Wednesday, September 30, 2020

5-Year Time Capsule Post





9/30/15—Wednesday morning.  It is raining!  Before moving here rain or no rain was not such a big issue.  But now it is.  We are supposed to keep the lawns at this rental house green, and that means using water.  Water is expensive.  We want to cut down on our burn rate.  We have turned off the automatic sprinkler system.  We collect our used water in buckets and then use that water for the plants.  At the same time we are afraid that the owner will come unannounced—he has one garage opener—and will find out that we have the sprinkler system turned off; he won’t like it.  So, during the day I turn the system on, even when it is scheduled to water the landscaping around 3 am.  Also, since we are not that good in covering every corner of the front and backyard grass with the recycled water, we can see patches of brown grass.  Now that it is raining, hopefully those patches will turn green too.  Rain is great.  It has given me the best joy of this day.


Photo is from this summer.  Leaving Sydney for Auckland.

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