Our new home has one feature I've always wanted and am very excited about. Right in the middle of our land is a natural stream. Having a water source on your own land is very important and I find so much peace in the sound of running water.
We had a ton of rain our first few days in the new house which turned our tiny trickle of a stream into a good sized flow of water. I went out there a few times to sit and just listened to the sounds of nature and enjoyed the peace of being removed from society.
My Ducks First Stream Experience
I introduced my ducks to the site of their future home. I plan on building them a house near the stream so they always have a water source and can be happy. They were adorable and seemed really happy.
The stream varies from a very small trickle to a little river after hard rain. We have a hand dug cistern at a higher point in the stream that catches rain water. This is useful if we ever need an alternative water source or need to water our garden.
Cistern To Catch Water
The Stream Needs A Cleanup
The stream has cinder blocks, bricks, pipes, and other stuff that needs to be cleaned up left by the previous owners.
The neat thing about this stream and cistern is that at one time it had pipes underneath it to transport water all the way to a spring house right next to the house. It kept the building cool to store milk and food back in the old days and also housed a pool of clean drinking water. The pipes are pulled up though in this one spot and need to be replaced. They are old cast iron pipes and look pretty worse for ware.
Transport Pipes Unearthed
We'll have to dig these up and get them out of there. They are a bit of a hazard if you fall on them.
I'm really enjoying our new home and love the stream. I go out everyday in the morning and sit down next to the stream and it feels surreal we have such a wonderful new home. There is so much to explore and see. Hopefully in future posts I'll share more of my discoveries.
It looks like the ducks are getting to enjoy the water! Are you going to replace the pipes for natural refrigeration and drinking water?
I do not even want to imagine the price of such a home. Probably it is very expensive.
Either way, enjoy your new home.
Have a nice day. All the best. Greetings and much love from Hungary.
In today's market it was expensive but we live out in a rural area no one wants to go to so the price was actually cheap. We're in the process of selling our old home and the new home is around the same price so we basically swapped a house we hate for a better one. Thanks for reading! I am enjoying my new home very much.
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I am so very pleased and excited for you folks.
It looks as if you have a lot to begin working with there. Good bones!
Yaaayyy!!! <3
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