My Lilting Lily

If this place was a home for sale in the current slumping real estate market, I would say, “Attractive, soothing water feature”. If normal no smoke in the butt description was appropriate, I would call it a fountain. If this place was on wheels, “It’s a whiskey barrel with plastic and a pump! So what? Ain’t no fish in it so what’s the point”?

The reality is, the trailer park guy is closest. It is a fine example of what a whiskey barrel half can become in the possession of a man with time and some tools. Not to mention a Lowe’s strolling freak with big yard fantasies trapped on a 20 X 20 concrete pad.

The entire pond/fountain kit was on clearance for only 15 bucks. Who could turn that down? The pump alone is worth 5X that! They all but twisted my arm. Now, since I cannot dig a big hole and lay in the liner as intended, I had to go above ground. Thus, whiskey barrel.

Heavy black plastic laid in and staple down. Pump in place, cord run though window into to living-room. If that don’t scream trailer park nothing does! Kinda wish now it needed an extension, bright orange cord inside and out. Would be tempted to check the floor for level after heavy wind and rain.

It works. It bubbles and spurts and creates a fine relaxing environment inside and out. I love it. I does still look like a barrel full of black plastic and water. Working on some plant hanger idea. In the meant time – the lily!

It, the kit, came with a floating, solar charged, glow in the dark lily pad! This thing is awesome! Big. About 1/8 the surface area of barrel. Maybe bigger. Plastic, very obviously plastic. Milky looking flower. Can’t really tell if it is cloudy and should be clear or should be white and cloudy semi-clear. Either way, it looks like it was not done right.

It floats around all day sucking up the power of the sun then, floats around all night with an eerie white glowing flower in the middle of it’s funky green self.

This morning, on my daily trek out to feed the local wild birds, I notices my lily was lilting. Just, tipped almost 1/2 way over on it’s side. The side with the oh-so-easy-to-see solar collection panel was under water. It seems my lily leaks too. I tried to shake it out. Made some progress but my lily leak must be little. As only a few drops came out yet, it still tipped right over when places back in barrel.

I do not have the the time this morning to take it apart and solve said sinking situation but, I will make time and tell you about it later. Until then, my lily lilts in my bubbling barrel.

Peace, Ant-Knee