Dear Bill!,
As a desert-dweller I understand and "commiserate" about water being at a
premium. Actually, I love the desert. And, like Merle, I thought you'd have
abundant rain in the tropics.
Also like Merle -- hi, Merle!, you still here? -- I collect water from the sky.
But I have only a 400-gallon tank, and that cistern collects water only from
an out-building, and not from the main adobe house. If I fitted a cistern to
the MAIN house, I'd collect 4 or 5 times more water at each rain. As it is,
the 400 gallons from the small tank and guest-house "go" pretty quickly, when
watering the winter garden or esp. warm-weather garden(s). We make good use of
mulch, here, to keep the ground cool and reduce evaporation. Also shade-cloth
garden coverings to keep down sun exposure in our heat-season.
But, Bill!: at your place, maybe you'd have enough juice for a fish pond if you
wouldn't SELL so much water by the proverbial River ...and then you wouldn't
have to buy it, either!
Just a little joke, ...and keep up the fine work.
Remember, too, to get your 8 glasses a day, and maybe more in the desert.
Water, now; not necessarily IPA.
To keep up the purity of our bodily fluids... (thinking of "Strangelove", now).
Yours, in flowing humor(s),
--Joe
PS The local Hare Krishna community property features a koi pond that is very
fine. Some of the fish are two feet long. The pond is well shaded by a desert
tree canopy, and there is a pumped, aerating, waterfall. A Bodhi Tree grows at
the shore. It's a great sight, and a relaxing stroll to visit there when
feasting at their restaurant at lunch or dinner: "Govinda's", Vegetarian
Restaurant. Some large rocks make a good stable seat for meditation or
contemplation, if you're into that sort of thing. ;-)
> "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> Water is at a premium here on my mountain. All the water we have is from our
> well. I'm not planning on building any ponds. I don't want to have to
> maintain one, or pay for the water it would take to keep one viable.
>
> ...Bill!
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