My Biggest Hassle Right Now

There aren't too many hassles in this part of the world.  We have had low 30's today even at around 4:30pm.  Then the pool registers something like 29.7° which is pretty comfortable when having a swim.  Usually we get a north easterly sea breeze come in around midday or so but it has stayed north westerly for a few days this week.  And the north westerly wind creates my biggest hassle right now.

The photo shows the end of the pool and what the neighbours have planted in their backyard.  He seems to plant whatever and the tall growth to the right is bamboo.  For us it gives us some welcome shade during the afternoon to the kitchen.

Now the plant to the left of the umbrella is a lillypilly. It too provides excellent sun screen late in the afternoon for the lounge room.  The weather vane points due north!

Possibly the two worst plants for pool owners is either a gum tree or a lilliypilly.  The reason is they drop leaves all year round.  So with a north westerly some of the falling leaves find their way into the pool.

We did get a north easterly yesterday afternoon but we had the north westerly and just a few falling leaves today.  After a north easterly yesterday afternoon I didn't even need to vacuum the pool this morning.

Today has been a more of a north westerly day so the pool will most likely need a vacuum tomorrow.

So just a few degrees of wind direction makes a huge difference for me.

Isn't that just such a wonderful if it is the biggest problem to have?

The swim in the pool just before was sensational.

Yes, retired life is pretty good!