So when the raindrops started to fall on WinSol3's roof this morning as I was putting another layer of granite rocks on the roof chimney... what else could i do than complain? I mean it's the middle of summer, and all of sudden I had to rush and cover up all the exposed cement bags, cardboard boxes, etc. that would not look pretty after a good soaking.
That's one of the problems with several outdoor projects going on at WinSol3 - unexpected rain. I am going to start watching the hurricanes down mejico way more. And then there's the sweltering heat. At 4200ft elevation we just don't get the delta breezes this far up, and when Tahoe is warmer than Sacto in the afternoon - well that says it all.
Update: Construction of the iLc (international learning center) is WAY ahead of schedule (family room floor in, 30' geo dome model in progress, common area piers poured, access road), the courtyard flat area is almost doubled, the roof chimney extension had a sudden schedule change about a month ago, and the garden beds are just popping! This year there will be hundred times more yield of grapes and berries than last year. The lower bed is going crazy with vegies of all sorts, the greenhouse arbor is filled to the rim with virginia creeper leaves, grapes and blackberry leaves that i can't even see the overhead glass = natural summer shading at its finest. I love going in the greenhouse in the morning and picking berries from above my head as i walk by the pond.
As I am writing this, I get tired just thinking about all the hard work - but it has been the result of many hands, and support of fairplay neighbors ++
I'd like to thank all the on-site helpers so far who have visited and worked hard for days on end in exchange for room+board and festivities... Ram, Del, Pierre,Lia, Monica, Jim, and to the various visitors that have given helpful tips. A special thanks to Will and his tractor - the fire breaks, new roads, and sangha's are a real blessing - in so many ways.
Soon we'll have the annual party. And then the 1 day demo of how to build a 8' geodesic dome out of electrical conduit with 1000's of pounds of people standing on it! I wonder what the Guinness World Record is... timewise + people on top? next stop Burning man?
I
