Our Ponds Last Days...Fish Too

The state is doing some road changes in front of our house and they have purchased the right of way which included 1/2 of our pond. Therefore, the pond will be filled in. The pond is to the left of our driveway as you turn in. Today was the big day! They slowly broke the dam for the water to begin slowly draining into a ditch. It's supposed to take several days for it to be totally drained. Each day they will take the dam down a little more. The ground was already very wet due to a crack in the dam and with all the rain and snow we've had makes for a muddy mess! Ick! So we are trying to find a buyer for our house with a pile of mud as you drive into the driveway...lovely! I'm hoping that when the water gets very low we can scoop some of the fish out and find them a new pond to call home. So here are some pics of the mess!