This counts as foraging, right? A big mulberry tree came down last spring and I'm turning it into firewood.

@dtl
Maybe it's a prank by cell phone makers. I barely saw anything with my naked eyes, just shifting, shimmering gray. My phone camera saw ...

Aurora borealis from my front yard.

Using solar power to cook my dinner. Even in early autumn, it can get up to 350° F on a sunny day.

#cob

When completed, the concrete block wall will be covered by an earth berm and the house will have a living roof.

Drama at the birdfeeder

Same creek, two weeks later

First warm day since Jan 10th or so.

Friday night, game night. Tonight it's Terraforming Mars .

Early winter project recently completed: install a heat pump AC/heater so I'm less reliant on my wood stove.

Since yurts don't have solid walls, I had to build a wall mount for the indoor unit from 2x6 boards and a piece of plywood.

Unfortunately, the […]

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Last fall's project: replace my 24v x 390 AH lead-acid battery bank with LiFePO4 batteries that give me 600 AH. Since lead-acid batteries can't be discharged below 50% without damage and lithium batteries can discharge down to 20%, I've nearly tripled my system's capacity.
#solar #offgrid #lifepo4

#bloomscrolling

#sleepysunday