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Things that have grown mold at my place during the last month or so, with all of our extremely high humidity, rains, and hurricane Lowell:
1. Paper cash inside my zippered wallet inside my purse
2. All of the tea in a metal tea tin that I hadn't opened in weeks.
3. All the wood beads on the necklace in the photo. It lives in a container that's a plastic storage thing for components. I hadn't taken it out in a while. At first I didn't even realize what had happened to it.That's on top of the usual things that grow mold: plastic soap container in the kitchen, scissor handles, paper, books, etc.
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Things that have grown mold at my place during the last month or so, with all of our extremely high humidity, rains, and hurricane Lowell:
1. Paper cash inside my zippered wallet inside my purse
2. All of the tea in a metal tea tin that I hadn't opened in weeks.
3. All the wood beads on the necklace in the photo. It lives in a container that's a plastic storage thing for components. I hadn't taken it out in a while. At first I didn't even realize what had happened to it.That's on top of the usual things that grow mold: plastic soap container in the kitchen, scissor handles, paper, books, etc.
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Things that have grown mold at my place during the last month or so, with all of our extremely high humidity, rains, and hurricane Lowell:
1. Paper cash inside my zippered wallet inside my purse
2. All of the tea in a metal tea tin that I hadn't opened in weeks.
3. All the wood beads on the necklace in the photo. It lives in a container that's a plastic storage thing for components. I hadn't taken it out in a while. At first I didn't even realize what had happened to it.That's on top of the usual things that grow mold: plastic soap container in the kitchen, scissor handles, paper, books, etc.
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Things that have grown mold at my place during the last month or so, with all of our extremely high humidity, rains, and hurricane Lowell:
1. Paper cash inside my zippered wallet inside my purse
2. All of the tea in a metal tea tin that I hadn't opened in weeks.
3. All the wood beads on the necklace in the photo. It lives in a container that's a plastic storage thing for components. I hadn't taken it out in a while. At first I didn't even realize what had happened to it.That's on top of the usual things that grow mold: plastic soap container in the kitchen, scissor handles, paper, books, etc.
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If your solar punk story doesn't have "solar panel cleaning", well you're missing out (in a tropical climate, the stuff on it is jungle gunk. In a dry climate, it would be dust. In a place that gets cold, you might be cleaning snow off it).
Pro-tip: do not use harsh chemicals or sharp brushes on solar panels. To clean the ones pictured below, I used water, simple green, and a sponge. If you can't get close to your panels, you can use a sponge on the end of an extender. You can also use a pressure washer.
Jungle gunk is very hardy, so I had to get it wet first, then spray with the simple green, then scrub a lot, with several rinse/scrub cycles. But the result was totally worth it! My friend reported much better performance after cleaning! 🧹🧽🚿
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If your solar punk story doesn't have "solar panel cleaning", well you're missing out (in a tropical climate, the stuff on it is jungle gunk. In a dry climate, it would be dust. In a place that gets cold, you might be cleaning snow off it).
Pro-tip: do not use harsh chemicals or sharp brushes on solar panels. To clean the ones pictured below, I used water, simple green, and a sponge. If you can't get close to your panels, you can use a sponge on the end of an extender. You can also use a pressure washer.
Jungle gunk is very hardy, so I had to get it wet first, then spray with the simple green, then scrub a lot, with several rinse/scrub cycles. But the result was totally worth it! My friend reported much better performance after cleaning! 🧹🧽🚿
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If your solar punk story doesn't have "solar panel cleaning", well you're missing out (in a tropical climate, the stuff on it is jungle gunk. In a dry climate, it would be dust. In a place that gets cold, you might be cleaning snow off it).
Pro-tip: do not use harsh chemicals or sharp brushes on solar panels. To clean the ones pictured below, I used water, simple green, and a sponge. If you can't get close to your panels, you can use a sponge on the end of an extender. You can also use a pressure washer.
Jungle gunk is very hardy, so I had to get it wet first, then spray with the simple green, then scrub a lot, with several rinse/scrub cycles. But the result was totally worth it! My friend reported much better performance after cleaning! 🧹🧽🚿
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If your solar punk story doesn't have "solar panel cleaning", well you're missing out (in a tropical climate, the stuff on it is jungle gunk. In a dry climate, it would be dust. In a place that gets cold, you might be cleaning snow off it).
Pro-tip: do not use harsh chemicals or sharp brushes on solar panels. To clean the ones pictured below, I used water, simple green, and a sponge. If you can't get close to your panels, you can use a sponge on the end of an extender. You can also use a pressure washer.
Jungle gunk is very hardy, so I had to get it wet first, then spray with the simple green, then scrub a lot, with several rinse/scrub cycles. But the result was totally worth it! My friend reported much better performance after cleaning! 🧹🧽🚿
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black ants between my floor desk and my desk-desk are on the move. i haven't yet figured out where they're going, but i will investigate.
typically they get on the move when there's a big quarry (like..a dead flying termite, or a piece of dry cat food) and they're trying to get it all home OR they're moving into a new nest.
the former is not a big deal. the latter is of concern to me because they make nests in my stuff. they especially love to make nests in electronics. so i will investigate.
UPDATE: i was on a phone call, and now the ants are done moving! 0 ants on the trail. so either they got whatever food it was they were gathering, or they've moved in to some new zone that i'll discover some time in the future.
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black ants between my floor desk and my desk-desk are on the move. i haven't yet figured out where they're going, but i will investigate.
typically they get on the move when there's a big quarry (like..a dead flying termite, or a piece of dry cat food) and they're trying to get it all home OR they're moving into a new nest.
the former is not a big deal. the latter is of concern to me because they make nests in my stuff. they especially love to make nests in electronics. so i will investigate.
UPDATE: i was on a phone call, and now the ants are done moving! 0 ants on the trail. so either they got whatever food it was they were gathering, or they've moved in to some new zone that i'll discover some time in the future.
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black ants between my floor desk and my desk-desk are on the move. i haven't yet figured out where they're going, but i will investigate.
typically they get on the move when there's a big quarry (like..a dead flying termite, or a piece of dry cat food) and they're trying to get it all home OR they're moving into a new nest.
the former is not a big deal. the latter is of concern to me because they make nests in my stuff. they especially love to make nests in electronics. so i will investigate.
UPDATE: i was on a phone call, and now the ants are done moving! 0 ants on the trail. so either they got whatever food it was they were gathering, or they've moved in to some new zone that i'll discover some time in the future.
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black ants between my floor desk and my desk-desk are on the move. i haven't yet figured out where they're going, but i will investigate.
typically they get on the move when there's a big quarry (like..a dead flying termite, or a piece of dry cat food) and they're trying to get it all home OR they're moving into a new nest.
the former is not a big deal. the latter is of concern to me because they make nests in my stuff. they especially love to make nests in electronics. so i will investigate.
UPDATE: i was on a phone call, and now the ants are done moving! 0 ants on the trail. so either they got whatever food it was they were gathering, or they've moved in to some new zone that i'll discover some time in the future.
