The pool surround nobody can cross barefoot

Do not let one good July afternoon approve a permanent object.

This is the annual vote. The same proposed screen, awning, pergola, move or planting change is held fixed while the engine re-runs the property in winter, spring, summer and autumn.

Reading point

Use

Clock hour: 5:00 PM

The hour is intentionally held constant. This isolates seasonal geometry instead of letting a different clock time flatter the proposal.

The year, in one line

Everything below is about a change. Before that, it is worth knowing what the place already does — the hours it is open, month by month, on one page you can put on a fridge.

Operating hours card

Before a permanent change gets to win

Make January, April, July and October vote on it.

These are the exact same proposed objects re-run through the engine in four seasons. A summer fix that steals winter sun cannot hide inside one July afternoon.

Same geometry · four seasons

Change	Jan	Apr	Jul	Oct	Seasons it helps	Year verdict
A 6 ft 11 in panel to the west The status improves in 1 of 4 seasons and does not get worse in the rest.	Works Works → Works	Works Works → Works	Works No → Works	Works Works → Works	1 of 4	seasonal
Two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of one The status improves in 1 of 4 seasons and does not get worse in the rest.	Works Works → Works	Works Works → Works	Tight No → Tight	Works Works → Works	1 of 4	seasonal
A second seat 19 ft 8 in east The status improves in 1 of 4 seasons and does not get worse in the rest.	Works Works → Works	Works Works → Works	Tight No → Tight	Works Works → Works	1 of 4	seasonal
A 9 ft 10 in umbrella The status improves in 1 of 4 seasons and does not get worse in the rest.	Works Works → Works	Works Works → Works	Tight No → Tight	Works Works → Works	1 of 4	seasonal
Move the table 6 ft 7 in east The status does not move in any sampled season.	Works Works → Works	Works Works → Works	No No → No	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak
Two low shielded lights instead of one high one The status does not move in any sampled season.	Works Works → Works	Works Works → Works	No No → No	Works Works → Works	0 of 4	weak

What changes by season

A 6 ft 11 in panel to the west

January: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.

April: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.

July: No → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.

October: Works → Works; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.

Two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of one

January: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → Tight; after the change the controlling issue is surface heat; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

A second seat 19 ft 8 in east

January: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → Tight; after the change the controlling issue is surface heat; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

A 9 ft 10 in umbrella

January: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → Tight; after the change the controlling issue is surface heat; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

Move the table 6 ft 7 in east

January: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is surface heat; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

Two low shielded lights instead of one high one

January: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

April: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

July: No → No; after the change the controlling issue is surface heat; direct-sun reading +0.

October: Works → Works; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.

Draw this change

The same change, four times a year

A 6 ft 11 in panel to the west, drawn at 5:00 PM on the four days the vote reads. The top row is the place as it is; the bottom row has the change in it.

To scale · to the measurements given

The drawings, in a table

A 6 ft 11 in panel to the west, as the place is and with the change, at 5:00 PM on four days.
Day	Sun	As it is	With the change	Hours
15 January	7° up, SW	Works	Works	Not claimed
15 April	24° up, W	Works	Works	Not claimed
15 July	31° up, W	No	Works	Not claimed
15 October	10° up, W	Works	Works	Not claimed

The year as it is

Works
Tight
No
Unanswered

Rings run from 9 am at the centre to 8 pm at the edge. Schematic: A shape of the facts, not a picture of a particular date or a measured outline. Each month is its 15th, not a promise about the other days.

The route to the water is open for crossing barefoot 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM, October to March. It opens at different hours April, May to June and August to September. Shut July.

October to March: open 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
April: open 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
May to June: open 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
July: shut for crossing barefoot. Surface heat is what stops it.
August to September: open 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

The shut months are shut for one reason: surface heat. That is the thing to change if you want the season longer, and it is a different job from making the open months better.

The same year as a table

Month	Open	Usable hours	What decides it
January 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h
February 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h
March 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h
April 15	2:00 PM–6:00 PM	4 h
May 15	4:00 PM–6:00 PM	2 h
June 15	5:00 PM–6:00 PM	1 h
July 15	shut	—	Surface heat stops it
August 15	5:00 PM–6:00 PM	1 h
September 15	4:00 PM–6:00 PM	2 h
October 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h
November 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h
December 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h

The year with a 6 ft 11 in panel to the west

Works
Tight
No
Unanswered

Rings run from 9 am at the centre to 8 pm at the edge. Schematic: A shape of the facts, not a picture of a particular date or a measured outline. Each month is its 15th, not a promise about the other days.

The route to the water is open for crossing barefoot 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM, October to March. It opens at different hours April and May to September.

October to March: open 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
April: open 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
May to September: open 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

The same year as a table

Month	Open	Usable hours	What decides it
January 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h
February 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h
March 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h
April 15	2:00 PM–6:00 PM	4 h
May 15	4:00 PM–6:00 PM	2 h
June 15	5:00 PM–6:00 PM	1 h
July 15	5:00 PM–6:00 PM	1 h
August 15	4:00 PM–6:00 PM	2 h
September 15	3:00 PM–6:00 PM	3 h
October 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h
November 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h
December 15	11:00 AM–6:00 PM	7 h

Annual shortlist

6 exact proposals re-tested

A 6 ft 11 in panel to the west

seasonal

The status improves in 1 of 4 seasons and does not get worse in the rest.

January: Works → Works · April: Works → Works · July: No → Works · October: Works → Works

Two 8 ft 2 in parasols instead of one

seasonal

The status improves in 1 of 4 seasons and does not get worse in the rest.

January: Works → Works · April: Works → Works · July: No → Tight · October: Works → Works

A second seat 19 ft 8 in east

seasonal

The status improves in 1 of 4 seasons and does not get worse in the rest.

January: Works → Works · April: Works → Works · July: No → Tight · October: Works → Works

A 9 ft 10 in umbrella

seasonal

The status improves in 1 of 4 seasons and does not get worse in the rest.

January: Works → Works · April: Works → Works · July: No → Tight · October: Works → Works

Move the table 6 ft 7 in east

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

January: Works → Works · April: Works → Works · July: No → No · October: Works → Works

Two low shielded lights instead of one high one

weak

The status does not move in any sampled season.

January: Works → Works · April: Works → Works · July: No → No · October: Works → Works