It started quietly today, without any fanfare - I got out my trusty shears and trimmed up the first tomato plant. It was mostly spent, the small prolific yellow pear shaped tomatoes were an experiment. They were just ok but no comparison to the sun golds. Since the tomato plant shared its pot with a couple flowers the pot will remain a bit longer.
The pool was shocked and its deck and sidewalls scrubbed, power washed - the late season algae defeated. The filter set to run all night to help the water clarifier do its job. In the morning we will put away the rest of the toys, lower the water level, inflate the pillows and drag out the cover and the leaf net.
I should say the ritual started when I dropped off the freshman at college. My polar bear daughter busy with a job, graduate school and a boyfriend. No there's no one about that would enjoy that cool water. In truth the pool resides in the back of my woodsy lot. The diminishing sun and cool evenings will keep the water too cold for us old people. In truth, I'm happy to forgo the upcoming leaf battle - heaven help us if there's a storm. No I'll turn off the filter, save a few dollars and avoid that uncomfortable closing in cooler temps.
I planted a flat of late season lettuce...Seems like spring just got here... I think I'll grill up a burger before it gets too cold.
The pool was shocked and its deck and sidewalls scrubbed, power washed - the late season algae defeated. The filter set to run all night to help the water clarifier do its job. In the morning we will put away the rest of the toys, lower the water level, inflate the pillows and drag out the cover and the leaf net.
I should say the ritual started when I dropped off the freshman at college. My polar bear daughter busy with a job, graduate school and a boyfriend. No there's no one about that would enjoy that cool water. In truth the pool resides in the back of my woodsy lot. The diminishing sun and cool evenings will keep the water too cold for us old people. In truth, I'm happy to forgo the upcoming leaf battle - heaven help us if there's a storm. No I'll turn off the filter, save a few dollars and avoid that uncomfortable closing in cooler temps.
I planted a flat of late season lettuce...Seems like spring just got here... I think I'll grill up a burger before it gets too cold.
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