Natural Swimming

 

Chemical-free water garden and swimming pool. The plant portion, or regeneration zone, is separated from the swimming area by the wall seen a few inches below the water’s surface.

 

'The regeneration zone can be along the perimeter of a natural pool or a pond unto itself but connected to the swimming area.
The pools have skimmers and pumps that circulate the water through the regeneration zone and back into the swimming area. The aquatic plants filter out contaminants and use nutrients from the water as food which helps prevent algae. Then rocks, such as granite river rock or haydite, to which friendly bacteria attach, act as biological filters.'

 

 

See how the swimming area and water regeneration area are separated? 

 

 

I am a water person, I need to have access to water either physically or visually to stay sane. So these pools/ponds rock my world. Although I love water, I don't like mucky ponds where bugs breed and slimy algae attacks you every opportunity it gets. I also don't love creepy chemicals. These pools are so awesome in the way that they naturally filter the water. I want to move this very moment so I can create my own and jump in every day. Except in the winter...Then I will ice skate.

Biotop 

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Warriors....always cheat.

Warrior Dash was bad ass. I don't think any of us knew quite what to expect, but it was definitely awesome and definitely hard. We decided to dress like the flag since it was September 11th. Good decision I think. Most of the running was uphill and there was so much dust in the air from the beaten trail that all of the once green plants had turned brown and I am still coughing two days later. The obstacles were fun, some were slightly weird, one almost claimed my fingers when they got stuck between ropes and a wood beam, and one gave me a lovely warrior wound on my outer thigh. A large painful bloody warrior wound. Can't wait till next year!!

Warrior Dash

 

Me and a few of my best lady friends will be participating in Warrior Dash in two weeks and boy am I excited! I had a few clever costume ideas... Knights, WW2 Fighter Pilots, Dumbledores Army... However, I think we are going with something a bit simpler, cheaper to create, and still cute.

I shall have a report about it on September 12th. It will probably be an awesome report.