Some birds sing, some birds dance. Woodpeckers pound hard enough to wake the dead, carefully calculating to start long before you have to get up in the morning. It defines their territory. It’s just what

In 2009 we had a bat problem. Our main chimney cracked in an earthquake in 2007, two years earlier. Instead of rebuilding it we disassembled it down to the level of the floor in the attic and re-roofed

Summer here is nature in green middle of winter is simply striking. Dr. Suess was obviously here on vacation before creating those unique illustrations. Read on at:

The joys of working an archeological dig aren't even a little offset by the realization : I am digging through someone’s old junk. Our property, Snowslide Gulch, has been inhabited a minimum 100 years.

When the Boss says to danceYou dance! Anyone remember back to 2014 when the whole world was dancing to Pharell’s 'Happy'? GIPHY The people planning the annual company meeting decided to make a big dance

In The Beginning There was Light… …and we looked and saw that it was barely adequate and that it wouldn't be adequate if we increased the number of things we needed to plug in. Before we could upgrade

The town boomed for all of them… for lumber, mining, and for the building of the Great American Railroad. neg. 1005 Men came from all over the world. Most came for the jobs but one or two came just to

Look on the bright side! Dr. Frankenstein needed a lightning storm to generate his power In August and September our hydropower takes a pretty steep dip. The run off from the rain has dried up so the stream

He was drafted for World War II and wanted someone to write and come home to. The common understanding at that time was that a soldier who had a girl waiting for him at home was more likely to come home

There was a time that Doug speculated on putting a mini nuclear power plant under the house (yes, they exist). We decided to make the upgrades to the existing hydropower plant instead. There are a bunch

With great power there comes great responsibilty hard work! No one knows this better than those who are setting up their own power grid. As a computer engineer (a person who takes a finished program and

Once again, proof that the Germans are more efficient than the Americans: Yesterday we got a surprise letter from the German Police Department! Of course we were surprised. What American wouldn't be when

It was a magical summer morning until I opened the door. There was the shortest pause before the dogs threw themselves past me in full attack mode. Black bears are somewhat common closer to town the people

It had taken him 2 hours to get to the front of the line at the border. He flew across borders all the time. This should have been easy. Canada is our friend, our ally, the ‘cool’ brother. (You see what

Honey, Are you busy?” asked the love of my life. “I’m just playing Steemit” I replied, turning away from my computer, towards him. “How’re you doing with that? Are you rich yet?” he asked, only somewhat

I made myself a snowball, as perfect as could be. I thought I’d keep it as a pet and let it sleep with me. I made it some pajamas and a pillow for it’s head. Then last night it ran away, but first - it

Already deep into his phone, he didn’t look back as the limo service car pulled away. Ok… That’s a little over-the-top dramatic. He was just heading out to his company’s hub in Paris and he was only going

…Let Me Sing You the Song of My People! Photos: 'Mistymorning23' on Flickr, 'Brian' on Flickr, and the Cheeseburger Community Music: Jingle Cats "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Read on at:

Satellite phone? per minute. Cost to Doug’s work place? Pricey! When we first moved off the grid we didn’t realize how far off the grid it would take us. Produce our own power? Check! Siphon and filter

If your read my post about our problems getting a birth Certificate for "Carl" you may wonder what happened... So far we haven't heard any more from the document researcher who found and sent