Monthly Archives: November 2012
Road Maintainence
One of the joys of living in an out of the way place is unpaved gravel roads and driveways. It’s good to have a pickup truck to haul the rock needed for repairs. Note that potholes look a lot bigger … Continue reading
Antelope Canyon
I don’t remember how I first heard about this place, but it has been on my photo safari list ever since. Made from sandstone and carved by millions of years of desert flash floods, the upper and lower Antelope Canyons … Continue reading
Lake Powell
More photos from my recent Arizona trip. Most of Lake Powell is actually in Utah, but I was staying in Page, where I planned to take a photo tour of Antelope Canyon. At first I was really annoyed that the … Continue reading
Horseshoe Bend
There are some truly amazing photos of this place on the web. The one on the Colorado River in Arizona, not the battle site in Alabama. The spot you need to stand to get the whole bend is quite spooky, … Continue reading
Quick change water pump
When I first moved here, there was a large steel water tank on a concrete slab. A nice start for a good water system, but with only gravity feed, it has to be 3/4 full to get usable water pressure. … Continue reading
Living Off Grid blog
Casting about for kindred blogs, I foundĀ http://www.livingoffgrid.org/ and posted a little bit about this blog and my setup on their “Tell us your story” page.
Good fences make good neighbors
Some of the best things about living in the woods are the critters and watching the seasons change. This little one and friends are welcome to nibble on the grass. The fence prevents any repeat of this spring’s fiasco where … Continue reading
Off Grid
Google “off grid” and you’re likely to find several meanings. As in “going off the grid to an uncharted locale”, or in TV and movies when people stop using their traceable credit cards. It seems to imply all kinds of … Continue reading