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CW: jungle stuff, giant toad
fun times in the forest: last night i heard some scrambling under the bed and thought "if this is a rat, then all 3 of these cats are useless because this is the bedroom - our most 'home-base' space - and it should therefore be the least likely to have a rat."
i thought i heard it scrambling toward the cat food bowl which is next to the bed. so i rolled over, turned on my phone flashlight, and was face to face with THE biggest cane toad i've ever seen. possibly it seemed bigger because it was <1 foot from my face and illuminated in the flashlight and i wasn't expecting it at all 😆. it was bigger than the toad that was using the cat water as a personal chillout pool last month (this one would not have fit in the cat water bowl), or perhaps it was that same one, but grown substantially since then!
anyway, after i composed myself, i blocked off its path back under the bed with a book, got my garden gloves and a bucket, and put it in the bucket (i could barely hold it in a single hand, it was so big). these guys don't have much of a defensive strategy aside from "be still, sit facing a corner, and hope you are mistaken for a rock", so they don't really try to escape too much. i tossed it in my azolla pond (where it should be much happier than under my bed). really hope the sucker doesn't try to come back.
fun/unfun fact: they were introduced to hawai'i because of their 'voracious appetite', as pest control. i really should make a zine highlighting at least a handful of the invasive species that were *deliberately* introduced to the island.
anyway, the pic doesn't really do it justice, but there ya go.
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CW: jungle stuff, giant toad
fun times in the forest: last night i heard some scrambling under the bed and thought "if this is a rat, then all 3 of these cats are useless because this is the bedroom - our most 'home-base' space - and it should therefore be the least likely to have a rat."
i thought i heard it scrambling toward the cat food bowl which is next to the bed. so i rolled over, turned on my phone flashlight, and was face to face with THE biggest cane toad i've ever seen. possibly it seemed bigger because it was <1 foot from my face and illuminated in the flashlight and i wasn't expecting it at all 😆. it was bigger than the toad that was using the cat water as a personal chillout pool last month (this one would not have fit in the cat water bowl), or perhaps it was that same one, but grown substantially since then!
anyway, after i composed myself, i blocked off its path back under the bed with a book, got my garden gloves and a bucket, and put it in the bucket (i could barely hold it in a single hand, it was so big). these guys don't have much of a defensive strategy aside from "be still, sit facing a corner, and hope you are mistaken for a rock", so they don't really try to escape too much. i tossed it in my azolla pond (where it should be much happier than under my bed). really hope the sucker doesn't try to come back.
fun/unfun fact: they were introduced to hawai'i because of their 'voracious appetite', as pest control. i really should make a zine highlighting at least a handful of the invasive species that were *deliberately* introduced to the island.
anyway, the pic doesn't really do it justice, but there ya go.
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CW: jungle stuff, giant toad
fun times in the forest: last night i heard some scrambling under the bed and thought "if this is a rat, then all 3 of these cats are useless because this is the bedroom - our most 'home-base' space - and it should therefore be the least likely to have a rat."
i thought i heard it scrambling toward the cat food bowl which is next to the bed. so i rolled over, turned on my phone flashlight, and was face to face with THE biggest cane toad i've ever seen. possibly it seemed bigger because it was <1 foot from my face and illuminated in the flashlight and i wasn't expecting it at all 😆. it was bigger than the toad that was using the cat water as a personal chillout pool last month (this one would not have fit in the cat water bowl), or perhaps it was that same one, but grown substantially since then!
anyway, after i composed myself, i blocked off its path back under the bed with a book, got my garden gloves and a bucket, and put it in the bucket (i could barely hold it in a single hand, it was so big). these guys don't have much of a defensive strategy aside from "be still, sit facing a corner, and hope you are mistaken for a rock", so they don't really try to escape too much. i tossed it in my azolla pond (where it should be much happier than under my bed). really hope the sucker doesn't try to come back.
fun/unfun fact: they were introduced to hawai'i because of their 'voracious appetite', as pest control. i really should make a zine highlighting at least a handful of the invasive species that were *deliberately* introduced to the island.
anyway, the pic doesn't really do it justice, but there ya go.
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CW: jungle stuff, giant toad
fun times in the forest: last night i heard some scrambling under the bed and thought "if this is a rat, then all 3 of these cats are useless because this is the bedroom - our most 'home-base' space - and it should therefore be the least likely to have a rat."
i thought i heard it scrambling toward the cat food bowl which is next to the bed. so i rolled over, turned on my phone flashlight, and was face to face with THE biggest cane toad i've ever seen. possibly it seemed bigger because it was <1 foot from my face and illuminated in the flashlight and i wasn't expecting it at all 😆. it was bigger than the toad that was using the cat water as a personal chillout pool last month (this one would not have fit in the cat water bowl), or perhaps it was that same one, but grown substantially since then!
anyway, after i composed myself, i blocked off its path back under the bed with a book, got my garden gloves and a bucket, and put it in the bucket (i could barely hold it in a single hand, it was so big). these guys don't have much of a defensive strategy aside from "be still, sit facing a corner, and hope you are mistaken for a rock", so they don't really try to escape too much. i tossed it in my azolla pond (where it should be much happier than under my bed). really hope the sucker doesn't try to come back.
fun/unfun fact: they were introduced to hawai'i because of their 'voracious appetite', as pest control. i really should make a zine highlighting at least a handful of the invasive species that were *deliberately* introduced to the island.
anyway, the pic doesn't really do it justice, but there ya go.
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I've decided that ant nests are just nature's way of letting you know when you're not using your shit enough. "Haven't used your adorable Japanese tea cups in a long time? Well, now they have ant nests in them."
This message brought to you by my Japanese tea cups, and by ants.
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I've decided that ant nests are just nature's way of letting you know when you're not using your shit enough. "Haven't used your adorable Japanese tea cups in a long time? Well, now they have ant nests in them."
This message brought to you by my Japanese tea cups, and by ants.
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I've decided that ant nests are just nature's way of letting you know when you're not using your shit enough. "Haven't used your adorable Japanese tea cups in a long time? Well, now they have ant nests in them."
This message brought to you by my Japanese tea cups, and by ants.
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I've decided that ant nests are just nature's way of letting you know when you're not using your shit enough. "Haven't used your adorable Japanese tea cups in a long time? Well, now they have ant nests in them."
This message brought to you by my Japanese tea cups, and by ants.
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UPDATE: bucket mystery solved: there was a crack in the bottom 😅
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So this is an overflow rain bucket that I keep topped up for the cats (who prefer god's fresh skywater, of course. I even have a little steppy stool for them to sit on so they can comfortably reach the water.).
Yesterday the bucket was topped up, and this morning it's half empty. I *know* that there's no way my 3 cats drank this much water overnight, so who did? Pig? Random dog? Unfortunately I suspect pig 😔. It's been very dry and I imagine the pigs are thirsty. They're so sneaky and quiet! I didn't hear anything last night, and I sleep like 20 feet from this bucket. Gahhh I don't want the pigs to get comfortable sneaking around my place at night 😒
I hope we get some proper rain soon so that they don't come to me for water! It's drizzling right now, but we need *proper* rain. BIG rain. 🙏
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UPDATE: bucket mystery solved: there was a crack in the bottom 😅
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So this is an overflow rain bucket that I keep topped up for the cats (who prefer god's fresh skywater, of course. I even have a little steppy stool for them to sit on so they can comfortably reach the water.).
