Family Fun: Pop-up Pond

It was raining buckets on Tuesday.  Clay soil, saturated water levels, a couple low spots that all the water tends to flow into, and a very rainy year, all worked together made a pop-up pond in the back yard. 

 First the kids and I played in it. The turkeys tried to follow us, as usual, but they did not understand the appeal.

 Then after about an hour, the ducks and geese finally realized that it was a magical kingdom for them to play in.

It was mostly gone by the time hubby came home from work and all gone by Wednesday. I guess we know where to put a water feature if we ever decide that we want one.