Post #32941 by TikiMan on Mon, May 5, 2003 11:14 AM

On 2003-05-03 16:01, Swanky wrote:
I want some night pics. I bet it's very exotic around there at night. Do you have sound out there?

I will have to try to take some night photos on my new digi-camera.
I placed a red gel light cover on my spa, so at night, with the spa on, it looks like bubbling red-hot lava (it's a neat effect).
Otherwise I installed your standard Malibu lights all around the foliage, and also I rigged a light in the pagoda as well.

And yes! I do have an out-door speaker system. Currently it is just two small outdoor speakers that are mounted under the eves of the house (pointed towards the pool). I also rigged up a small sub-woofer which sits inside the house next to the outside wall next to the pool (it's not water-proof). Together it has a nice sound for outdoor music enjoyment.
Sometimes I just like to put on environmental jungle sounds and "believe" I am someplace else. It sure takes the edge off a tough work week!

Also, just so everyone knows, other than the heavy faux-rock and pool work, I have done much of the work on this yard myself (I couldn't have afforded it otherwise). I did all the rock and deck colorization work (to match true Hawaiian black lava rock). I did all the plant landscaping myself, including moving all the soil into the planters, and the automatic sprinkler system. Even the thatched umbrella I built using my California fan palm’s dried fawns.
Even some of the pool equipment I installed myself, and I prefer to maintain the pool myself also (no pool boy).

I don't think I could appreciate this yard as much if I didn't do much of the work myself.
I guess I could say, this yard is my hobby.

Cheers!

TikiMan