Backyard Archaeology: More from the Swampy Pond

The Swampy Pond has now been drained! All the treasures within have been revealed, and there were more! Unfortunately no magical unicorns were found, but on the positive side neither were any bodies.

The Swampy Pond has been drained!

The amount of stuff to be pulled out was amazing. After photographing the finds they were either cleaned or tossed. The statues from the first archeological venture will make a nice addition in the garden, as well as a bird house that was found. After cleaning what appeared to be a cage from the first finds it turned out to be a candle holder. A lovely little wind chime was found this second time around, but Boomer sneaked off with it and turned it into a chew toy, so only the chimes themselves survive.

More finds: Bird Feeder and Squirrel Number 2

Boomer's Wind Chime chew toy and Carving Knife Blade

To go with the spatula found last time, a fry pan and spoon were unearthed, as well as the blade to an electric carving knife.

Fry Pan and Spoon to go with earlier found Spatula

Once the pond was empty enough we were able to get under the deck, which proved to be its own archaeological despository.

Junk from under the Deck

Most of the items from under the deck were trash or recyclables. Apparently there is more to be dug out from under the planks, but what was found was a welcome mat, shoe, glasses, aluminum cans, and some strange screened object with a whole in it.

Happy Digs!

 

Backyard Archaeology II: The Swampy Pond

When we bought this property it came with three very old human-made ponds. Two were dry and are scheduled to be filled in with dirt and turned into giant planters. One will be kept as a pond, but first it must be drained in cleaned as it looks like a swamp.

Pond in process of being mucked out

As the draining and cleaning began many things were pulled out of this pond. Besides candy wrappers, aluminum cans and the metal part to what we assume was a stove the following items were dredged up: a girl statue, a spatula, several plant pots, a broken bird feeder, an intact cage of some sort, a turtle statue, a squirrel statue, and a light still plugged in to a timer. The mucking of the pond is continuing, as it is so deep cinder blocks have even been pulled out. I am waiting eagerly for the magical unicorn to be found.

Girl Statue and Cinder block from pond

Pond yields up Spatula, Pot, Cage, Squirrel, and a Turtle

Light with timer still attached.

As pond dredging is continuing today, I wonder what new discoveries will be found.