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This is seriously on the side of my pool...
I can not describe how many people have done a double take while climbing in.
I was watching my grandson spin the beach ball in the pool, so I thought I would try to get a picture of him through the ball. This is my lucky shot!!!
The Neptune Pool is the name of the outdoor swimming pool at Hearst Castle. It is fed by mountain water and is surrounded by ancient Greek columns and statues. Designed by architect Julia Morgan, the Neptune Pool was started in 1924 and was finally completed after several redesigns and rebuildings in 1936.
*A stitch of 7 shots
Spray paint artwork at the old remnants of the Pool 6 grain elevator in Thunder Bay.
With waterfront development pushing ahead like a drunken bull in a china shop, this site will eventually be destroyed and the concrete slabs supposedly dumped into Lake Superior to reclaim land to build a new marina.
It's almost sad that all of the hard work that has been put into these concrete art pieces by grassroots local artists will be destroyed to make way for more corporate gains, private development and more slips for rich folks' sailboats.
Can't stop progress I suppose.
Andean flamingos feed in a briny pool at the edge of the Uyuni Salt Flat in front of the town of Coqueza below the eroded caldera of dormant Tunupa Volcano.
The foothills in front of the volcano are broken up into fields delineated by mortarless stone fences erected by a little-known ancient culture. The reason for the fields remains a mystery.
Tunupa Volcano (5,321m/17,457ft) sits on a peninsula in the northern end of the Uyuni Salt Flat (Salar de Uyuni). One legend holds that Tunupa is a female volcano whose child was stolen and her tears created the salt flat.
The Uyuni Salt Flat is the world’s largest salt flat covering 10,582 sq km/4,086 sq mi (100 times the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the United States). Part of the Bolivian Altiplano (high plateau), the Uyuni Salt Flat sits at an elevation of 3,656m/11,995ft surrounded by the Andes mountains. It is the bed of a series of vast lakes that once covered the area starting around 40,000 years ago, the last of which was radiocarbon dated to 11,500 to 13,400 years ago. In November, three species of South American flamingos breed here. The crust, which varies in thickness from tens of centimeters to a few meters, is a source of salt. Underneath is a pool of brine rich in lithium which Bolivia is just starting to extract. (Bolivia is the holder of the world’s largest known lithium reserves.)
On Google Earth:
Coqueza 19°54'4.50"S, 67°37'31.25"W
Volcán Tunupa 19°50'26.30"S, 67°38'30.01"W
Black Mere Pool, in the North Staffordshire Moors near the town of Leek, is the site of what may be the only inland mermaid legend in England. The small, remote hilltop lake, around fifty metres wide, is a particularly haunting site. Set on the craggy and barren southern edge of the Peak District, beside the Leek to Buxton road, it is said that the dark peat-stained waters of the pool are bottomless; cattle refuse to drink there and birds never fly above it. Over the centuries it has been the scene of a number of mysterious drownings and even a murder when, in 1679, a woman pedlar was dumped in the pool by a local serial killer. Tradition holds that the mermaid rises from the pool at midnight to lure unwary travellers to their deaths in the dark watery depths – but only single men, apparently. There are various legends concerning the origin of the mermaid. In one, a sailor from nearby Thorncliff fell in love with her and brought her back from sea, and in another she was originally a witch who transformed herself into a water nymph after been thrown into the pool during the Middle Ages.
Surprisingly, when the weather turns hot, we long for shade and water. Many of our favourite sites include water in one form or another. It was a pleasure to discover this public oasis of peace and calm in Malaga's city centre.
In climbing the hill and admiring the castles, we had encountered our fair share of glorious sunshine. On our return to the lower levels, it was delightful to discover our way back went through this beautifully laid out park. It was full, to our eyes, of exotic trees and shrubs and vibrant coloured flowers.
This pool, with its constantly moving middle, gave an illusion of stillness. A perfect place to stop, contemplate, reflect and renew our energy. Eventually, the little footbridge over the escaping streamlet encouraged us to explore further.
A swimming pool at a hotel in Malaga. I like the contrast of the light and the night and how artificial the scene looks.
I should have taken a "before" shot. Dad's pool was left unattended for a little too long and was filled with some really nasty algae. I've been cleaning it this week and you can see it's still a little foggy. The duck is a chlorine dispenser. I bought it thinking of DJ.
This is one of my personal favorite of my photos. It was taken in the Dominican Republic about 2 years ago. My son and I traveled there for a week as a college graduation present to myself, this was before I met my husband. We spent a week flopped by the pool, taking photos, and reading books. This was a little peice of joy I got to bring home and frame quite large. :)
he Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest of the many reflecting pools in Washington, D.C., United States. It is a long and large rectangular pool located on the National Mall, directly east of the Lincoln Memorial, with the Washington Monument to the east of the reflecting pool.[1] Part of the iconic image of Washington, the reflecting pool hosts many of the 24 million visitors a year who visit the National Mall. It is lined by walking paths and shade trees on both sides. Depending on the viewer's vantage point, it dramatically reflects the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Mall's trees, and/or the expansive sky