Here's one of the visitors to our Source of Sunflower Seeds for the little Birdies, caught, in the very act of snatching the Munchie Morsel itself. Things are pretty quiet around here.
We are hoping for some rain soon. Our National Weather Service keeps promising this, but I'm getting a bit skeptical about their abilities in this field.
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"Thursday: A chance of rain after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. East wind between 7 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible."
But better yet, check this out-
"Thursday Night: Periods of rain. Low around 36. East wind between 9 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between one and two inches possible."
If this were only so. The Fuzz's Well still only contains a pitiful puddle of water. We get by. We have our ways.
But this situation puts me in mind of one of the featured flicks of our recent Reel to Reel Movie Blowout. "Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa" portrayed a bunch of unusual people, living in the dessert, with very little water. Actually they were unusual in a number of ways, the lack of water being a minor thing. But watching this did take use back somewhat, to another time. It seems that The Fuzz and His Sweetie met, and bonded, in an "Off the Grid" sort of community, back in The Days. And in a lot of ways, that mentality remains. They have been accused of having a "Frontier Mentality" at times. And I suppose they are just a little bit, "Off the Grid" still.
Well, NC is not the dessert, yet. And The Fuzz is still hoping for some real rain this time. Maybe this time they've got it right.
3 comments:
The South West is one of the places where off the grid life that allows for a level of comfort is possible. Swamp coolers work in the desert. They do a surprising job at cooling a home. The skies are clear and the days long - perfect for solar generation. And there is usually a desert breeze so there is also wind power.
In South Florida the conditions are not the same. Swamp coolers do not work so well. There is sun, but also clouds - so solar is spotty.
I think I could live "off the grid" in a boat. On the water there is usually a breeze. Screens could keep out the insects. 12 volt fans could provide more air circulation if needed.
But I would still need a generator and AC for those still nights, or for times when the cabin has to be closed up due to rain.
we're watching the PBS series Frontier House on netflx and the three families there had some hard adjustments to make, no running water, outhouse (with re-usable rags NOT TP) and lots of other fun stuff. Very interesting show.
These folks are "Off the Grid" in more ways than that.
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