These photos are of the windstorm we had last November, and will be used to illustrate an article I just submitted to Backwoods Home Magazine. They are posted so the editor can pick which ones she wants.
Photo 1 (131 KB): Stock tank, kept brim-full for as long as we could
Photo 2 (128 KB): Strong wind, blowing faucet water sideways
Photo 3 (134 KB): Laying in extra firewood
Photo 4 (127 KB): Dead tree across our compost pile
Photo 5 (139 KB): Base of the dead tree blown down across compost pile
Photo 6 (1484 KB): Trees down in our woods
Photo 7 (1484 KB): More trees down in our woods
Photo 8 (3104 KB): Filling water barrels at our neighbor's
Photo 9 (2985 KB): Getting ready to siphon water to the stock tanks
Photo 10 (2223 KB): Hanging an oil lamp in the chicken coop
Photo 11 (2104 KB): Oil lamp in chicken coop
Photo 12 (2283 KB): Lamp light at night
Photo 13 ( KB): Evening board games by lamplight
Photo 14 (2916 KB): Insulating a water barrel for the night to keep from freezing
Photo 15 (2870 KB): Oil lamps on standby
Photo 16 (2882 KB): Filling oil lamps
Photo 17 (2868 KB): Putting refrigerator food outside to preserve it
Photo 18 (2865 KB): Cracking open chest freezers during cold weather
Photo 19 (2871 KB): Three-pack flashlights from Costco
Photo 20 (2084 KB): Flashlights hanging by the door
Photo 21 (2438 KB): A neighbor's shed got smashed by the wind
Have you guys come up with a non electric water source? We are in the same boat as you with no financially viable options... yet.
ReplyDeleteIt's a slow process but we're making progress. At the moment we can't do certain things until winter is over. I will be writing a BWH article on the subject, hopefully by fall. Of course, I'll also post blog updates as well.
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Great. Can't wait to hear.
ReplyDeleteYour big photo at the top with all the cows...I can just see you walking in and saying "girls, ladies, look this way..."
ReplyDeleteThose 300 lumen Duracell flashlights from Costco are great, but the new updated 350 lumen models (same price) are even better. The new version has a zoom on the lens which when wide gives a very even coverage without the central hot spot of the version you have. When it is zoomed in to a tight spot almost all the light in concentrated in a small rectangular beam which lights things up at a distance amazingly well. We own both, and the new version is a big improvement.
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