Yesterday the bucket was topped up, and this morning it's half empty. I *know* that there's no way my 3 cats drank this much water overnight, so who did? Pig? Random dog? Unfortunately I suspect pig 😔. It's been very dry and I imagine the pigs are thirsty. They're so sneaky and quiet! I didn't hear anything last night, and I sleep like 20 feet from this bucket. Gahhh I don't want the pigs to get comfortable sneaking around my place at night 😒
I hope we get some proper rain soon so that they don't come to me for water! It's drizzling right now, but we need *proper* rain. BIG rain. 🙏
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UPDATE: bucket mystery solved: there was a crack in the bottom 😅
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So this is an overflow rain bucket that I keep topped up for the cats (who prefer god's fresh skywater, of course. I even have a little steppy stool for them to sit on so they can comfortably reach the water.).
Yesterday the bucket was topped up, and this morning it's half empty. I *know* that there's no way my 3 cats drank this much water overnight, so who did? Pig? Random dog? Unfortunately I suspect pig 😔. It's been very dry and I imagine the pigs are thirsty. They're so sneaky and quiet! I didn't hear anything last night, and I sleep like 20 feet from this bucket. Gahhh I don't want the pigs to get comfortable sneaking around my place at night 😒
I hope we get some proper rain soon so that they don't come to me for water! It's drizzling right now, but we need *proper* rain. BIG rain. 🙏
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UPDATE: bucket mystery solved: there was a crack in the bottom 😅
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So this is an overflow rain bucket that I keep topped up for the cats (who prefer god's fresh skywater, of course. I even have a little steppy stool for them to sit on so they can comfortably reach the water.).
Yesterday the bucket was topped up, and this morning it's half empty. I *know* that there's no way my 3 cats drank this much water overnight, so who did? Pig? Random dog? Unfortunately I suspect pig 😔. It's been very dry and I imagine the pigs are thirsty. They're so sneaky and quiet! I didn't hear anything last night, and I sleep like 20 feet from this bucket. Gahhh I don't want the pigs to get comfortable sneaking around my place at night 😒
I hope we get some proper rain soon so that they don't come to me for water! It's drizzling right now, but we need *proper* rain. BIG rain. 🙏
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My big goal for 2026 is to get a cabin built on my place. I've never had to design a cabin (my current shack sort of came together as different parts were added on over time), never worked with contractors, never tried to get something so complicated done. It's very intimidating (mostly I'm overwhelmed by the options, and scared of paying a lot of $ to get something that ultimately won't feel homey).
The biggest issue is that I'll need some determination. Because the simple desire/drive for having a 'proper cabin' isn't really there. I'm not suffering with my shack. But I guess it would be nice to have a more proper home, where I'm not ashamed to have people over, where my mom could stay when she visits, where I can go 'properly' inside in a hurricane, etc.
The second biggest issue is my fear regarding spending a lot of $ to end up with something that ultimately doesn't fit my needs, or comes out bad, or costs the entirety of my savings. I'm definitely not approaching it from a place of "what a wonderful opportunity!" Or "let's see what we can accomplish!" You know, those things that I've heard about from more mentally/emotionally healthy people. I'm just worried about consequences... consequences of getting bad contractors, or not being able to get a good design, or not liking the space when it's done and not feeling like it's a place where I want to spend time (which would make it all a huge waste of $), or some unknown unknown. I'm just very not confident in my ability to get this done and get it done properly. But I'm trying to imagine myself at the other end of this, happy with a lovely cabin.
Ultimately I have a poor track record of accomplishing things through determination, so this will be a big test, but I've made up my mind. I hope it works out 😔
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My big goal for 2026 is to get a cabin built on my place. I've never had to design a cabin (my current shack sort of came together as different parts were added on over time), never worked with contractors, never tried to get something so complicated done. It's very intimidating (mostly I'm overwhelmed by the options, and scared of paying a lot of $ to get something that ultimately won't feel homey).
The biggest issue is that I'll need some determination. Because the simple desire/drive for having a 'proper cabin' isn't really there. I'm not suffering with my shack. But I guess it would be nice to have a more proper home, where I'm not ashamed to have people over, where my mom could stay when she visits, where I can go 'properly' inside in a hurricane, etc.
The second biggest issue is my fear regarding spending a lot of $ to end up with something that ultimately doesn't fit my needs, or comes out bad, or costs the entirety of my savings. I'm definitely not approaching it from a place of "what a wonderful opportunity!" Or "let's see what we can accomplish!" You know, those things that I've heard about from more mentally/emotionally healthy people. I'm just worried about consequences... consequences of getting bad contractors, or not being able to get a good design, or not liking the space when it's done and not feeling like it's a place where I want to spend time (which would make it all a huge waste of $), or some unknown unknown. I'm just very not confident in my ability to get this done and get it done properly. But I'm trying to imagine myself at the other end of this, happy with a lovely cabin.
Ultimately I have a poor track record of accomplishing things through determination, so this will be a big test, but I've made up my mind. I hope it works out 😔
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My big goal for 2026 is to get a cabin built on my place. I've never had to design a cabin (my current shack sort of came together as different parts were added on over time), never worked with contractors, never tried to get something so complicated done. It's very intimidating (mostly I'm overwhelmed by the options, and scared of paying a lot of $ to get something that ultimately won't feel homey).
The biggest issue is that I'll need some determination. Because the simple desire/drive for having a 'proper cabin' isn't really there. I'm not suffering with my shack. But I guess it would be nice to have a more proper home, where I'm not ashamed to have people over, where my mom could stay when she visits, where I can go 'properly' inside in a hurricane, etc.
The second biggest issue is my fear regarding spending a lot of $ to end up with something that ultimately doesn't fit my needs, or comes out bad, or costs the entirety of my savings. I'm definitely not approaching it from a place of "what a wonderful opportunity!" Or "let's see what we can accomplish!" You know, those things that I've heard about from more mentally/emotionally healthy people. I'm just worried about consequences... consequences of getting bad contractors, or not being able to get a good design, or not liking the space when it's done and not feeling like it's a place where I want to spend time (which would make it all a huge waste of $), or some unknown unknown. I'm just very not confident in my ability to get this done and get it done properly. But I'm trying to imagine myself at the other end of this, happy with a lovely cabin.
Ultimately I have a poor track record of accomplishing things through determination, so this will be a big test, but I've made up my mind. I hope it works out 😔
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My big goal for 2026 is to get a cabin built on my place. I've never had to design a cabin (my current shack sort of came together as different parts were added on over time), never worked with contractors, never tried to get something so complicated done. It's very intimidating (mostly I'm overwhelmed by the options, and scared of paying a lot of $ to get something that ultimately won't feel homey).
The biggest issue is that I'll need some determination. Because the simple desire/drive for having a 'proper cabin' isn't really there. I'm not suffering with my shack. But I guess it would be nice to have a more proper home, where I'm not ashamed to have people over, where my mom could stay when she visits, where I can go 'properly' inside in a hurricane, etc.
The second biggest issue is my fear regarding spending a lot of $ to end up with something that ultimately doesn't fit my needs, or comes out bad, or costs the entirety of my savings. I'm definitely not approaching it from a place of "what a wonderful opportunity!" Or "let's see what we can accomplish!" You know, those things that I've heard about from more mentally/emotionally healthy people. I'm just worried about consequences... consequences of getting bad contractors, or not being able to get a good design, or not liking the space when it's done and not feeling like it's a place where I want to spend time (which would make it all a huge waste of $), or some unknown unknown. I'm just very not confident in my ability to get this done and get it done properly. But I'm trying to imagine myself at the other end of this, happy with a lovely cabin.
