Swimming pools are the ultimate extravagance… Aren’t they just lovely?! I love the idea of taking a quick dip while waiting for dinner to finish up in the oven or in between emails or late at night when I can’t sleep. I adore the idea of not needing to locate my suit, but instead just swimming in the buff in my own backyard whenever I like. I like the idea of a pool with lights underwater, so that it casts those lovely reflections all over the place in the evenings.
A few times a week I swim at the heated pool in our complex, but it really isn’t the same. I just hate those nasty chemicals they use (and people are always there–strangers seeing me in my bathing suit, gasp!). If I were to ever have my own pool (what a big if!), I hope to use a more eco-groovy cleaning method (such as ozone filtration, etc., there are lots out there!)…
I adore swimming and will take what I can get, but this week is all about reaching for the stars, so here we go. I will always prefer private pools to public ones… but then again who doesn’t?! Enjoy:
My favorite day so far! What great pools. I definitely agree with you on the chemicals, filtration, etc. and the big what if part too!
Shaun’s mom’s pool has a copper ion filter (I think – I know it’s copper something, and there’s a coil). Anyhow, it’s fantastic because they only use a chlorine shock treatment once in a while (maybe once every couple weeks during high use times – especially if little kids have been in the pool, I’m guessing). I like it because my hair doesn’t get that green tinge those of us with light hair have to deal with, and my skin doesn’t feel all dry when I get out. I’m glad she has a pool because we can go visit for the weekend and use it, since I’m guessing we’ll never have one of our own!