tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141162242024-03-07T18:29:59.258-08:00Paso Straw Bale Construction BlogIn the year 2000 I started straw bale dream house that would be ecologically sound, environmentally friendly, and a place to finally call home.I ventured into house building hell. This is the story of the building of that house. The story of poor quality work, and lack of accountability. The story of what it takes to salvage what was once thought unsalvagable.Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-43443919471470088882010-10-03T09:28:00.000-07:002010-10-03T09:41:47.323-07:00Lightning Speaks for Itself...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBpyqCqJhZqKk-ypaST1-Q25s1Emo3vAyrTKYL71Qc3nYyw4H454CgppWF2x_yxwjdqrgkQby23CktfZ4Axi8oeklTNgIqKwOYzB0d7qJdnCQuaNWM3WrXRnt9L3TQsA9pdT1RQ/s1600/lightning.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 514px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBpyqCqJhZqKk-ypaST1-Q25s1Emo3vAyrTKYL71Qc3nYyw4H454CgppWF2x_yxwjdqrgkQby23CktfZ4Axi8oeklTNgIqKwOYzB0d7qJdnCQuaNWM3WrXRnt9L3TQsA9pdT1RQ/s400/lightning.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523857935692550322" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRZNVuBC5EgqJwz2V_8b91u13b8KvACw9Zwa9zPmNT0pU6K0Gzh_UHeJBxlIOtewDEzL19LW3I506LwNkdDVCN-1FvNEtZ4wqACrwNnSeOrhKAOk6z3wtq9FQDI4HwFdHvFpX4w/s1600/pano.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 612px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRZNVuBC5EgqJwz2V_8b91u13b8KvACw9Zwa9zPmNT0pU6K0Gzh_UHeJBxlIOtewDEzL19LW3I506LwNkdDVCN-1FvNEtZ4wqACrwNnSeOrhKAOk6z3wtq9FQDI4HwFdHvFpX4w/s400/pano.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523860610139994498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBpyqCqJhZqKk-ypaST1-Q25s1Emo3vAyrTKYL71Qc3nYyw4H454CgppWF2x_yxwjdqrgkQby23CktfZ4Axi8oeklTNgIqKwOYzB0d7qJdnCQuaNWM3WrXRnt9L3TQsA9pdT1RQ/s1600/lightning.JPG"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-90054848426565774352010-07-06T11:01:00.000-07:002010-07-06T11:09:24.608-07:00So much to say...Yet I will let the pictures speak for themselves.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9zbm6KVoV-X-xuB398hUtdf0jBVGQZpY7QaZEts5q-zHCzAimC9bVLhuXSq4ez1SL3hFf2a8irRGDfV2W0HIfhNa7S8YfWsunKj57niDNLI0O6_LUZAzBXFM_LFkb9pwedBNBg/s1600/P1030657.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9zbm6KVoV-X-xuB398hUtdf0jBVGQZpY7QaZEts5q-zHCzAimC9bVLhuXSq4ez1SL3hFf2a8irRGDfV2W0HIfhNa7S8YfWsunKj57niDNLI0O6_LUZAzBXFM_LFkb9pwedBNBg/s400/P1030657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490856531331867698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8hffEHn2wyVB87rvd3v0H3L7FwNghjAf2Rrxiy5xfiabb7yge_JWZ2cEYMUayisKoyjOYRW2sFYmpE2WWnMkNfX18cwvmvYR9EADxgFHrVpGuW1K-1fxLVj0d_jhF9jQrRI_1A/s1600/P1030643.