@RussRAB Thank you!
Standing looking at the pile of random rocks I wondered how difficult it would be to move one? It came together very quickly after I moved one!
The goal was to open up the area with something interesting.

@flower_nut - I'd say you succeeded.

@Donto101
It was a project that definitely tested my will.
I'm grateful I finished it.

@flower_nut I bet looks like a ton of work. But the outcome is worth it. Looks amazing

@Donto101
I Wondered how many tons of rock was moved just to move the big rocks.
I was a rock hound before I became a flower_nut!

@glennlab
The rocks shifted after the tree roots rotted away holding them.
Notice the tree missing?
It was at risk of blowing onto the garage so I cut it down.

@flower_nut IT's amazing how much each item in a landscape affects all the other items there.

@glennlab You're so right!
The tree was a struggle in the beginning and when completed did flood's wrath descend upon it.

@flower_nut I put 25 tons of mulch into my front yard. It was green, it took 3 years to break down, then all the weeds started.

@glennlab
If the weeds can take over so can plants! Start with a little section at a time. Do it in phases with a goal of spreading plants. I'm not fond of periwinkle but it grows and covers the backside of the garage in full shade. There must be a ground cover available to replace your weeds.

@bigpawbullets
I love the idea of a pond. This area is mostly shade and full sun is best for a water feature. I would need the sound of water falling somewhere in my pond if I had one.

@flower_nut
Your layout is really nice. A small waterfall on one end and I think I've got the plan for our's.

@bigpawbullets
It's a big project. Pump/filter systems can be expensive. Are you going to have built-in lights around the pond? That would look cool. I wish I was planning one. Make sure and share the completed project with shots along the way. I'm glad you now have an idea to work with and I helped in a small way. Thank you.

@MojoDave Thanks!
All these rocks look like overburden when the property was graded before construction. There is an abandoned quarry 100 yards from this location. I call these blue rock and is commonly used for the construction of our highways.

@AmmaRE007
After that rain, I thought about it. There is a slope and when it rains heavy water rushes down the slope to my neighbour.
Oh well, I can't win them all

@flower_nut It looks great.

@AmmaRE007 Thanks!
After 8 years it could use a rejuvenation of fresh soil to look so much better.

@AstralSmoke
It was good exercise and I used practical mechanics. A rock bar and a long 2 x 6 did most of the heavy lifting.

@flower_nut What, no pack mules or elephants?

@AstralSmoke
I was the mule and the elephant propping the rock up with the 2 x 6 and counterweight on the other end to hold it in place. With the rock suspended, catapult style, I could pack smaller material under the rock. When enough leverage was reached with the rock bar I used the 2 x 6 again and continued this cycle inch by inch rock by rock ton by the ton.
I was a slave to my idea and freed myself with its reality.

@itsmedammit
Thank you!
Just myself! Smaller rocks were used as leverage to move the big ones.