Our yard has been ever changing for 40 years in the city of Chicago Illinois USA. We enjoy working in the yard and garden, enjoy watching the birds. We became Backyard Wildlife certified in 2004, , then built the present pond, I wrote the book, waited for it to be published, created this website. Our book is now published, released and available online: Xlibris.com, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and Borders.com! We are pleased that we have had great reviews! This is a sample of what they are saying about our book: "Dear Lorraine -- Finally got to read your book. Ed & I think it is wonderful --a great story about a family who worked together and built a beautiful water garden and Koi pond. Congratulations! It should be --and I hope it is -- a big seller. Kay & Ed" Our intent is to share our backyard with you with you through this website and encourage you to buy a book for yourself, Or purchase as a gift)s) for your nature loving family and friends. It is a great coffee table book with many great photos. A friend of ours bought a book as a gift for her friend and we are told that she loved it. Go to Order Book Page to check out our book. Check out some more photos of our backyard! Sit back, listen to relaxing music and watch our backyard slide show! |
| You are Visitor |
| "Show us who and where you are on the map! Check this one out! Click on and add yourself to our website map. It will be fun! We have met people all over the world!" Lorraine |
| Thank you very much for taking the time to show us who and where you are! It is great to meet you! It's a small world after all. ~ Check out~ all of our website pages Now, bookmark this site and come back often! |
| "Our New Water Garden And Koi Pond": Photo taken 2005, one year after it was built! |
You may email us at: lorraine.deneen@sbcglobal.net. If you leave your email address, we will answer any questions and if you like we will notify you of website updates. Send me comments or a photo of your backyard! |
www.lorrainedeneen.com email address: lorraine.deneen@sbcglobal.net "Our New Water Garden And Koi Pond" Written by: Lorraine Deneen Written by: Lorraine R. Deneen Photography by: Michael and Lorraine Deneen |
| A Spicebush swallowtail butterfly A Monarch butterfly on a blooming echinacea plant also known as a coneflower. Photo taken in June 2007 in our backyard by our pond. |
| An Admiral Butterfly on Echinacea by the pond. |
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| Think Spring Images of our backyard in the spring of 2006 & 07 |
| More images of the Summer of 2007! |
| We are rated as one of the top 100 Pond and Koi Websites! Click here to see! |
| Please sign our Guest Book! Thank You! |
| www.pondkoi.com/top100 |
| "Our New Water Garden And Koi Pond" Photo taken Summer of 2007! |
Pond: Built in 2004 14 ft 18 ft x 3 ft deep Rubber liner 45 mil. 22 inch Bio waterfall Pea gravel bottom |
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