Ultimately I have a poor track record of accomplishing things through determination, so this will be a big test, but I've made up my mind. I hope it works out 😔
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We try so hard to create the conditions that our plants want in the hopes that they will thrive, but sometimes what they want is to be in a sun-blasted no-soil environment on the top of some corrugated roof 🤣
Note: I definitely didn't put this orchid up there, but look at how happy it is!
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We try so hard to create the conditions that our plants want in the hopes that they will thrive, but sometimes what they want is to be in a sun-blasted no-soil environment on the top of some corrugated roof 🤣
Note: I definitely didn't put this orchid up there, but look at how happy it is!
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We try so hard to create the conditions that our plants want in the hopes that they will thrive, but sometimes what they want is to be in a sun-blasted no-soil environment on the top of some corrugated roof 🤣
Note: I definitely didn't put this orchid up there, but look at how happy it is!
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We try so hard to create the conditions that our plants want in the hopes that they will thrive, but sometimes what they want is to be in a sun-blasted no-soil environment on the top of some corrugated roof 🤣
Note: I definitely didn't put this orchid up there, but look at how happy it is!
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a few updates from my place:
* i have made big progress in containing one of my invasive vines (which i posted about here: https://regenerate.social/@mk30/115641462292092095 ). the main section of it is contained in an area that's maybe 15 ft squared. there are other bits of it, but the main section is contained. the goal is to eliminate it entirely.
* i am re-doing the main gutter on my kitchen (it goes to my kitchen's water catchment system). it was not secured properly (basically tied up with cord), so i'm going to try and do it a bit more properly. i've taken it down, thought about how to secure it properly, painted the 2x4 that it will be attached to, and the next step will be to secure the 2x4 under the edge of the roof.
* i am adding an extension onto my solar shed for more dry space. it will also allow me to potentially add more panels to the system. i am using 4x4s for the posts. i got 2 of the 4x4s painted, cut, placed on leveled concrete blocks, and arranged so that metal roof sheets can be tucked right under the current roof (this extension will be on the lower side of the shed). i was about to set up the other 4x4s, but it turns out i only have 1 more! so i painted it and have to get another 4x4 next time i go to town. there was a gutter on the low end of the roof that went to another catchment tank, so i removed that in order for the extension to fit correctly. once the extension is up, i'll add a gutter to what will be the new low end of the roof, and that will go to a new water catchment tank which is one of those 250gal cube water totes. my bf has offered to build me an elevated stand for the cube tote, so this is all leading up to more dry storage space, and a new catchment.
i'd like to maintain momentum on these projects, but i have a final tomorrow and the day after for my wastewater course, so i have to actually study for them! classes are done and my mind is already on break, but i WILL study. and by wednesday afternoon, i'll be on winter break!!
also i have to pack and mail xmas gifts, do laundry, refill water, and take the trash to the transfer station. that should all be today lol.
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a few updates from my place:
* i have made big progress in containing one of my invasive vines (which i posted about here: https://regenerate.social/@mk30/115641462292092095 ). the main section of it is contained in an area that's maybe 15 ft squared. there are other bits of it, but the main section is contained. the goal is to eliminate it entirely.
* i am re-doing the main gutter on my kitchen (it goes to my kitchen's water catchment system). it was not secured properly (basically tied up with cord), so i'm going to try and do it a bit more properly. i've taken it down, thought about how to secure it properly, painted the 2x4 that it will be attached to, and the next step will be to secure the 2x4 under the edge of the roof.
* i am adding an extension onto my solar shed for more dry space. it will also allow me to potentially add more panels to the system. i am using 4x4s for the posts. i got 2 of the 4x4s painted, cut, placed on leveled concrete blocks, and arranged so that metal roof sheets can be tucked right under the current roof (this extension will be on the lower side of the shed). i was about to set up the other 4x4s, but it turns out i only have 1 more! so i painted it and have to get another 4x4 next time i go to town. there was a gutter on the low end of the roof that went to another catchment tank, so i removed that in order for the extension to fit correctly. once the extension is up, i'll add a gutter to what will be the new low end of the roof, and that will go to a new water catchment tank which is one of those 250gal cube water totes. my bf has offered to build me an elevated stand for the cube tote, so this is all leading up to more dry storage space, and a new catchment.
i'd like to maintain momentum on these projects, but i have a final tomorrow and the day after for my wastewater course, so i have to actually study for them! classes are done and my mind is already on break, but i WILL study. and by wednesday afternoon, i'll be on winter break!!
also i have to pack and mail xmas gifts, do laundry, refill water, and take the trash to the transfer station. that should all be today lol.
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a few updates from my place:
* i have made big progress in containing one of my invasive vines (which i posted about here: https://regenerate.social/@mk30/115641462292092095 ). the main section of it is contained in an area that's maybe 15 ft squared. there are other bits of it, but the main section is contained. the goal is to eliminate it entirely.
* i am re-doing the main gutter on my kitchen (it goes to my kitchen's water catchment system). it was not secured properly (basically tied up with cord), so i'm going to try and do it a bit more properly. i've taken it down, thought about how to secure it properly, painted the 2x4 that it will be attached to, and the next step will be to secure the 2x4 under the edge of the roof.
* i am adding an extension onto my solar shed for more dry space. it will also allow me to potentially add more panels to the system. i am using 4x4s for the posts. i got 2 of the 4x4s painted, cut, placed on leveled concrete blocks, and arranged so that metal roof sheets can be tucked right under the current roof (this extension will be on the lower side of the shed). i was about to set up the other 4x4s, but it turns out i only have 1 more! so i painted it and have to get another 4x4 next time i go to town. there was a gutter on the low end of the roof that went to another catchment tank, so i removed that in order for the extension to fit correctly. once the extension is up, i'll add a gutter to what will be the new low end of the roof, and that will go to a new water catchment tank which is one of those 250gal cube water totes. my bf has offered to build me an elevated stand for the cube tote, so this is all leading up to more dry storage space, and a new catchment.
i'd like to maintain momentum on these projects, but i have a final tomorrow and the day after for my wastewater course, so i have to actually study for them! classes are done and my mind is already on break, but i WILL study. and by wednesday afternoon, i'll be on winter break!!
also i have to pack and mail xmas gifts, do laundry, refill water, and take the trash to the transfer station. that should all be today lol.
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a few updates from my place:
* i have made big progress in containing one of my invasive vines (which i posted about here: https://regenerate.social/@mk30/115641462292092095 ). the main section of it is contained in an area that's maybe 15 ft squared. there are other bits of it, but the main section is contained. the goal is to eliminate it entirely.
* i am re-doing the main gutter on my kitchen (it goes to my kitchen's water catchment system). it was not secured properly (basically tied up with cord), so i'm going to try and do it a bit more properly. i've taken it down, thought about how to secure it properly, painted the 2x4 that it will be attached to, and the next step will be to secure the 2x4 under the edge of the roof.
