BTC/TAK on ACK wrote:

Electricity? Yes, finally. Extension cord? I'm a little apprehensive about
using one since it would have to travel from my house, through an area that
has flooded [in an icy sort of way] a couple of times in this week, before
getting to the pond.

How far is it, and do people, animals, or cars go through the area? Is
it in an area you want to keep "pretty"?

Outdoor grade extension cords (max length 100 feet) are pretty safe to
use outside, so long as no one trips over them, or cars catch them
against a rock, or something. I'd suggest against using several cords
to extend beyond 100 ft. It can be done, but requires a familiarity of
electricity you do not have to keep it safe. Nothing hard to do, just
lethal if you get it exactly wrong.

Then there's diferent ways to string wire. Tall tripods made of
saplings with the wire over the top (take them out and throw away come
the thaw), run it around long ways stapling exterior grade hookup wire
along a fence (permenant so you can add a light to the pond for summer
nights), and so on. There's even a plow attachment you can use to bury
the right kind of wire under sod, and without needing a trencher.