Desert Weyr Blog
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Yoda the Sheep
This is Yoda, our pet wether. He is now an elderly sheep at 9 years of age. He was a bottle baby and was destined to be someone’s pet, but they never came to get him. By then, he was too much a part of our lives to put him in the freezer. Now he Continue reading
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We’re Ready for Racks
It’s the end of July, and both poles are installed. The first of the brackets and racks that hold the solar panels are in place, too. Continue reading
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Porch
We don’t have any pavement up here. The closest we have is the concrete on the porch and the pier, which holds up the roof covering it. Prompt: Pavement comes in many flavors: asphalt, concrete, bricks, stones. Make a photo of some pavement you see today. Continue reading
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Poles and Brackets Are Started
We moved the second pole into position today for the new solar system. Here are some photos of the installation process. Here, we’re mixing mortar and adding brackets. Continue reading
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Erecting the First Pole
Things dried out enough to continue work today. After some initial filling of the holes, we ran wire and conduit from the poles to the hay barn. Below is a view of where the metal pole will fit into the plastic pipe sleeve. Here’s the process of getting the first pole into place. Once the Continue reading
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Hall Light
I’m not feeling very creative today. Prompt: Turn the tables and make a photograph of a light source today. It could be a light bulb, a window, or even the sun (be careful). Continue reading
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Garvin Mesa Road
Moving up the road. Prompt: The world is always in motion. Make a photo that conveys a bit of your own motion to your viewer. Continue reading
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The Day After
The next morning after the rain, we surveyed the damage. There was water in the holes around our new concrete piers, but things looked ok overall. The barn, however, was a mess! Continue reading
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Concrete and Rain
The concrete arrived for the piers that we need for the new solar system. We got it all poured in with no problems. However, that evening, it started to rain. Our trenches started to fill up with water. Ken took the backhoe and dug an emergency ditch through the hay barn to keep the water Continue reading
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6
Ok, so this is late. When I saw the assignment, I knew the photo I wanted to take, but life intervened. We didn’t get down to town until July 29th. This is one of the posters on the wall at our local pub, Revolution Brewing. Today’s theme is the number six. Make a photograph of Continue reading