* i am adding an extension onto my solar shed for more dry space. it will also allow me to potentially add more panels to the system. i am using 4x4s for the posts. i got 2 of the 4x4s painted, cut, placed on leveled concrete blocks, and arranged so that metal roof sheets can be tucked right under the current roof (this extension will be on the lower side of the shed). i was about to set up the other 4x4s, but it turns out i only have 1 more! so i painted it and have to get another 4x4 next time i go to town. there was a gutter on the low end of the roof that went to another catchment tank, so i removed that in order for the extension to fit correctly. once the extension is up, i'll add a gutter to what will be the new low end of the roof, and that will go to a new water catchment tank which is one of those 250gal cube water totes. my bf has offered to build me an elevated stand for the cube tote, so this is all leading up to more dry storage space, and a new catchment.
i'd like to maintain momentum on these projects, but i have a final tomorrow and the day after for my wastewater course, so i have to actually study for them! classes are done and my mind is already on break, but i WILL study. and by wednesday afternoon, i'll be on winter break!!
also i have to pack and mail xmas gifts, do laundry, refill water, and take the trash to the transfer station. that should all be today lol.
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yesterday i collaborated with @saltphoenix 's teen to get the solar working in his cabin after it had been on the fritz for a long time.
the solar in their main house is working (which is good - i'm all about redundant systems), but the power on the cabin was messed up.
the problem was in the connectors. they had not been set up properly. one of the connectors blew a few days prior and the system stopped working entirely. (see image 2 below)
i had a bag of solar connectors in my shed (see image 4 below), but not the crimper and tightener tool (i have now ordered this kit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKTFRSZ4 ). for the job yesterday, i borrowed the tools from my bf, who also generously showed me how to create connectors using the tools, and was available over the phone to help us troubleshoot.
so the teen and i replaced the blown connector (which was located by @saltphoenix ), but we were still getting nothing off the panels.
so then i went up on the roof and discovered that 1 connector was straight up disconnected because it was trying to connect 2 different types - one side had the kind that snap together (like image 1 below), and the other side was a twist kind. so it just came apart. 🫠 (see image 3 below)
i also noticed that several of the other connectors were mixed and matched like that, and some of them had been incorrectly made (they weren't screwed down fully)...plus the wacky connectors were hot, which is a bad sign. so i replaced all the ones that were mismatched and hot and incorrectly made, and made sure everything was tight and snug. but we still got nothing coming off the panels. i was very sad then.
then we kept testing various connections by putting the multimeter inside the connectors. it turns out i had made 2 of them incorrectly, so they weren't working. so after re-making THOSE, we plugged everything back in, and holy moly, we had power.
anyway, i know that for folks who understand more about solar and who have worked with these systems, this might not seem like a big victory, but there was no one else who was coming to the jungle to help get this kid's power back online, and i'm happy that we were able to combine a lot of teamwork to make it happen. today is a sunny day, so i'll check later to see if the batteries get charged. fingers crossed.
2 noobs - one young and one middle-aged - worked together with borrowed tools, fueled by the delicious farm food made by @saltphoenix (some of which will go to the person who lent the tools but who couldn't be there in person to do the fix). ducks were splashing and quacking around us, mosquitoes were in our faces, the cables got covered in mud, i had to scramble up a ladder while the teen spotted me, we had to consult the internet a couple times, the multimeter played a key role, and we ultimately got a system working again - a system that none of us had set up.
so there's my solarpunk story, and i thank the sun for letting us use some of its power for our lights and computers and other stuff 🌞 ⚡ ❤️
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yesterday i collaborated with @saltphoenix 's teen to get the solar working in his cabin after it had been on the fritz for a long time.
the solar in their main house is working (which is good - i'm all about redundant systems), but the power on the cabin was messed up.
the problem was in the connectors. they had not been set up properly. one of the connectors blew a few days prior and the system stopped working entirely. (see image 2 below)
i had a bag of solar connectors in my shed (see image 4 below), but not the crimper and tightener tool (i have now ordered this kit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKTFRSZ4 ). for the job yesterday, i borrowed the tools from my bf, who also generously showed me how to create connectors using the tools, and was available over the phone to help us troubleshoot.
so the teen and i replaced the blown connector (which was located by @saltphoenix ), but we were still getting nothing off the panels.
so then i went up on the roof and discovered that 1 connector was straight up disconnected because it was trying to connect 2 different types - one side had the kind that snap together (like image 1 below), and the other side was a twist kind. so it just came apart. 🫠 (see image 3 below)
i also noticed that several of the other connectors were mixed and matched like that, and some of them had been incorrectly made (they weren't screwed down fully)...plus the wacky connectors were hot, which is a bad sign. so i replaced all the ones that were mismatched and hot and incorrectly made, and made sure everything was tight and snug. but we still got nothing coming off the panels. i was very sad then.
then we kept testing various connections by putting the multimeter inside the connectors. it turns out i had made 2 of them incorrectly, so they weren't working. so after re-making THOSE, we plugged everything back in, and holy moly, we had power.
anyway, i know that for folks who understand more about solar and who have worked with these systems, this might not seem like a big victory, but there was no one else who was coming to the jungle to help get this kid's power back online, and i'm happy that we were able to combine a lot of teamwork to make it happen. today is a sunny day, so i'll check later to see if the batteries get charged. fingers crossed.
2 noobs - one young and one middle-aged - worked together with borrowed tools, fueled by the delicious farm food made by @saltphoenix (some of which will go to the person who lent the tools but who couldn't be there in person to do the fix). ducks were splashing and quacking around us, mosquitoes were in our faces, the cables got covered in mud, i had to scramble up a ladder while the teen spotted me, we had to consult the internet a couple times, the multimeter played a key role, and we ultimately got a system working again - a system that none of us had set up.
so there's my solarpunk story, and i thank the sun for letting us use some of its power for our lights and computers and other stuff 🌞 ⚡ ❤️
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yesterday i collaborated with @saltphoenix 's teen to get the solar working in his cabin after it had been on the fritz for a long time.
the solar in their main house is working (which is good - i'm all about redundant systems), but the power on the cabin was messed up.
the problem was in the connectors. they had not been set up properly. one of the connectors blew a few days prior and the system stopped working entirely. (see image 2 below)
i had a bag of solar connectors in my shed (see image 4 below), but not the crimper and tightener tool (i have now ordered this kit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKTFRSZ4 ). for the job yesterday, i borrowed the tools from my bf, who also generously showed me how to create connectors using the tools, and was available over the phone to help us troubleshoot.
so the teen and i replaced the blown connector (which was located by @saltphoenix ), but we were still getting nothing off the panels.
so then i went up on the roof and discovered that 1 connector was straight up disconnected because it was trying to connect 2 different types - one side had the kind that snap together (like image 1 below), and the other side was a twist kind. so it just came apart. 🫠 (see image 3 below)
i also noticed that several of the other connectors were mixed and matched like that, and some of them had been incorrectly made (they weren't screwed down fully)...plus the wacky connectors were hot, which is a bad sign. so i replaced all the ones that were mismatched and hot and incorrectly made, and made sure everything was tight and snug. but we still got nothing coming off the panels. i was very sad then.
then we kept testing various connections by putting the multimeter inside the connectors. it turns out i had made 2 of them incorrectly, so they weren't working. so after re-making THOSE, we plugged everything back in, and holy moly, we had power.
anyway, i know that for folks who understand more about solar and who have worked with these systems, this might not seem like a big victory, but there was no one else who was coming to the jungle to help get this kid's power back online, and i'm happy that we were able to combine a lot of teamwork to make it happen. today is a sunny day, so i'll check later to see if the batteries get charged. fingers crossed.
