It’s so hot. I’m sticking to the lounge chair. I slap a mosquito on my leg.

It’s time to join the crowd and cool off.

I want to jump in, but its chaos. I hear a scream, not of fear but of delight. It’s followed by a huge splash. There are kids everywhere. Canonballs, diving for rings, a game of sharks and minnows in the deep end and monkey in the middle in the shallow end. Oops, the ball just a small child and she’s crying out for mommy.

The adults are just as wild as the kids. Drinks in hand, sharing the latest neighborhood gossip.