Shari sent me a link to a report in Seattle. The weather folks are thinking we will have another La Niña for this winter, which means cold and wet for Puget Sound, like 2010-1 winter.
In Arizona, another season of La Niña means another dry and warm winter. We already are having a warmer-than-average autumn; highs in the nineties. We get occasional cold spells. One last winter got to 17 degrees, and a few weeks back, the night temperatures got down to the low 50's.
So we are keeping a solar blanket over the cement pond, which so far has kept the water around 86 degrees. Shari and I have a great system. In the afternoon, we peel back the cover carefully so a minimum of debris falls in the pool. We frolic in the warm water. Shari gets a lot of time swimming and aqua-dancing. Then we tuck the pool back under the blanket.
During that cold spell a few weeks back, I couldn't resist a quick night dip under the blanket. The air was cool, but the water was warm.
In Arizona, another season of La Niña means another dry and warm winter. We already are having a warmer-than-average autumn; highs in the nineties. We get occasional cold spells. One last winter got to 17 degrees, and a few weeks back, the night temperatures got down to the low 50's.So we are keeping a solar blanket over the cement pond, which so far has kept the water around 86 degrees. Shari and I have a great system. In the afternoon, we peel back the cover carefully so a minimum of debris falls in the pool. We frolic in the warm water. Shari gets a lot of time swimming and aqua-dancing. Then we tuck the pool back under the blanket.
During that cold spell a few weeks back, I couldn't resist a quick night dip under the blanket. The air was cool, but the water was warm.
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