2 noobs - one young and one middle-aged - worked together with borrowed tools, fueled by the delicious farm food made by @saltphoenix (some of which will go to the person who lent the tools but who couldn't be there in person to do the fix). ducks were splashing and quacking around us, mosquitoes were in our faces, the cables got covered in mud, i had to scramble up a ladder while the teen spotted me, we had to consult the internet a couple times, the multimeter played a key role, and we ultimately got a system working again - a system that none of us had set up.
so there's my solarpunk story, and i thank the sun for letting us use some of its power for our lights and computers and other stuff 🌞 ⚡ ❤️
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yesterday i collaborated with @saltphoenix 's teen to get the solar working in his cabin after it had been on the fritz for a long time.
the solar in their main house is working (which is good - i'm all about redundant systems), but the power on the cabin was messed up.
the problem was in the connectors. they had not been set up properly. one of the connectors blew a few days prior and the system stopped working entirely. (see image 2 below)
i had a bag of solar connectors in my shed (see image 4 below), but not the crimper and tightener tool (i have now ordered this kit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKTFRSZ4 ). for the job yesterday, i borrowed the tools from my bf, who also generously showed me how to create connectors using the tools, and was available over the phone to help us troubleshoot.
so the teen and i replaced the blown connector (which was located by @saltphoenix ), but we were still getting nothing off the panels.
so then i went up on the roof and discovered that 1 connector was straight up disconnected because it was trying to connect 2 different types - one side had the kind that snap together (like image 1 below), and the other side was a twist kind. so it just came apart. 🫠 (see image 3 below)
i also noticed that several of the other connectors were mixed and matched like that, and some of them had been incorrectly made (they weren't screwed down fully)...plus the wacky connectors were hot, which is a bad sign. so i replaced all the ones that were mismatched and hot and incorrectly made, and made sure everything was tight and snug. but we still got nothing coming off the panels. i was very sad then.
then we kept testing various connections by putting the multimeter inside the connectors. it turns out i had made 2 of them incorrectly, so they weren't working. so after re-making THOSE, we plugged everything back in, and holy moly, we had power.
anyway, i know that for folks who understand more about solar and who have worked with these systems, this might not seem like a big victory, but there was no one else who was coming to the jungle to help get this kid's power back online, and i'm happy that we were able to combine a lot of teamwork to make it happen. today is a sunny day, so i'll check later to see if the batteries get charged. fingers crossed.
2 noobs - one young and one middle-aged - worked together with borrowed tools, fueled by the delicious farm food made by @saltphoenix (some of which will go to the person who lent the tools but who couldn't be there in person to do the fix). ducks were splashing and quacking around us, mosquitoes were in our faces, the cables got covered in mud, i had to scramble up a ladder while the teen spotted me, we had to consult the internet a couple times, the multimeter played a key role, and we ultimately got a system working again - a system that none of us had set up.
so there's my solarpunk story, and i thank the sun for letting us use some of its power for our lights and computers and other stuff 🌞 ⚡ ❤️
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The rainy season has arrived here in East Hawai'i. The plants are happy, and although I can't spend much time in the garden, I'm happy because we were in such a severe drought before the rainy season started. Things were crispy every day (and this is in an environment where we like it to rain most nights).
Anyway, with the rainy season come new patterns of living, with a focus on keeping stuff dry: taking advantage of scraps of sun to hang the towels up and then bringing them back in immediately when it starts to rain. Also: keeping a closer eye on energy use and solar power. But especially: keeping feet dry. I basically wear slippers (flip-flops) all day every day, so just walking to the outhouse or to the garden gets my feet and slippers wet. I'm trying to dry both of them off afterwards.
Why the focus on dry feet? Well, I got a foot fungus a few years ago and I hated it. I didn't even realize what it was at first ... It was just peeling skin on my toes that never healed. It didn't hurt or anything, and it wasn't particularly gross (just peeling skin), but I hated how it never fixed itself the way a cut would (even with liberal application of aloe). Eventually I figured out it was a fungus, got an anti-fungal cream, and started focusing on keeping my feet dry. But even with that, it took a few weeks of applying the fungal cream for it to heal. Which is like...kind of creepy! The organism (which I never directly saw...all I saw was peeling skin) needed to have death cream applied every day for two weeks before it died! So basically that experience made me want to not get The Fungus again.
Slipper type affects this as well! "Fancier" sandals stay wet for longer, meaning that your feet are always in contact with wet shoes. Meanwhile, good ole' plastic Locals brand slippers can be dried with a towel immediately (yes, i have a special foot towel). So if you see people wearing "simple" flip flops, don't assume they're too poor to afford fancier ones.
So friends in tropical wet climates (especially going into the rainy season): May your roofs never leak, may your wood beams remain intact, may your batteries not empty, and may your toesies stay dry!
(And yes, I know I can just wear rain boots, but my feet hate being all cooped up! 🤣)
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The rainy season has arrived here in East Hawai'i. The plants are happy, and although I can't spend much time in the garden, I'm happy because we were in such a severe drought before the rainy season started. Things were crispy every day (and this is in an environment where we like it to rain most nights).
Anyway, with the rainy season come new patterns of living, with a focus on keeping stuff dry: taking advantage of scraps of sun to hang the towels up and then bringing them back in immediately when it starts to rain. Also: keeping a closer eye on energy use and solar power. But especially: keeping feet dry. I basically wear slippers (flip-flops) all day every day, so just walking to the outhouse or to the garden gets my feet and slippers wet. I'm trying to dry both of them off afterwards.
Why the focus on dry feet? Well, I got a foot fungus a few years ago and I hated it. I didn't even realize what it was at first ... It was just peeling skin on my toes that never healed. It didn't hurt or anything, and it wasn't particularly gross (just peeling skin), but I hated how it never fixed itself the way a cut would (even with liberal application of aloe). Eventually I figured out it was a fungus, got an anti-fungal cream, and started focusing on keeping my feet dry. But even with that, it took a few weeks of applying the fungal cream for it to heal. Which is like...kind of creepy! The organism (which I never directly saw...all I saw was peeling skin) needed to have death cream applied every day for two weeks before it died! So basically that experience made me want to not get The Fungus again.
Slipper type affects this as well! "Fancier" sandals stay wet for longer, meaning that your feet are always in contact with wet shoes. Meanwhile, good ole' plastic Locals brand slippers can be dried with a towel immediately (yes, i have a special foot towel). So if you see people wearing "simple" flip flops, don't assume they're too poor to afford fancier ones.
So friends in tropical wet climates (especially going into the rainy season): May your roofs never leak, may your wood beams remain intact, may your batteries not empty, and may your toesies stay dry!
(And yes, I know I can just wear rain boots, but my feet hate being all cooped up! 🤣)
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The rainy season has arrived here in East Hawai'i. The plants are happy, and although I can't spend much time in the garden, I'm happy because we were in such a severe drought before the rainy season started. Things were crispy every day (and this is in an environment where we like it to rain most nights).
