yes joe..i am here..been collecting water for 35 years...it needs to be made compulsory... rain water tastes like nectar in these parts the night air smells so sweet as does the morning freshness..air...the air quality in this neck of the woods is the best in the world...merle
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!
