I went swimming for the first time this year. It was glorious!
Remember last year my neighbor removed the trees that were shading my pool? I've been impatient to find out how much it helped. Almost no debris in the pool and the pool is almost in full sun all afternoon, even at 5 pm. This is the earliest in the year I've been able to swim without freezing. The pool felt much warmer than the 78-80 on the floating thermometer. I think because the water underneath is warmer.
That’s great — glad your pool is no longer in the shades. Hey, just wondering how you are dealing with the drought situation in terms of filling your pool? It stresses me out a bit since ideally, I should fill it to 1/2 way up the mouth of the filter (to allow debris to be carried into the debris baskets). I barely fill it to an inch from the bottom (maybe 1/4 up the mouth). My pool person fills it a bit when he comes every week now since I am not doing it. Aaagh! I feel guilty about it.