be harsh. If you are familiar with this bush, please feel free to share! It's technically not on our land, but it is still interesting!
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