{"id":1957,"date":"2015-08-12T12:52:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T12:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2017-06-12T12:53:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T12:53:29","slug":"august-prize-would-you-take-a-dip-with-this-watermelon-raft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2015\/08\/august-prize-would-you-take-a-dip-with-this-watermelon-raft\/","title":{"rendered":"AUGUST PRIZE: WOULD YOU TAKE A DIP WITH THIS WATERMELON RAFT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/221.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/221-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/221.jpg 1500w\" alt=\"22\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are so many things I love about summer. The weather is beautiful, the watermelons are plentiful, and everyone seems to be in summer mode.<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite summer rituals is opening the pool. I love peeling back the pool cover and seeing the water below (even if it\u2019s green and leafy).<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t wait to fish the leaves out of the water and make it blue again so I can take a refreshing dip. My wife calls me a fish for how much time I spend in the water, but, growing up, I only had the community pool, where my friends and I were regulars from sun up to sun down. Now that I have one right in my backyard, I take full advantage of it.<\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s prize will go to someone who loves spending time in the water like I do. The awesome inflatable raft above (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Swimline-Watermelon-Slice-Island-Inflatable\/dp\/B00BXVI0MK\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1435258505&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=watermelon+pool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon \u2013 $64<\/a>) would look great poolside or floating down the creek. Leave a comment on this blog post for your chance to win!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>UP NEXT: Feed your kids right<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many things I love about summer. The weather is beautiful, the watermelons are plentiful, and everyone seems to be in summer mode. One of my favorite summer rituals is opening the pool. I love peeling back the pool cover and seeing the water below (even if it\u2019s green and leafy). 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