Animals
It seems that every summer comes with an inevitable drought in August. In an attempt to conserve water we fashioned rain barrels from 50 gallon drums. They are atttached to the downspout from the barn and connected to each other by hoses. The downspout connection has a valve that shuts off the flow to the barrels when they are full and sends the overflow down the rest of the downspout. We started with 2 barrels which very quickly filled up with last week's rains. We had to saw off the top of each barrel so that we can dip a bucket down into the water. I used this water today to water our fruit trees and grape vines.
One of today's chores was to add 2 more barrels.... just in time, I might add, as we experienced quite a downpour this evening.
- Ice Storm
Yesterday morning at 1 AM I awoke with a start,to the "tap, tap, tap" of water dripping onto my bedroom carpet.Lying there for a moment, getting my bearings,I heard the unusual sound of rain and lots of watertrickling down the side of our log cabin....
- Rainy Day Projects
Warm weather arrived suddenly this week. Several days of warm, dry, sunny days made watering necessary. By the end of the week, our four rain barrels were completely empty. Finally, today it is raining....a good steady soft rain. The kind of rain that...
- Ah, Fresh Water
During morning chores, we filled the watering trough in the pasture. It did not take long for the horses and ponies to wander down and check out what we were up to. Ah, there is nothing quite as tasty as fresh water right out of the well....Ava and Donnie...
- Update
Our little guest cottage is getting a facelift. when it is finished, it will look just like the farmhouse....log with green trim. New soffit and fascia, and a new deck are planned also. The base of it will be stone, also...just like the house. ...
- More Signs Of A Wet Summer
An increase in the toad population leads me to believe our total rainfall has been greater than average this summer. There are other signs around the farm, too. The rain barrels are always full...and we do use them for routine watering. Today, I found...
Animals
Water Conservation
It seems that every summer comes with an inevitable drought in August. In an attempt to conserve water we fashioned rain barrels from 50 gallon drums. They are atttached to the downspout from the barn and connected to each other by hoses. The downspout connection has a valve that shuts off the flow to the barrels when they are full and sends the overflow down the rest of the downspout. We started with 2 barrels which very quickly filled up with last week's rains. We had to saw off the top of each barrel so that we can dip a bucket down into the water. I used this water today to water our fruit trees and grape vines.
One of today's chores was to add 2 more barrels.... just in time, I might add, as we experienced quite a downpour this evening.
- Ice Storm
Yesterday morning at 1 AM I awoke with a start,to the "tap, tap, tap" of water dripping onto my bedroom carpet.Lying there for a moment, getting my bearings,I heard the unusual sound of rain and lots of watertrickling down the side of our log cabin....
- Rainy Day Projects
Warm weather arrived suddenly this week. Several days of warm, dry, sunny days made watering necessary. By the end of the week, our four rain barrels were completely empty. Finally, today it is raining....a good steady soft rain. The kind of rain that...
- Ah, Fresh Water
During morning chores, we filled the watering trough in the pasture. It did not take long for the horses and ponies to wander down and check out what we were up to. Ah, there is nothing quite as tasty as fresh water right out of the well....Ava and Donnie...
- Update
Our little guest cottage is getting a facelift. when it is finished, it will look just like the farmhouse....log with green trim. New soffit and fascia, and a new deck are planned also. The base of it will be stone, also...just like the house. ...
- More Signs Of A Wet Summer
An increase in the toad population leads me to believe our total rainfall has been greater than average this summer. There are other signs around the farm, too. The rain barrels are always full...and we do use them for routine watering. Today, I found...