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Well, it is the middle of May and the end of Phase 1 of the farm project is finally in sight.  Solar (~19kw + 60kw of battery storage) is done this week.  Livestock barn has been structurally re-enforced plus now has lighting and expandable electrical service (hay barn has light and a few outlets).  Hot … Read more

Well, here we are in the middle of April 2025 and things are moving forward on the Washington project.  Just back from planting the 1st phase of the fruit tree orchard (6 apple, 2 cherry and 2 peach trees) along with a 500 gal water storage tank and creek water pumping system (to the tank).  … Read more

Well, here we are in mid-Feb with snow covering the ground and a beautiful view off the front deck of the house looking up at the south parcel pasture.  This is the most snow on the property since I bought it in 2020 and I suspect this will increasingly become a rarity over time.  Despite … Read more

Climate Change’s evil hand has once again reached out in the form of devastating fires in Los Angeles.  Although skeptics could just say it is a coincidence that Santa Ana winds blew in January (which has never happened before) and the worst drought conditions (.16 inches of rainfall since May ’24) ever recorded are not … Read more

Below is reference to a paper from today (Dec 10th, 2024) and summary of their findings using AI based modeling.  Further comments from myself will follow, SZ Combining climate models and observations to predict the time remaining until regional warming thresholds are reached Elizabeth A Barnes*, Noah S Diffenbaugh and Sonia I Seneviratne Published 10 December 2024 Abstract … Read more

As hurricane Milton closes in on the west coast of Florida, who can say how much longer humanity has before we’ve crossed a threshold and chaos will take over?  As stated in the article below, things are getting bad and we remain not fully committed to getting off our addiction to fossil fuels which is … Read more

Although we are making progress in transitioning away from sources of greenhouse gases, it is not happening nearly fast enough.  The article below is just another reality check and we need only read the news to see that Climate Change is here and impacting all of us in some way.  The scope of the problem … Read more

I have been following Rachel Donald recently and really appreciate her viewpoint.  This article delves into the rationale of why dealing with Climate Change will be such a challenge.  If you go to my cover page  for CASAEARTH and read ‘our view of the situation’ this article will expand upon that view.  SZ The World … Read more

Well, it is early September and construction of the ranch house / dormitory is progressing.  House is framed, roof on and painted.  Electrical and HVAC have been roughed in plus septic system was installed this week.  Cabinets has been designed and awaiting sign-off.  Color pallet is complete.  Lots going on and hoping to be 100% … Read more

OK folks, don’t say I didn’t tell you so but the imminent collapse of the AMOC and its overall impact on Europe and elsewhere is almost upon us. Very interestingly, there is little data available in regards to the Pacific currents and impact on the NW of the United States and Canada.  Maybe because the … Read more