Pool of the Week and Question

Photo from Desire to Inspire - which never reblogs (or does so skillfully enough that we don't notice it)...

I just read an interesting interview on DisneyRollerGirl about, among other things, "rebloggers". According to Cathy Horyn, the majority* of us simply rehash the work of others in a most un-journalist(ic) fashion.

Lord knows, that occurs to me every time I find a pool porn photo and feel compelled to post it. I mean, I've only ever taken my own pic of one of these pools. I live in Canada, after all. Also, fancy photographers, with access to richie people abodes, tend to do these pics more justice. Come to think of it, journalists aren't the ones taking the fancy photos in a high percentage of the meaningful, probing and original articles they write (especially the ones they write about rich people pools).

But what do you think? Does the shot above call attention to the cut and paste quality of which Ms. Horyn accuses us? Are we bloggers trying to be journalists? Comedians? Diarists? Teachers? Scientists? Anarchists?

Personally, I'm a little of column A and a little of column B. (Hahahaha, get it?) Last time I checked, no one was paying me to be investigative, so I'm not going to worry too much.

*On a total tangent, I really struggle with collective nouns, btw...

Pool of the Week

Photo courtesy of Desire to Inspire

The fabulous thing about this particular pool is that it belongs to a bed and breakfast in Belgium. Now, I didn't stop in Belgium this summer (though I railed through it from Amsterdam to Paris), but I understand it combines all of the best features of both the Netherlands and France, while retaining its chic individuality.

Think about it, any place that has the best fries, beer, chocolate and waffles has too be good. Add to it this little gem of a pool and you have yourself a vacation.

I want to go to Belgium. Sigh.

Pool of the Week

I didn't realize that Aukland was so perfectly tropical?! (And, have you ever noticed that the word Aukland looks really weird when you spell it out?)

As always, Desire to Inspire gives the goods:

A reader actually took this (and other photos) on a real estate stalk. You should really view the entire post because it's garden porn par excellence.

Especially from this vantage point, in Toronto, where the summer's been hovering on the wrong side of hit and miss, photos like these sustain and torment me.

I call that chaise on the left.

Don't You Feel Like It's Time For a Pool of the Week?

Check out the whole post at desire to inspire...

Just a Pool Before I Go...

...to whom it may concern.*

Photo: desiretoinspire

Let the sewing lost weekend begin.

* In case you are under the age of 40, title refers to this utterly awesome song.

Pool of the Week

This pool is piquing my imagination about Mexico (not one of those places I generally give much thought to):

Photo: Studio G

I can see I'm drawn to those pools atop of natural bodies of water. Reminds me of a magical week I spent, as an adolescent, at Villa Serbelloni. (Lord, youth is wasted on the young...)

Pool of the (Freakin') Year

Those women from desiretoinspire find the best shit anywhere.

Look at this pool. Do you not want to be swimming, lounging, drinking, lolling, reading, and participating in other unmentionable activities by this thing???




Do yourself a favour and check out the other photos on DTI...

Pool of the Week

Photo courtesy of Desire to Inspire - the gardens are amazing so check it out...

I'm distracting myself with back yard porn because my own garden looks rather unmanageable today. I'm going to have to spend some quality time with it - and shears (eek!) - to pull it back from the edge.

Meanwhile, enjoy...

Falling Water

Photo: Studio G

Nothing quite like a FLW-inspired pool... (Suburban chic, no?)

Pool of the Week

This one is kind of richie-sexy-scary:

Photo: Apartment Therapy

Long Weekend Pool

Wouldn't you just flip with pool / lake / landscape envy if I told you that I was going to this cottage for the weekend?


I seriously considered it - lies be damned - till it occurred to me that someone might have seen the shot on Desire to Inspire. Check out the interior photos. It's one fine place.

A-Pooling

How is it that there are so many variations on the appealing swimming pool?

Photo courtesy of Studio G

November Blues

Right about now, I could really handle a lounge by this pool. My friends in SoCal - you are lucky indeed.

Photo courtesy of Studio G

It's Not Too Late...

...to buy me a pool.

Audrey Matlock Catskills Home courtesy of Apartment Therapy