Skinny dipping

Along with everything else "on tap" for the summer of 2023, we once again plan to set up our small pool. It's one of those with the air ring around the top which does, rather miraculously, work to hold water. 

We inflate the ring and then let the pool material warm in the sun until it's pliable. It takes some pulling and tugging to get the base in place with a lot of small adjustments as water is added. But once the bottom is in place, filling it is easy. We call a water truck and split the load between the pool and a holding tank for the garden. There's no point to risk burning up the pump when we have options.   

Flat ground is at a premium here. We had to build a level pad for the pool, and it had to be located where it would be easy for the Lord of the Manor to get in and out. 

In is easy. He holds his nose and falls over the side. Out is more problematic, and we employ several options. Two of the more expedient ways of getting him safely out is backing the truck up so he can perch on the tailgate or using the John Deere so he can perch on the edge of the bucket and be set down at his power chair. Where there's a will there's a way.

I personally like the pickup option. Strategically parking the truck creates a screen between me and anyone coming in the lane. This is especially handy for those evenings I go skinny dipping. 

We country girls don't care if we're being recorded by twelve different spy satellites, but the Amazon driver doesn't need to take in the show! 

The Lady of the Hideaway

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