Deck "Decorating" on a HOT Week

I chose a very hot week to fix up my deck. Yesterday was 99 degrees in the shade on my deck. My chairs and table needed coats of "poly" coating to protect them from the sun and rain. They had been safe from the elements on my front porch in Jacksonville.
After two days of sanding and painting, I then went off to Home Depot to find some deck railing hangers for plant material. There is limited floor space on my deck and I wanted a few more flowers.

Spiffed Up Deck in the Morning Sun

My New Planting Boxes

I found these iron planter boxes and put in geraniums, allysium and lobelia. Now I am a happy camper having gotten my hands in the dirt.

My apartment stayed fairly comfortable in the heat. I got two fans to help move the air around. Yesterday, I had my first swim in the pool that part of our complex. The water was a little too warm for me but will be perfect for Miss Elsa. Porter is bringing her over this afternoon for her very first "swim". She is coming with a new friend and her daughter who is about the same age. We will have water babies in the pool. I was the only one using the pool yesterday. Apparently, very few people swim in this wonderful and cooling feature of our apartment building. Two of my neighbors told me yesteday that they had never been into the pool although they had lived here for many years!

I can remember Bentley and Davis when they were little ones, coming over to my condo on Via Belardo and having lots of fun in the pool. Lots of happy memories of children and swimming. Now I have a new grandchild to introduce to the pool. I hope she likes it.