a place to be
Labels: energy efficiency, solar-power, sustainable living
posted by Jim at 7:09 PM
We are a car-free retired couple living in a small 950 sq ft mountain cabin on less than 1/4 acre at 6,750 ft elevation. The native plant habitat we established on the property now exceeds 100 species and we grow organic vegetables on a small portion of the yard. In our continuing efforts toward simple, sustainable and rewarding lives we bid our last car "Good Riddance" in January of 1997. Earth Home Garden represents what we love in life; our bountiful planet EARTH and all her natural diversity; our cozy little cabin HOME and the family it has sheltered for 29 years; and the GARDEN around us which nurtures so many native creatures and helps feed us as well. It's our PLACE TO BE........... ***NOTICE*** Unless otherwise stated, all photos and text posted here are the copyrighted property of Jim Otterstrom, who hereby grants permission to re-print or re-publish his work, freely, for non-commercial purposes, so long as it is un-altered and credit is given. See the Creative Commons license at bottom of page.
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5 Comments:
your waterfall is lovely!
What a timely post - we are just ready to add some pools, ponds, whatever to our yard and I have been looking for more information.
Thanks
So where do you set up the panel? How far from the waterfall, I mean.
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The waterfall attracts a great variety of birds to the yard and eventually we hope to add a larger pond or vernal pool.
mum-
You can set the panel up anywhere within the 50 foot range of the cord. It just needs to be in full sun.
I really like this idea of a solar waterfall and may look into it. We have a very small pool with water plants, but have never used the waterfall. We tried a fountain but the animals (cats) want to play with it and keep knocking it over...sometimes almost emptying the pool. The waterfall would be more practical for us.
Very cool! I was recently thinking about doing something like this - a solar-powered bird bath, perhaps. Thanks for the info!
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