Anyway, with the rainy season come new patterns of living, with a focus on keeping stuff dry: taking advantage of scraps of sun to hang the towels up and then bringing them back in immediately when it starts to rain. Also: keeping a closer eye on energy use and solar power. But especially: keeping feet dry. I basically wear slippers (flip-flops) all day every day, so just walking to the outhouse or to the garden gets my feet and slippers wet. I'm trying to dry both of them off afterwards.
Why the focus on dry feet? Well, I got a foot fungus a few years ago and I hated it. I didn't even realize what it was at first ... It was just peeling skin on my toes that never healed. It didn't hurt or anything, and it wasn't particularly gross (just peeling skin), but I hated how it never fixed itself the way a cut would (even with liberal application of aloe). Eventually I figured out it was a fungus, got an anti-fungal cream, and started focusing on keeping my feet dry. But even with that, it took a few weeks of applying the fungal cream for it to heal. Which is like...kind of creepy! The organism (which I never directly saw...all I saw was peeling skin) needed to have death cream applied every day for two weeks before it died! So basically that experience made me want to not get The Fungus again.
Slipper type affects this as well! "Fancier" sandals stay wet for longer, meaning that your feet are always in contact with wet shoes. Meanwhile, good ole' plastic Locals brand slippers can be dried with a towel immediately (yes, i have a special foot towel). So if you see people wearing "simple" flip flops, don't assume they're too poor to afford fancier ones.
So friends in tropical wet climates (especially going into the rainy season): May your roofs never leak, may your wood beams remain intact, may your batteries not empty, and may your toesies stay dry!
(And yes, I know I can just wear rain boots, but my feet hate being all cooped up! 🤣)
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The rainy season has arrived here in East Hawai'i. The plants are happy, and although I can't spend much time in the garden, I'm happy because we were in such a severe drought before the rainy season started. Things were crispy every day (and this is in an environment where we like it to rain most nights).
Anyway, with the rainy season come new patterns of living, with a focus on keeping stuff dry: taking advantage of scraps of sun to hang the towels up and then bringing them back in immediately when it starts to rain. Also: keeping a closer eye on energy use and solar power. But especially: keeping feet dry. I basically wear slippers (flip-flops) all day every day, so just walking to the outhouse or to the garden gets my feet and slippers wet. I'm trying to dry both of them off afterwards.
Why the focus on dry feet? Well, I got a foot fungus a few years ago and I hated it. I didn't even realize what it was at first ... It was just peeling skin on my toes that never healed. It didn't hurt or anything, and it wasn't particularly gross (just peeling skin), but I hated how it never fixed itself the way a cut would (even with liberal application of aloe). Eventually I figured out it was a fungus, got an anti-fungal cream, and started focusing on keeping my feet dry. But even with that, it took a few weeks of applying the fungal cream for it to heal. Which is like...kind of creepy! The organism (which I never directly saw...all I saw was peeling skin) needed to have death cream applied every day for two weeks before it died! So basically that experience made me want to not get The Fungus again.
Slipper type affects this as well! "Fancier" sandals stay wet for longer, meaning that your feet are always in contact with wet shoes. Meanwhile, good ole' plastic Locals brand slippers can be dried with a towel immediately (yes, i have a special foot towel). So if you see people wearing "simple" flip flops, don't assume they're too poor to afford fancier ones.
So friends in tropical wet climates (especially going into the rainy season): May your roofs never leak, may your wood beams remain intact, may your batteries not empty, and may your toesies stay dry!
(And yes, I know I can just wear rain boots, but my feet hate being all cooped up! 🤣)
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in my sustainability class, we got an assignment to track our water usage for 4 24-hr periods. here is the chart they want us to use. and uh....clearly this is not geared for off-grid/water catchment/dry compost toilet living...
30 gallons to wash dishes with running water?? (i don't wash my dishes with running water)
2 gallons for brushing teeth??
And somehow "drinking water" isn't even on there?
is everyone else doing something that i'm not doing????
i could probably actually measure my water usage pretty easily, but the teacher might not believe me...what to do 🤔
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in my sustainability class, we got an assignment to track our water usage for 4 24-hr periods. here is the chart they want us to use. and uh....clearly this is not geared for off-grid/water catchment/dry compost toilet living...
30 gallons to wash dishes with running water?? (i don't wash my dishes with running water)
2 gallons for brushing teeth??
And somehow "drinking water" isn't even on there?
is everyone else doing something that i'm not doing????
i could probably actually measure my water usage pretty easily, but the teacher might not believe me...what to do 🤔
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in my sustainability class, we got an assignment to track our water usage for 4 24-hr periods. here is the chart they want us to use. and uh....clearly this is not geared for off-grid/water catchment/dry compost toilet living...
30 gallons to wash dishes with running water?? (i don't wash my dishes with running water)
2 gallons for brushing teeth??
And somehow "drinking water" isn't even on there?
is everyone else doing something that i'm not doing????
i could probably actually measure my water usage pretty easily, but the teacher might not believe me...what to do 🤔
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in my sustainability class, we got an assignment to track our water usage for 4 24-hr periods. here is the chart they want us to use. and uh....clearly this is not geared for off-grid/water catchment/dry compost toilet living...
30 gallons to wash dishes with running water?? (i don't wash my dishes with running water)
2 gallons for brushing teeth??
And somehow "drinking water" isn't even on there?
is everyone else doing something that i'm not doing????
