Pond Tour

Take a virtual tour of our ponds

They are the source of water for our bison herds, habitat for wildlife, swimming holes for Cinch, and a place to sit and enjoy the beauty of the Ozarks. They are the best indicator of the seasons - we follow tadpoles swimming in the spring, watch aquatic plants mature in the summer, enjoy the changing leaves of the fall, and spot deer taking a drink in the winter.

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Jeff's Pond

We inherited the name of this pond, and you guessed it - it was named after... Jeff, who is our neighbor. He is the one who commissioned the construction of this pond. It has a small group of shortleaf pines that are nice to sit under and take in the view.

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Spring Pond

Our biggest and most reliable pond is also our favorite. Purely spring-fed, it is always a source of fresh water with the overflow draining into the East Fork of Brush Creek.

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Duck Pond

These duck decoys came with the property, and when Cinch first spotted the duck decoys, he had a meltdown! He gave loud, warning barks from the shore to these scary intruders. When they didn't fly away or come to play, he cautiously ventured out to see what they were.

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Crescent Pond

Tucked in at the end of a ridge, this pond is home to cricket frogs and covered with Floating Primose-Willow.

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Square Pond

Purely utilitarian, we are happy this "test hole" continues to hold water. The frogs have moved in, and plants are starting to grow along the bank. It will have a completely different look next year.

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Swamp Pond

Easy to miss while exploring, this shallow, murky pond will surprise you with lots of aquatic life.

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North Pond

The main source of water for the lower Brush Creek pasture, this pond is also a great swimming spot for dogs and watering hole for wildlife. Swamp milkweed grows near the bank, and we have watched monarch caterpillars munching on leaves.

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Bonus 10 Pond

This pond has the biggest lily pads in the summer and the nicest colors in the fall. Cinch learned to swim here and loves to fetch anything from the middle of the pond.

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Berry Pond

June brings berry-picking season along the banks of this pond. Both wild blackberry and black raspberry bushes grow here.

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Peeper Pond

Catching overflow from the neighbor's spring pond, it is always full of fresh water. In springtime, the spring peepers' calls are deafening!

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Clay Pond

This is the principle water source on the big hay field. In the peak of summer, it's often covered in algae, which we suspect may be blue-green algae--lethal to dogs.