In the winter landscape, they will make the roundels glow, a glorious, warming pool of colour that is intensified through the repetition of thousands of rich red twigs.
Slow contemplative swims in tiny glorious hotel pools in hot countries with water twinkling in the sun.
Why else would they drag their bodies to the wet tiles and warm waters of the glorious eight-lane pool at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester every weekday between 7 and 9 in the morning?
The journey it recommends through a series of pools, hot rooms and showers is relaxing, the Turkish bath-style hydro-massage invigorating, but it is the glorious rooftop infinity pool with its wraparound views of the city's whimsical spires and chichi hillside suburbs that makes the biggest impression.
It emerged that an eclectic cast of characters is sparring over a coveted property which boasts a fish-shaped swimming pool and glorious vistas of the San Gabriel mountains.
The hot food and the raki compliment each other perfectly – the endless servings help soak up the booze while the raki dissipates the shame you might otherwise be feeling about the fact you are dipping the final piece of bread from a once overflowing basket into that glorious, now shrimp-free, pool of butter and garlic.
That first piece emerges, and then all the glorious juices from the fruit pool in the pan as the slice collapses, wet on the plate.
Doubles from £112 B&B, +248 429 4200, colibrisweethome.com Who needs a pool when the glorious golden sweep of Beau Vallon beach is on the doorstep?
If you plan to stay in the area, Casa Datscha (Apartado de Correos 24, +34 971 344075, casadatscha.net, doubles from €56) offers quirkily chic rooms in a glorious out-of-town setting (pool, art, vistas to die for).
