Run for the Hills.

Radiant heat is amazing.
Warms your bones.
Drys the air out though.
Gunna run a soapstone humidifier on top soon.
Our forced air propane unit has been off since the stove got installed Weds,
I don't miss that loud stinky thing kicking on all day and night.
Running it from 5am to 10pm on half throttle I burn around 8 5"x18" logs.
Its been warmer with some sun.
45 high. 34 low.

No Pictures as we are all out of batteries.
Kids soak you dry on Energizers.
They still have no understanding of the coin.
Im done with regular batteries so are they.
Ordered up some sweet Hybrid NiMH Low Discharge Pre Charged BULK and a smart charger.
They say normal NiMH loose 3% a day and these hold 85% over a year and first charge is on them, No Memory also just like their non hybrid cousins.

Water system is coming together.
Went with a 90gal per day 12 Gallon Holding Tank 6 stage RO and UV unit after the Iron and 30 Micron Filters.

Set half our crop inside.
3000 seeds.
All Organic and In Peat Pots.
300 different veggies, cactus, flowers, berries, herbs and fruits.
Went with Fox Farm Warrior seedling soil.
Also am running the Giant Pumpkins this year, The Dills Atlantic.
This strain averages a few hundred pounds and holds the world record at
1725 Pounds.
Setting 12 of them, I guess some of the vines run 25 feet so Im committing a huge area to them.
http://www.backyardgardener.com/secert.html

Monday in route to work one road from mine a medium cinnamon black bear was galloping beside me then hurdled a barbwire fence.

A very large dog has been entering our land via the front gate, Larry says its gone Ferrell.
Couple people offered to put it down but im resisting.
Time to tighten up security though to keep it not my problem.

Turkeys moving up, They are only one property below me now.

Feeding 5 via local markets is 800 per month.

I asked my Plumber what his wife buys at the store food wize;
Looks down and then looks up at me and says.
"Sugar, Flour and Rice."

They have a microwave through. We don't.
Only thing that sucks is melting butter.
They have 7 dishwashers and we only have 1.
Working on that though.

Ann went down to town for the day.
She likes to do that once a week.
They where teasing her saying everyone is related up here,  cause our pop is under 500 right now.
Bunch of cousin lovin jokes and what not.
Also called her a bay area escapee.

A friend asked me ok so now what is your definition of rural.
Rural is when your kid is sick and needs you to run down to town for a medication.
Its 8pm on a weeknight.
Your leaving for work at 4am.
Nearest open drug store at 8pm is 1.5 hours away.
After 7pm nearest gas is 1 hour.
No gas before 7am.
We keep gas.

Closest Fire Chief 100 yards.

Friday early AM on 26 was gnarly.
I commuted with Federal Marshals, State Troopers, County Sheriff, Highway Patrol, and Every other white gov vehicle from Stockton to San Andreas.
One HP officer was spotlighting every car and slowing em down to do so with lights and flairs.
Something was ran in the paper that they have no suspects and their was some local criticism.
Glad they are getting serious now.
Their presence I welcome.

Ann is building a flower garden for our mom's ashes as my family wants her up here with us.
That made us happy.

Dan