a ray of sunshine on a rainy day..
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agothe color is so pretty..
the reason my birdfeeder's crooked ..
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Comments (11)Dorph, I was amazed when I went googling solar ovens just how much of the world depends on this cheap, nearly free cooking resource in the poorest sectors. Parabolic would be good, but a bit more 'dangerous' if not used correctly. There was an excellent site on building a parabolic curve from just the right sized umbrella, rofl, and also one on an Indian site to do with cardboard, broken down exactly in measurements. You'd almost need eye protection to use one or go blind. LOL. Yes, passive solar hot water heat can be fairly easily rigged, but our roofline is very prohibitive, given the heigth of this structure. I can't think of anyone I love I'd want up there and if I paid to rig up a homemade system, the cost would outweigh the benefits. I have twelve and fourteen foot high ceilings, an attic and this is a two story building and the old roof was wood shake and then shingle and pitched steeply. I lived in fear when the roofers replaced it with shingle, and you literally need a bucket truck to clean the gutters. My step son used to bring his over for the job. I do the hot water by hose routine in my g'houses. Get buckets of hot water for things like scrubbing outside. In fact since it's under a heat retaining structure anyway running at over 100 degrees ambient, the water in the hoses on a sunny day are so hot, you can't touch it, and would damage my plants if I didn't drain the hoses first. We have so many areas of energy potential we haven't even begun to tap. I have been reading on wave energy trials done in England. It's endless, its almost constant and always in motion. I think it has high potential for coastal cities and that happens to be where the majority of our population are located....See MoreAfter the storm.... a ray of sunshine :) thanks Komi!
Comments (1)bump to meve it down :)...See MoreSometimes there is a Ray of Sunshine
Comments (1)My dad played golf on a Wednesday at a little 9 hole 'executive' course, and shot par; he was 6 weeks shy of his 94th birthday. He was always at about a 5 or 6 handicap over his long years of playing golf, about 80 years. That Thursday AM he woke and told Mother that he didn't feel well, and she took him to the hospital where he passed away 24 hours later of an aortal aneurism. He led a good life up until the end. Aileen, we had the reception after his service at the golf course, and we had a full house of his friends there, probably 100 people. And a golf-course theme cake! Dad would have loved it!...See MoreA ray of sunshine in the midst of the storm :)
Comments (11)Bungee - The original house on the lot burned to the ground about 5 years ago. This house/lot was in the previous owners family for nearly 100 years. This area is still considered the "country" even tho we are not far from the city. Lots of people on this hill don't even have city water. Our lot just got it a few years ago. The owner told us he rented out the house for a while before it burned and in exchange for rent they told him they would put in a septic, prior to that who knows what they flushed into. He had no idea where the septic was, he never saw it, and the city had no record of permits for the septic so we thought they probably just dug a hole or just let "it" flow over the hillside which unfortunately is not uncommon for the rural areas around here. When we were having the old concrete foundation removed the guy ran over a bunch of brush/dirt with his gigantic piece of equipiment and felt the lid crack underneath him. Voila, there was the septic tank. We're lucky he didn't fall in it. ewwwww!...See More
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoHere's my 'Fire Island' on the 12th...
In case you're wondering, the 'NFS' tag indicates 'NOT FOR SALE' to tell visitors to not bother asking...And here's one of my 2 'Blue Mouse Ears'...
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5 years agoWhat is spring without a yellow hosta :-) I found one of the nicest piping up this week, double the size than last year and I'm really looking forward to watch it grow...
And my favourite maple...
Have a nice Easter weekend!
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windymess z6a KC, Ks
5 years agoAll these uplifting photos!
Fire Island really is a beacon in early spring. I went out on the deck this morning with my coffee and, looking straight down, here's how my FI appeared (through the leaves of the Bloodgood Japanese Maple):
Wheee! is at the top of the photo, Lady's Mantle on the left, a small epimedium on the right.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agowindymess..a great view and a fantastic pic!..I love your description of FI as a beacon..more gray skies and rain today but I stepped out and took a few pics..
so much rain my compacted paths are flooded..oh well it drains away..
June looks pretty..the weeds don't!..
Regal Splendor..
Blue Mouse Ears..I've noticed these tiny pots look warped in my pics..but they're not!..
my trees are coming along..
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5 years agoI have just one yellow variety - Fire Island..I have 12? of them (I think)..I would welcome more yellows of any kind!..a pic from yesterday..doesn't Fire Island grab your attention more than anything else in this pic?
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
5 years agoI guessed right..I have 12 Fire Islands..
5..the middle one has a broken leaf..
4..
3 new ones with "squirrel barricades" which I'll remove this year..I haven't ever divided them..I purchased all 12..I left room for them to grow..
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