"Looking For Water"

The pool started filling up yesterday at 5:23 pm CST and completed this morning just before 9:00 am.

Based on my very rough meter reading, it was right at 64 kilowatt hours. Yes, that's right, I read the electric meter. Guess we'll never know how many gallons the pool is. A (much) smarter man than me could probably figure out the GPM of the water and calculate based on the time. But that's obviously above me, since I wasn't sharp enough to even read the right meter.

Here is the picture before filling. My only advice is if you ever decide to use Midnight Blue Diamond Brite, try not to be around during the day of actual plastering.







La Wiferina, testing out the bar stools as the pool fills. Watching a pool fill is close cousins with watching paint dry. So, it helps to add some adult beverages to the process.

Here are the after pictures. There is still a long way to go before the true color emerges, but this change from yesterday is enough to allay my fears! With this type of plaster, it is imperative to brush the pool down twice a day for 7-10 days until the blue dust stops coming off during brushing. This exposes the quartz aggregate and will bring out the true color of the plaster. For this job, I've enlisted the help of the Wall Whale, an inexpensive product that gets universal praise for taking most of the work out of brushing.

Even with the rest of the yard in complete disaray, having some non-earthtone color in the yard and water is calming.