Well, the first reviews for the new pool are in and I have to say... outstanding.
I refer to it as "The Rooftop Pool", because when you're floating on a raft, you're at eye level with the edge of our roof.
I was hoping it would prove to be relaxing and it exceeded all my expectations.
The dogs aren't quite sold on it. That may have more to do with the fact they haven't been for a swim in years and the water was a little coolish - 79 degrees.
The view is a little hit and miss. The pool is so big it's snugged under the lower branches of some of our fruit trees. Theoretically, you don't even have to leave the pool for a snack. If you find yourself facing south on a raft, you get the magical view of sun dappled leaves. If you face north, you're staring directly into the gargantuan air conditioning unit on our roof, and if it happens to kick on, it sounds like a freight train.
So all in all, a big win. We picked a particularly nice day to break it in. The weather has been freakishly pleasant, in the 80's. And the air was good and the sky was unnaturally blue, which is unheard of for July.
Days like this make Bakersfield seem almost... livable.
