For my back yard, please

If you know anything about this blog, you know I'm not looking at the building. Check out the blue thing to the left.

Do Little Kids Like to Swim?

If you've ever taken a child swimming, you know most of them have a pretty good time playing around the walls and on the pool deck. But since your vision is sort of cloudy under water you never really get to see what they are doing down there. Are they having a good time? It's sort of scary under water for a kid, isn't it? Check this out and you'll never think twice about taking your kid to a pool again.

Swim Center for 2008 Olympics in Beijing (pics)

To make up for the lull in my posting behavior over the past week, here's the second for today - a peek at the new swim center which is under construction in Beijing, for the 2008 Olympic Games. The aesthetic reminds me of the interplay between sunlight and pool water when you look straight down into it. Needless to say, it is pretty cool!