cool water bliss

why is it that one always forgets how great it is to get into a swimming pool for the first time of the summer season....

i swear that every year it is one of those great moments when you put your first toe in, realizing that it might actually be too cold, but you are going for it anyway- and before you know it you are submerged to your ears, floating weightless and quiet in cool water bliss

you can almost forget the world around you as you stare blankly at the silhouetted tree tops against the blue sky, inhale the mixed smell of pool chlorine and jasmine from the backyard vines and hear nothing but the underwater gurgle of the pool pump.

all rather poetic for a simple summer pleasure......