i could probably actually measure my water usage pretty easily, but the teacher might not believe me...what to do 🤔
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Everyone wants to find a way to propagate the ecologically important Hawai'i native tree 'ohi'a lehua (metrosideros polymorpha), but 'ohi'a lehua knows exactly where it wants to grow: 15 feet in the air, on top of a shipping container in the jungle, on the rotting 2x4 holding some solar panels. Just LOOK at how many 'ohi'a keiki were growing out of @saltphoenix 's solar setup:
(FYI, I gently pulled them out - along with their clumps of moss and leaf litter - and @saltphoenix and I split them between ourselves so we could both try to grow them down here on the ground 😅)
And if you'd like to read a little bit about why 'ohi'a lehua is so important, check out: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/plants/ohia-lehua/
@plants
#hawaii #plants #propagation #gardening #JungleLife #offgrid -
Everyone wants to find a way to propagate the ecologically important Hawai'i native tree 'ohi'a lehua (metrosideros polymorpha), but 'ohi'a lehua knows exactly where it wants to grow: 15 feet in the air, on top of a shipping container in the jungle, on the rotting 2x4 holding some solar panels. Just LOOK at how many 'ohi'a keiki were growing out of @saltphoenix 's solar setup:
(FYI, I gently pulled them out - along with their clumps of moss and leaf litter - and @saltphoenix and I split them between ourselves so we could both try to grow them down here on the ground 😅)
And if you'd like to read a little bit about why 'ohi'a lehua is so important, check out: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/plants/ohia-lehua/
@plants
#hawaii #plants #propagation #gardening #JungleLife #offgrid -
Everyone wants to find a way to propagate the ecologically important Hawai'i native tree 'ohi'a lehua (metrosideros polymorpha), but 'ohi'a lehua knows exactly where it wants to grow: 15 feet in the air, on top of a shipping container in the jungle, on the rotting 2x4 holding some solar panels. Just LOOK at how many 'ohi'a keiki were growing out of @saltphoenix 's solar setup:
(FYI, I gently pulled them out - along with their clumps of moss and leaf litter - and @saltphoenix and I split them between ourselves so we could both try to grow them down here on the ground 😅)
And if you'd like to read a little bit about why 'ohi'a lehua is so important, check out: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/plants/ohia-lehua/
@plants
#hawaii #plants #propagation #gardening #JungleLife #offgrid -
Everyone wants to find a way to propagate the ecologically important Hawai'i native tree 'ohi'a lehua (metrosideros polymorpha), but 'ohi'a lehua knows exactly where it wants to grow: 15 feet in the air, on top of a shipping container in the jungle, on the rotting 2x4 holding some solar panels. Just LOOK at how many 'ohi'a keiki were growing out of @saltphoenix 's solar setup:
(FYI, I gently pulled them out - along with their clumps of moss and leaf litter - and @saltphoenix and I split them between ourselves so we could both try to grow them down here on the ground 😅)
And if you'd like to read a little bit about why 'ohi'a lehua is so important, check out: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/plants/ohia-lehua/
@plants
#hawaii #plants #propagation #gardening #JungleLife #offgrid -
it's not clocking to you (DNB)
https://soundcloud.com/uninoize/its-not-clocking-to-you#dnb #drums #drumandbass #jungle #JungleLovers #JungleBeat2ThePast #junglelife #junglist #fireset #doperecordsonly #dope #fire #lit #LFG #LetsGo #Silly #LEMONADE #Dizzy #dizzyreverse #MASHUP #rock #fred #nia #bieber #gouki
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it's not clocking to you (DNB)
https://soundcloud.com/uninoize/its-not-clocking-to-you#dnb #drums #drumandbass #jungle #JungleLovers #JungleBeat2ThePast #junglelife #junglist #fireset #doperecordsonly #dope #fire #lit #LFG #LetsGo #Silly #LEMONADE #Dizzy #dizzyreverse #MASHUP #rock #fred #nia #bieber #gouki
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it's not clocking to you (DNB)
https://soundcloud.com/uninoize/its-not-clocking-to-you#dnb #drums #drumandbass #jungle #JungleLovers #JungleBeat2ThePast #junglelife #junglist #fireset #doperecordsonly #dope #fire #lit #LFG #LetsGo #Silly #LEMONADE #Dizzy #dizzyreverse #MASHUP #rock #fred #nia #bieber #gouki
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I didn't set out to purposefully learn how soon the rain will be here based on the sound of it coming, but after living here for a while, I can do that.
It's very place-specific. I'm sure that if I went somewhere else with different rain patterns, I'd be way off.
This is my favorite kind of learning: the kind you get just from hanging out with nature long enough. 💚
This is the foundation of a lot of indigenous knowledge: being in a place, living with it, being a part of its cycles, and gaining that knowledge. Now, multiply that by many many generations of people who purposefully shared that knowledge with the next generation. This is not knowledge that can even be gained in a single generation because some of these cycles span many many many generations. This is the kind of knowledge that enables living with the land. And for those of us in the "modern world" who have been totally cut off from that knowledge, tossed far from where our ancestors lived, think of the disadvantage we have when it comes to starting to live with the land.
This is why it's so important to listen to indigenous folks when it comes to living with the land - because a lot of the rules they've got around how to relate to the land have been hard won over generations, despite hundreds of years of colonizers trying to sever people from ancestral knowledge and sever people from their lands.
#nature #JungleLife #offgrid #ForestLife #solarpunk #environment #indigenous
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I didn't set out to purposefully learn how soon the rain will be here based on the sound of it coming, but after living here for a while, I can do that.
It's very place-specific. I'm sure that if I went somewhere else with different rain patterns, I'd be way off.
This is my favorite kind of learning: the kind you get just from hanging out with nature long enough. 💚
This is the foundation of a lot of indigenous knowledge: being in a place, living with it, being a part of its cycles, and gaining that knowledge. Now, multiply that by many many generations of people who purposefully shared that knowledge with the next generation. This is not knowledge that can even be gained in a single generation because some of these cycles span many many many generations. This is the kind of knowledge that enables living with the land. And for those of us in the "modern world" who have been totally cut off from that knowledge, tossed far from where our ancestors lived, think of the disadvantage we have when it comes to starting to live with the land.
This is why it's so important to listen to indigenous folks when it comes to living with the land - because a lot of the rules they've got around how to relate to the land have been hard won over generations, despite hundreds of years of colonizers trying to sever people from ancestral knowledge and sever people from their lands.
#nature #JungleLife #offgrid #ForestLife #solarpunk #environment #indigenous
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I didn't set out to purposefully learn how soon the rain will be here based on the sound of it coming, but after living here for a while, I can do that.
It's very place-specific. I'm sure that if I went somewhere else with different rain patterns, I'd be way off.
This is my favorite kind of learning: the kind you get just from hanging out with nature long enough. 💚
This is the foundation of a lot of indigenous knowledge: being in a place, living with it, being a part of its cycles, and gaining that knowledge. Now, multiply that by many many generations of people who purposefully shared that knowledge with the next generation. This is not knowledge that can even be gained in a single generation because some of these cycles span many many many generations. This is the kind of knowledge that enables living with the land. And for those of us in the "modern world" who have been totally cut off from that knowledge, tossed far from where our ancestors lived, think of the disadvantage we have when it comes to starting to live with the land.
This is why it's so important to listen to indigenous folks when it comes to living with the land - because a lot of the rules they've got around how to relate to the land have been hard won over generations, despite hundreds of years of colonizers trying to sever people from ancestral knowledge and sever people from their lands.
#nature #JungleLife #offgrid #ForestLife #solarpunk #environment #indigenous
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I didn't set out to purposefully learn how soon the rain will be here based on the sound of it coming, but after living here for a while, I can do that.
It's very place-specific. I'm sure that if I went somewhere else with different rain patterns, I'd be way off.
This is my favorite kind of learning: the kind you get just from hanging out with nature long enough. 💚
This is the foundation of a lot of indigenous knowledge: being in a place, living with it, being a part of its cycles, and gaining that knowledge. Now, multiply that by many many generations of people who purposefully shared that knowledge with the next generation. This is not knowledge that can even be gained in a single generation because some of these cycles span many many many generations. This is the kind of knowledge that enables living with the land. And for those of us in the "modern world" who have been totally cut off from that knowledge, tossed far from where our ancestors lived, think of the disadvantage we have when it comes to starting to live with the land.
This is why it's so important to listen to indigenous folks when it comes to living with the land - because a lot of the rules they've got around how to relate to the land have been hard won over generations, despite hundreds of years of colonizers trying to sever people from ancestral knowledge and sever people from their lands.
#nature #JungleLife #offgrid #ForestLife #solarpunk #environment #indigenous
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early this morning, i was lying in bed looking at my phone when i heard "meh-eh-eh-eh" outside. i thought "there's no way..." but sure enough, there was a goat outside!
it was a nice large one...tan with black horns. no collar. it was just next to our place, in the middle of the brush.. i got up very quietly and scoped it out through the trees. then i talked to it very quietly and gently. it didn't immediately run away, but it wouldn't let me get closer than 15 feet.
as i approached, it went off through the jungle back towards the road. i went out to the road to see where it had gone, and saw it trotting down the block away from me.
we've had various random animals show up at our place: cats, dogs, and once a rooster. but this was the first goat! i hope it finds its people..