It's hard to believe that the end of June is almost nigh and it was only this week that we opened our swimming pool. It's somewhat of a monster, being over 50ft long and still, after 4 days- sort of has that cross processed, lomo look - where it's a strange mixture of greeney, blue, gray. The gray is all about the six months of debris that has collected on the bottom (and the pool man has yet to vacuum) - the rest of it is just gallons upon gallons of filtering that needs to be done.
The cats are annoyed, they had become used to basking and playing on the trampoline like cover and now stare at this enormous watery void with much aggravation.
The highlight of the "pool opening" has been the addition of our new Yellow Duck - aka chlorine dispenser. The old one just seems to have rotted away in the shed over the winter. We are actually blessed with the opportunity to have a salt water pool, having installed the right sort of equipment when we first move in to the house. Sad to say, but to run it that way costs more than it does to be chemically hungry and chlorinate it the old fashioned way, and unfortunately, right now, the buck stops at the Yellow Duck!
I stuck my toe in the cross processed mess tonight..brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......I think it will be weeks before it's warm enough to swim in, and of course by that time, the leaves will be falling again!
I think the duck needs a name though, and for some reason, Dave, seems too obvious. If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them..........he's too cute and really deserves a Christening!
Oh and for my Students -the Vignetting is done in ACR!
heehee I have the same chlorine dispenser :D I'm so glad it's actually warm enough for you to use your pool!!
Enjoy luvvie
Posted by: Carla Naron | July 07, 2010 at 12:46 PM
cool duck; my brother has one in his pol in Florida. Desmond Duck? (named after Norma Desmond)
Posted by: Joanne Thieme Huffman | June 23, 2010 at 10:46 AM
Well, I think Gertrude Stein might be a good name, but I don't know if she'd ever wear sunglasses...?
Maybe: Joe.
Posted by: Chris | June 21, 2010 at 01:20 PM
Mike..I've always wanted a pet named Mike.
Salt Water here too...so nice our hair doesn't turn green...but with solar cover we're up to about 82 this weekend. Hope you guys get to take a dip soon. xo
Posted by: Julie | June 20, 2010 at 08:15 PM
Ours is a murky mess; the captain has not yet got around to treating it. It looks like a swamp. Sigh. But I just had to laugh when I saw your dispenser: we have the exact same one! :-)
Posted by: Lennie | June 20, 2010 at 08:12 PM
Hard not to smile back at this sweet rubber duckie. Such great color. FUN!!!
Posted by: Marcie | June 20, 2010 at 11:19 AM
so glad you 've joined the millions of us with green pool syndrome! ours is finally clear and looks beautiful. but dont know when it will be warm enough! how about calling the duck Algy as in algae!that seems pool like!
Posted by: lyle baxter | June 20, 2010 at 06:57 AM
The first name that springs to mind is Boris with the glasses it just seems to fit.M OXOX
Posted by: Mother bear | June 20, 2010 at 05:35 AM