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Oak leaf blizzard leads to pool plunge
When it rains it pours...........a row of live oaks up and dropped about
half their leaves yesterday morning - right into my pool due to the gusty southernly breeze :-( About 1/3 the surface was covered. My 10 month old adolescent Boston Terrier must have thought I had filled in the pool as she took a stroll across the floating leaf mat. And got about 1 foot in - kersplash! - I was right there so she was immediately rescued even though she seemed to be holding her own. Fortunately the water's already about 68F and she got dried off pretty quick in the warm air. She's been looking at the pool a bit differently now but doesn't seem frightened of it. We had a big shallow step put in so any squirrels or our dogs would have a place to climb out if they fell in. Our dogs will be getting more familiar with when it gets warm enough for humans to provide in-pool backup :-) Small kids or animals may not recognize the leaf mat for what it is. Since the leaf drop can happen so quickly pool and pond owners may want to make accommodations. |
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Oak leaf blizzard leads to pool plunge
All is short-lived. Should be through dropping leaves in about a week or
so. My live oaks are doing the same thing right now. Just wondering what you do with the leaves, in the pool or on the ground? -- Jonny "jOhN" wrote in message et... When it rains it pours...........a row of live oaks up and dropped about half their leaves yesterday morning - right into my pool due to the gusty southernly breeze :-( About 1/3 the surface was covered. My 10 month old adolescent Boston Terrier must have thought I had filled in the pool as she took a stroll across the floating leaf mat. And got about 1 foot in - kersplash! - I was right there so she was immediately rescued even though she seemed to be holding her own. Fortunately the water's already about 68F and she got dried off pretty quick in the warm air. She's been looking at the pool a bit differently now but doesn't seem frightened of it. We had a big shallow step put in so any squirrels or our dogs would have a place to climb out if they fell in. Our dogs will be getting more familiar with when it gets warm enough for humans to provide in-pool backup :-) Small kids or animals may not recognize the leaf mat for what it is. Since the leaf drop can happen so quickly pool and pond owners may want to make accommodations. |
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Oak leaf blizzard leads to pool plunge
Jonny wrote:
|| All is short-lived. Should be through dropping leaves in || about a week or so. My live oaks are doing the same thing || right now. || Just wondering what you do with the leaves, in the pool or on || the ground? -- || Jonny Big batch of compost tea? :-) -- "If guns kill people I can blame misspelled words on my pencil." -- Larry the Cable Guy |
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Oak leaf blizzard leads to pool plunge
Jonny wrote:
All is short-lived. Should be through dropping leaves in about a week or so. My live oaks are doing the same thing right now. Just wondering what you do with the leaves, in the pool or on the ground? I have a lot of paths in my yard that absorb plenty of fallout and chipping leftovers. |
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