Grandson David did the final steps to make the garden waterfall work well again. Husband John and grandsons David and Nathaniel installed it in 2015. Years later, major work was done on it by brother Bob and nephew Chris. It worked well until this spring. Over several days, I cleaned out the five pools. After checking the pump, which had been in the house for the winter, I found there was a clog preventing water from flowing into the upper pool. Another day I pulled out the hose and found nothing visually wrong with it. The flow still was not correct. It was difficult and dangerous for me to step around the pools on the hillside. In despair, I left everything until David could look at it.

David could easily step over the low wall to access the electric connection, and that’s where he began. Like magic, the water flowed again. In putting things back together, David found the remote controller in the overgrown evergreens. Once again, it worked, so I can turn the pump on and off from the porch. David put the slabs of rock back, killing a poisonous black widow spider in the process. As he observed, I would have had nightmares if he hadn’t killed it.

I’m sorry I couldn’t load the video of David sitting with the waterfall. Here is a still photo instead.

We sat on the porch to eat a dessert we’d bought earlier – a soft Brownie with thick dark chocolate frosting and a sprinkling of pecans. It was lovely to hear the falling water as we ate and chatted until after dark. I am inordinately pleased to have the waterfall running again, thanks to David.