"summer, summer, summer-time"

image from bigBANG studio blog (our purhcase would be on a much smaller scale)

lucky me, i've been spending one day of the work-week at home with little e. we've done fun playdates - with girlfriends, for beach walks and playing under shady trees, at parks. but, i also want to create a fun environment at home where e will be occupied, challenged and enjoy her home-time, inside and out. we've talked about doing a sand box, next to a raised garden bed, but since the backyard is one project after another, that happens to be a little lower on the list. the weather in sb has been gorgeous and we haven't been experiencing the foggy mornings that our summer's are usually made up of, so a pool sounds divine. being that we take environmentally friendly purchases pretty seriously, i would prefer to not buy a plastic pool, that's going to wind up at the dump (we were recently doing a greenwaste drop-off at the dump and saw 4 plastic house/car/castle toys...getting compacted by the tractor). we try to always go green, when possible...

so i saw this great idea for an outdoor pool using a galvanized trough. there is a chance the metal could get hot, but i thought maybe it gets placed partly in shade and when filled with water, what's the likelihood of it getting too hot? i think it will be fun and we can reuse it as a container for planting, to house outdoor items, or e's toys...something. i'll be sure to post photos in use!

perhaps a galvanized trough like this?