impressions

A Chance Encounter
This is a tale of frustration followed by great joy. On my way home from the Atlantic City Pool & Spa Show last month, I paused in Philadelphia to spend three days visiting with two of my daughters. Beyond catching up with them, I had a mission: I wanted to see the remodeled fountain in Franklin Square. It was under construction the last time I visited, and my understanding is that it is now
2019/8.2, August 21 — Spa Rescue, Clever Cards, Ethereal Gardens and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS August 21, 2019 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Riding a Wave
'If you've been paying any attention to the media lately,' wrote Brian Van Bower at the start of his Aqua Culture column in WaterShapes' November 2006 edition, 'you may have noticed that watershaping is "in" as a big-time topic for television, books, magazines, newspapers and other forms of mass communication.'   'Never in all my years as part of this industry can I recall a time during which the subject of
Neat and Clean
Perception is reality:  Regardless of whether that's right or wrong, you are judged by appearances.  And there's no escaping those judgments because it's basic human nature.   If your own appearances mean ugly-looking vehicles, sloppy-looking employees, shabby offices and job sites that look like disaster areas, you will inevitably be judged with that image by the clients who have hired you and by anyone else exposed to those appearances.  Personally, I'd rather have them focus on the quality of my work rather than on superficialities such as these, but