First thing on a Monday morning. Nirvana. A mile swim in the cold, clean, spring water at Deep Eddy Pool. Get that core temp down for a fun day of photography.

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We're doing a good job at the Rollingwood Pool of keeping the water under 84° but Monday's swims at Deep Eddy Pool are becoming a special treat. Our usual pool (RW) is closed for maintenance every Monday so I get up early and drive over (five minutes?) to the park, show my pool pass to the gate guards and grab an early morning lane at Deep Eddy Pool. Spring fed, 33.3 yard lap lanes, shaded from the sun for most of the morning, and quiet. 

Today I got over just as the pool opened, took a deep breath and slid into the 70° water. It was delicious. And wonderful. I swam a leisurely mile, concentrating on good form and technique. After my swim I walked around the pool and took some photos. Just with a phone. Not even a recent phone. It's an ancient Apple XR. But I wanted to try and capture the feeling of the pool on a quiet Summer morning before everyone got their lives in high gear. 

Now swimming seven days a week. Maximum fun. 

Here are some photos: 

Swim early. Run after, in the morning. Return after your run to cool off. Swim some more. Magic.

A rather large gallery of images showcasing S. Congress Ave. on a hot August Sunday and...the performance of the Fuji 35-70mm GFX lens and the Fuji GFX50Sii. Click to make the images big.

 Washed my car. Took photographs on S. Congress. Fun in spite of the warm weather. Or maybe because of it. 

Note: The camera gave me a temperature warning this afternoon. It occurred one hour and fifteen minutes into my adventure on S. Congress Ave. in Austin, Texas. The camera was in direct sun most of the time and the ambient temperature (air temp) was 105°. Resolved by covering the camera between uses with a reflective, white fabric cover. Or by keeping it in the shade. Interesting.

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