The Pool Is Not Open...But It Will Be Soon

We are blessed to have a big inground pool, 40 feet by 20 feet.

This spring we had quite a bit of water, and this is the glorious view of the pool as of 2 days ago.

Yuck!  There is a pool cover over the pool and PRESUMABLY, the water UNDER the cover is crystal clear and beautiful. We've not seen it yet.  But the water ON the cover...oh, green!  Green and...

full of tadpoles!

Yes, we have a (loud) frog out back who apparently decided the pool was a great place to lay her eggs.

So Sunday afternoon we had an impromptu science lesson.  At least one tadpole was already metamorphosing and had legs.

Then Kevin drained the green water.  I presume the tadpoles didn't survive that, though the area where the water was drained is probably still quite wet.  We also got a lot of rain yesterday so ... maybe...there are happy tadpoles out in the back yard.

Kevin hopes to get the cover off in the next couple of days.  Maybe by next week we'll be swimming in (cold) water.  (I should say, the kids may be swimming in cold water.  I'm a total wimp and want warm water before I swim.)