Finally had some longhorn visitors again last night and this morning...Beatrice, Rachel, and 3 unnamed followers. Snacked them at the end of the driveway at sunset last night and indulged them at the house this morning just as I was leaving. Had an early departure for Alpine for coffee at my new friend Emily's house. http://emilyoftexas.wordpress.com/ 
Note to self: ask for milk and sugar next time as she makes a MEAN cup of espresso (I was warned). Had a great visit and her house has a perfect vibe. Got introduced to an old cat, a loud dog, a little dog, a bunch of chickens, a wild horse, and her 3 giant donkeys. I found that scratching a big ol' donkey's ears really lowers your blood pressure even with all that caffeine surging through my system. Thanks Emily for taking the photo...
Note to self: ask for milk and sugar next time as she makes a MEAN cup of espresso (I was warned). Had a great visit and her house has a perfect vibe. Got introduced to an old cat, a loud dog, a little dog, a bunch of chickens, a wild horse, and her 3 giant donkeys. I found that scratching a big ol' donkey's ears really lowers your blood pressure even with all that caffeine surging through my system. Thanks Emily for taking the photo... Next stop was Marfa to visit my friends at KRTS. Renewed my membership to my favorite local NPR station and dropped off a belated birthday present to staff member Rachel...a loaf of Field Lab Specialty Bread...parmesan cheese, mesquite seasoning, olives, and Budwieser Chelada beer. Baked (of course) in the solar oven with the same west Texas sun that warms my soul every day. If you are so inclined - I would suggest to my blog readers to go online at http://www.marfapublicradio.org/ to make a donation to their spring fund drive to help fund the NPR station that helps me keep my sanity out here. Tell them John Wells from the Field Lab sent you.....
Back in Alpine I ran in to McCoy's to order my supplies for the greenhouse walls and roof trusses, to be delivered tomorrow. Next stop was to pick up my 2 new solar panels from http://www.alpinesolarsales.com/ . They should have new info up on their website soon regarding the PV sales. Stopped by Bennet's house to chat for awhile then headed by the Food Casket (Emily's term for our local grocery store - The Food Basket) to stock up on some more pre-greenhouse grub. Home by 4PM to unload and savor the day.
7 comments:
"FLS Bread." Now that's a specialty that I think could sell. What with your Internet connection and all. Think of it as a niche market.
Nothing like scratching a critter's ears to make you (and it/him/her) feel better.
Wouldn't mind taking a trip out of ELP to see your setup and lifestyle, but Lordie, looks like you have enough visitors, what with steers and folks.
Maybe you ought to charge admission, to attract the "big city" tourists like me.
Did you happen on mine and another post about Why you don't paint at least the tops of the containers with the reflective paint? Would lower the internal temp a bunch.
and I need to make up a package to mail to you, think you will find use of it. will try it by Monday
Glad to see you got the camera bug worked out. I really enjoy the pictures you post every day. I had a similar problem with my computer not recognising my Canon EOS Rebel when I first got it. After several re-boots, and turning the camera on and off a few times, everything worked itself out.
John,
Glad to be of service! I will be around someday to collect my payment in Field Lab bread and a ride in the buggy!
Adobe hates Vista.
Canon's Zoombrowser is the reason I went to a card reader 4 or 5 years and will never go back to the camera connection. Most laptops have an SD reader built in nowadays or a card reader is cheap. And there's any number of photo browsers/editors from the free Google Picasa up to Photoshop.
If you need some shadecloth for your greenhouses or anything needing shade, check out Aluminet. It's netting that is deposited with aluminum for radiant heat rejection. You can get it in different reflectivities and many greenhouse supply places will make it to any dimension you want with taped edges, grommets, etc. The mesh makeup means wind and water go through, unlike a tarp. Some desert campers swear by the stuff for shading their tents/campers.
After you tweaked the containers and cleaned your COURTYARD!! I finally get it! There is a method to the madness. Gotta admit, ever since the very first post I have followed along, and several times asked myself..what in the heck is he doing? And then as the posts and photos go by..I see..I get it! The COURTYARD looks nice. Im going to stop second-guessing and wondering. You obviously put a lot of thought into just about everything you're doing,even when its not immediately obvious. A Real Method to the Madness.
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