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8hffEHn2wyVB87rvd3v0H3L7FwNghjAf2Rrxiy5xfiabb7yge_JWZ2cEYMUayisKoyjOYRW2sFYmpE2WWnMkNfX18cwvmvYR9EADxgFHrVpGuW1K-1fxLVj0d_jhF9jQrRI_1A/s400/P1030643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490856861205760146" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-68865080266886482752010-03-17T10:04:00.000-07:002010-03-17T10:36:43.223-07:00Off the Road...Interesting facts, experiences and opinions from the road:<br /><ul><li>Aircraft flown in order since 2/22. Boeing 737, 747, 777, Airbus 320, Boeing 777 and 767. </li></ul> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EJIoie4hvUu65jqO1tGClJZw557xuo6WTnyYur5uFVtGJmpFZVl1krod-6GsHtMT4sGsxMb4wO90_xEKpcyAGPJwQET6REtm7EEuEBBW84S7Ga-DfnUrcZgB09SomS2ei5LVQA/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 481px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EJIoie4hvUu65jqO1tGClJZw557xuo6WTnyYur5uFVtGJmpFZVl1krod-6GsHtMT4sGsxMb4wO90_xEKpcyAGPJwQET6REtm7EEuEBBW84S7Ga-DfnUrcZgB09SomS2ei5LVQA/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449650111040613794" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Upper Deck Business Class on the 747 makes flying a different experience</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dzQZjplv90Tn_SWwvhfs6XmnYI3qc3uuQH4BafqrfSRT7GM2jcPGefjsfRSA6cjeUORTjcLiXZxU_RDQhcwwkA4Og9_eU7v3HYTupnl6lYFz4tvgaYTge1Vyltc8nD6_OEpBBA/s1600-h/747-07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dzQZjplv90Tn_SWwvhfs6XmnYI3qc3uuQH4BafqrfSRT7GM2jcPGefjsfRSA6cjeUORTjcLiXZxU_RDQhcwwkA4Og9_eU7v3HYTupnl6lYFz4tvgaYTge1Vyltc8nD6_OEpBBA/s400/747-07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449651509214282290" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li> Never fly the low cost carries in India or China unless you are a midget</li></ul> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7dMM5UrhNWXNqdqu8R3SFdVrw0lFNqZ707acA-E8mxrB2NKOqJAsCYizCwb2gpn3PThSV7xScWNJXmPq3gAJMzvNlR3yHotFqs0nj2dfjdtXS-8XGScF1vRxGpgrdiNlG7kvrA/s1600-h/airamer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7dMM5UrhNWXNqdqu8R3SFdVrw0lFNqZ707acA-E8mxrB2NKOqJAsCYizCwb2gpn3PThSV7xScWNJXmPq3gAJMzvNlR3yHotFqs0nj2dfjdtXS-8XGScF1vRxGpgrdiNlG7kvrA/s400/airamer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449654357264122610" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>People line up differently in different countries. India has been the worst so far. There is no allowance for personal space</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlDNe1Hf4O6aaCPsxa4SGK7d5vQItZlGc3mh1FD90REZK_YeFFrFS6ElvPFT_s2TI1CUdjvdKBvGdTVeMWErnRvIBFywrK_MLlZRpVSencdbHpwhiUi-8TVbJIZAAqr8y3pV48g/s1600-h/img_0680.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlDNe1Hf4O6aaCPsxa4SGK7d5vQItZlGc3mh1FD90REZK_YeFFrFS6ElvPFT_s2TI1CUdjvdKBvGdTVeMWErnRvIBFywrK_MLlZRpVSencdbHpwhiUi-8TVbJIZAAqr8y3pV48g/s400/img_0680.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449655504861355314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><ul><li>Terminal 5 at Heathrow is amazing in it's design and architecture.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0yIYJLxBlAPD0_53HXnjVv2RqbBMb8uDQdIi58CrC0_kKz9ffGnSHrkKlFLwEk_iJKgw-4O4JDQSLR-0x0Pa347rMHMp-NW4YW_X-nF5Xishsic5izxIL6TeJFUY5dc7x10UVQ/s1600-h/t5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0yIYJLxBlAPD0_53HXnjVv2RqbBMb8uDQdIi58CrC0_kKz9ffGnSHrkKlFLwEk_iJKgw-4O4JDQSLR-0x0Pa347rMHMp-NW4YW_X-nF5Xishsic5izxIL6TeJFUY5dc7x10UVQ/s400/t5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449655705379801458" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>There were more people at the Chennai International at 3am on Sunday than at San Jose International at 5pm