News from WinSol3: Summertime and the livin' is easy... oops it's January dawg awn it... It's been 65F consistently high above the fog and the garden and greenhouse things are popping up already.... global weirding. As any old-timer, I am bracing for the next winter wallop, knowing that an extreme cold front could come knocking at anytime.
Thankfully I transferred those 2500 gallon tanks and filled the one supplying the greenhouse and the big white dude is 80% filled. If we don't get anymore rain (highly unlikely) i can still manage for the coming summer - barely.
The solar PV controller seems to be out for the count... so I've shorted the PV panels directly to the Trojan batteries. This is feasible as long as there's no risk of overcharging (and overheating) the batteries. So at least i have plenty of power now.
The update on small projects is now confined to doubling the raised beds in the garden, finishing up the upper level greenhouse pond + steps, and redoing the entire mudroom.
I went down to Sapiago Creek the other day, and was amazed at the destruction that the early storms caused. A monster tree by the swimming hole caved in and blocked the lower road, along with countless other downed trees. There was a county tree cutting crew feverishly working on clearing the road, mulching the branches, and leaving wonderful firewood - free for the taking. Ahhh... the abundance of the forest. :-)
Thanks!
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