To be done: Cottage Pond Maintenance

Remember those needing-to-be-done items?

Fall-Pond-Maintenance was high on the priority side.

Since I am sure you are curious, 

let me educate you on what this maintenance pertains of:

 Make sure the pump is plugged in,

 but allow it to drain on the ground

[as opposed to back in the pond of course].

Then, when the pump has pumped all it can reach,

get your gloves and a cup,

 and head in.

[When climbing in and out of a mucky pond, 

you may want to consider non-slip-off-able shoes,

by the way.]

When the water is mostly gone,

 grab this 

thing-for-which-you-do-not-have-a-name-

but-may-be-as-simple-as-"net"

 and start scooping.

At a certain point, however, berate yourself for being a wimp,

and get dirty.

[What do you think those gloves are for girl?!]

Also, you should prepare for this task by routinely doing squats, planks, push-ups, and downward dogs for at least a month prior, as you will find yourself hovering in very-un-lady-like positions,

bracing yourself on precarious rocks, praying your footing is secure,

and counting on your own physical strength to keep you from
a face-plant of muck.

Also, do not be surprised when the nearby trees 

nearly immediately make a new deposit.

It is Fall,

after all.