STILL GREEN?

 I can't wait to take a look at the pool... and see if it's any less green after bombing it yesterday.

I'm picking it won't have changed much, which means more filtering, more chlorine and more anti-algae solution.

If it doesn't start to look better by Monday I will be taking a sample of our water into Para Rubber for analysis.  

ABOVE:  Miss Emily, 11 going on 17.  Practising her pout!

ABOVE:  Liam being 'Dennis The Menace' (his Mum calls him that).  We call him JJ... sort for JABBA JAWS, cos he never shuts up!

We knew a young lad up in Auckland who was a good friend of Griffins.  We called him Jabba Jaws too! His name was Joshua, I miss that kid.

ABOVE:  I started this little runner yesterday.  It's a very simple one again... using a fun piece of fabric I found when I was sorting out all my fabrics.  

I should actually finish it today, then get back to Bowl Cosy's.

YES. The pool is still green. We will go to Mitre 10 later for more shit to put in it.

But right now...

ABOVE: We are off on a little excursion. 

ABOVE:  We drove to Tirau for brunch... we went to that bakery we found last weekend.  The BEST Beef and Relish Sausage rolls in THE WORLD.

Seriously.

After that we drove to the Blue Springs, which are just out of Putaruru.  

ABOVE:  FYI, if you want to go to the Blue Springs, you can park on Whites Road and walk 4.7 km to reach the main viewing area, or you can drive past that car park... and turn down Leslie Road (Off Whites Road), travel down there about 4 kms and there's another car park.

You then only have about a 10 minute walk to the main viewing area!

We always go to the Leslie Road Car Park.  Cos we be lazy bastards.

ABOVE:  It is a very popular place!  Both car parks were full.  Lots of people.

Perfect day for it too, very overcast.

ABOVE:  A side track with an interesting arch.  We went up the track... to NOTHING.  An area where there must have been some sort of building at some stage.

ABOVE: About half a kilometre up steam is the actual Spring... the headwater of the Waihou River, which winds it's way through the middle of the North Island all the way to the Firth of Thames.

ABOVE:  I had just finished saying to Stew that there were no fish to be seen in the river... and then we  saw a juvenile trout.

Can you see it?  I've got a little video of it... wait for it.

ABOVE:  The view from the main viewing platform.

ABOVE:  Mum, Dad and 8 ducklings.  So cute.

ABOVE: We are loving our get away times together.  No photos of me cos I forgot me face... left it in the makeup case at home.

ABOVE:  I was actually chuffed to see a trout so close to the very start of the Waihou River!

2.10 pm:  We've been home about an hour.  Steve and Bex have called in for a visit, so I better get off this computer and be sociable.

ABOVE:  The only time the girls are allowed on the leather couch.  ON a blanket though.  They both look at me like "Nah na na na"!

They have gone 'home' with Steve 'n' Bex for a play date.  We will pick them up after dinner.

The pool is looking at least 3 shades of green LIGHTER after we put Anti Algae solution in it a couple of hours ago.  I reckon a few more doses and running the filter/pump during the day for a week should get it looking perfect again.

9.10 pm:  The end of a really lovely day.  The girls enjoyed their play date at Steve 'n Bex's, I don't think they really wanted to come home.

Time to sign off for the day.  Catch ya tomorrow.