Sue Engstrom never thought of herself as an artist. But five years ago this daughter of a Levy boat dealer who grew up around water, making regular trips to Lake Ouachita with her family, began bringing art to life in the form of a water garden in her back yard. And today she has created a masterpiece of ponds and paths and plants and accents that in combination amount not only to an extraordinarily lush and refreshing composition for the human eye but also a friendly place in the middle of suburbia for an array of song birds and other wildlife.
Rabbits love it.
The birds think it's heaven, and the robins are a hoot to watch. And that's not the half of it. Sparrows have made one bluebird house their home, and squirrels took over another. And feeders on her back patio draw a constant parade of finches and cardinals and, most recently an indigo bunting. Even watersnakes sometimes make an appearance.