Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Theme Day: Fountains


The worldwide Daily Photo theme for February 1 is fountains. I have decided to post a fountain close to home. This is the fish fountain at the swimming pool of our Langosta Beach condo. As the first photo at the left shows, the beach is just beyond the pool.

The second photo shows the pool with a series of the fish fountains. The fish fountains have proven to be somewhat of an attractive nuisance, as some children like to play with them, and one guest (of another condo in the building, not mine) actually broke one of them. Our property management company was able to find a replacement, although it was not easy.

We do not have big monuments, parks or plazas in Tamarindo. There are only a few paved streets. There are a few fountains in Tamarindo. All of them are at shopping centers or condo developments. I therefore decided to stay close to home and show this fountain that we look down upon from our condo balcony.

Swimming pool fountains such as this have a functional purpose in warm weather. They aerate the water, which increases evaporation, and leaves the remaining water in the pool cooler. I know that in many parts of the world on Feb. 1 you do not have a problem with swimming pool water becoming too warm.

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16 comments:

  1. brattcatFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:27 AM

    ahhhh, so refreshing. nice choices!

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  2. SharonFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:33 AM

    A good choice for this theme. I loved those fountains when I was there visiting.

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  3. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:35 AM

    nice view from this fountain

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  4. BlossomFlowerGirlFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    A most unusual fountain, Dave. I love the wave in the middle of the photo. Glorious blue too.
    The hat shop near Flinders Street is City Hatters which opened in 1910 - and it's still going.

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  5. LoisFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    I can see where these fish would be fascinating to children! Very nice.

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  6. SRQFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    That top shot is a classic -- love it.

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  7. JillyFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    Oh I love that row of fish fountains. It all looks so wonderfully refreshing and fun.

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  8. RadmanFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    hmm, did not know that fountains keep water colder, interesting...

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  9. JudyFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    I like the spitting fishes! I would imagine that they would get some attention from the children.

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  10. Chris OstlingFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Great pictures! If you need help with cooling pool water check out our website.

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  11. ramy_vFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Outstanding framing. Looks like a great spot to relax.

    Houston Daily Photo

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  12. Rob SiemannFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    LOVE the colors. And the fish-fountain, simple and nice!

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  13. JackFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    The fish fountains really dress up the pool. But, I can easily see why they are temptations to kids. You live in an attractive place.

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  14. glendaFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    I had forgotton about these fountains. They are such a pretty sight from your balcony. Good choice.

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  15. SarettaFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Oh, I just love fountains that are spitting or peeing! Hee hee! ;-)

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  16. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    What a beautiful day! Wonderful shots, David.

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