when i lived with ian in that apartment complex in carrboro, i used to swim at night in the pool there. all alone, in the dark. it was very peaceful, if buggy (but only when i surfaced!).

That sounds amazing!

next time I find a snake in the house I'll try not to ruin your swim by telling you about it while you're still in the pool.

Yum. And I think that comment above just might be spam, given all of the letters that just don't make sense. Either that, or I have a rare brain disorder that filters words into unintelligible mush.

aHA! yes, you're right stewie... some spam snuck through. it has been deleted. now your comment refers to ray's comment, which is still appropriate. :-)

Nightswimming! I am so. jealous.

Night swimming. A fine bit of music in addition to a fine idea.

Wow -- your pool is deep enough that you can do flips? Way cool.

I guess I'll start my summer swimming in August when I move to my next place where there's a pool (though it closes at 9-ish).

I was thinking about you the other day. I've been adding dried cranberries to my salads lately and I like it. Oh - and a little mint and cilantro adds zip too.

Enjoy!

Why does your post make me think of "Lord of the Flies"?

that sounds absolutely lovely. absolutely.

well, in the week since i posted this little dreamy scenario i'm sad to report that the pool got attacked by a vicious strain of algae. i let the water temperature get too warm (90 degrees!) which causes the chlorine to dissipate really quickly. i didn't swim for two days (due to rain and other conflicts) and in that short span of time the water turned green and mucky. bleah!

we've been battling the slime over the last 5 days or so. we're winning, but it's a slow process. and i just don't feel myself... i NEED the late night swim! i miss it!!!

Did you ever have to buy some kind of swim vac for maintaining your pool? Just curious.

the pool came with a vaccum head & pole which attaches to a garden hose. we use it all the time... it works great!