Happy Halloween!

Tonight is Halloween!

As it has been since we moved to the homestead, Halloween has meant making some hard decisions. It takes a fair amount of energy and interest to hike a mile and a quarter to the road, then drive to town to trick-or-treat. The first year, we had a family party at home that was a lot of fun, even though the plate of the evening’s treats fell and shattered, mixing shards into the treats and making them inedible. In subsequent years, Aly went trick-or-treating with friends in town, often spending the night with them afterward. Continue reading →

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Update on Wind Generator Reflectors

Since I decided to go to all the trouble of climbing the wind generator tower recently, to head butt the machine back into position, I wanted to make the most of the trip, so I installed some new reflectors while I was up there.

reflectors on the wind generator

Like a beacon in the night. These longer flashes (seen as a wide circle in real life) indicate the wind is blowing from the south (Photo: Mark Zeiger).

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