Back yard stuff

This is my pond....there are three fish in there, and a beautiful lily that blooms several times throughout the summer. I need to find something that will grow nicely in front of them pond to hide the black, but have been unsuccessful so far in keeping something alive in that spot.That yellow chair is my favorite spot to sit and just be. I will bring my water and a book out here and just sit a spell :) I listen to the birds chirping and the waterfall in the pond...very relaxing! The plant is St. John's Wart. It has taken OVER! I love the little yellow flowers that it gets, and believe it or not...I just trimmed it back!
This is the view to the left of my pond from my favorite chair. My tomato garden is back there, and I just had my yard guy trim the junipers back A LOT! They were taking over the yard, and not making me happy anymore. I was ready to just rip them all out, but he talked me into trimming them WAY back. I like the look. They look like bonsai now :)
Nate had just finished watering the tomatoes for me, and of course had to get into the pictures :) He has been a HUGE help so far this summer with the yard work. It has been fun being outside with him.