on Friday</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdv8dppM3yHFGdbUorqA1RWpm2QhJYbDTLW9diETna3iKOQDIC63wSF1Y6FkyR2Cm4wxJG90w1KMlTfSJXc8KOUeslv-cHxyZv-O5sSHv3ydBhSIxR4bJOJLVQctDAbv5kjY_Xeg/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdv8dppM3yHFGdbUorqA1RWpm2QhJYbDTLW9diETna3iKOQDIC63wSF1Y6FkyR2Cm4wxJG90w1KMlTfSJXc8KOUeslv-cHxyZv-O5sSHv3ydBhSIxR4bJOJLVQctDAbv5kjY_Xeg/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449656287620344242" border="0" /></a><br />Thee should be a place to exercise on flights longer than 2.5 hours.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-61054677467098031662010-03-13T04:10:00.001-08:002010-03-13T04:13:53.683-08:00Winding down...On the road in Greece. Just a few snippets:<br /><br />Theater on the walk up to the Acropolis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTIUZwd5U0BCgW8RQi4LRo-zlOkLhY1Tm6rkzUV9giG7Wk8NcpWQ0G4Ao_jxqJyfpQa_IDCx8TVHCDLLiZhPtI1YgGB40pY9Am03z-xbY64OYnW2gpS3ZPLk2lOSSFneW0OhkLA/s1600-h/audit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTIUZwd5U0BCgW8RQi4LRo-zlOkLhY1Tm6rkzUV9giG7Wk8NcpWQ0G4Ao_jxqJyfpQa_IDCx8TVHCDLLiZhPtI1YgGB40pY9Am03z-xbY64OYnW2gpS3ZPLk2lOSSFneW0OhkLA/s400/audit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448089888674098866" border="0" /></a>Backside panorama of Acropolis<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6caM37DYvPPq5p6XMNr2xHSwsLG8UODCJb3h_UWytqHvYcJPsLPHe7Ns5wiD7Dsy4mAx2yMsiOfDeGCp4QJJK2daTyB4B18yF4n68Vz92i0XQixpMY745Rkt13-XxZRsmSa19wQ/s1600-h/par2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6caM37DYvPPq5p6XMNr2xHSwsLG8UODCJb3h_UWytqHvYcJPsLPHe7Ns5wiD7Dsy4mAx2yMsiOfDeGCp4QJJK2daTyB4B18yF4n68Vz92i0XQixpMY745Rkt13-XxZRsmSa19wQ/s400/par2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448089902190208418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieL4SI0gUBxOP6kEIvxZoOtY4cmj4eNIZjXdbaltsv0nb07Aa7Jk7aMM2qItcbPq_neDVzIflxeesy_8ixyDJl92H2peb6LWyAL5X-wAnxG-mmVNLV1kWQnSJR3vpe19saKJQ1SA/s1600-h/cait.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieL4SI0gUBxOP6kEIvxZoOtY4cmj4eNIZjXdbaltsv0nb07Aa7Jk7aMM2qItcbPq_neDVzIflxeesy_8ixyDJl92H2peb6LWyAL5X-wAnxG-mmVNLV1kWQnSJR3vpe19saKJQ1SA/s400/cait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448089893065385490" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-66278181002695482592010-03-12T09:10:00.001-08:002010-03-12T09:14:24.175-08:00Acropolis at nightStill on the road...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmfMCELGNMkwNKaQgfOSS1RWxB4_5JC_snLOOOjM45A5rBDVkzzZrQeAfx0AQmfV1buhDp1s32E3ZUarm2bpHg5I_IoiAQajk9MoOeOHJzIMN4Ep-HWvK6_HE8TtUveV90tAWcg/s1600-h/sunsetacr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 474px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmfMCELGNMkwNKaQgfOSS1RWxB4_5JC_snLOOOjM45A5rBDVkzzZrQeAfx0AQmfV1buhDp1s32E3ZUarm2bpHg5I_IoiAQajk9MoOeOHJzIMN4Ep-HWvK6_HE8TtUveV90tAWcg/s400/sunsetacr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447796650472900498" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-58363739192772254842010-03-10T08:03:00.001-08:002010-03-10T08:07:05.481-08:00Goodbye Terminal 5...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRzE4uY52Di_58beLpBHIFMwOc1BfpIs7v5WpCRi2v5hJbtjw9DFDvACSl7zZtHY8k7HsfG2w1jyzq9VXI6DFftd6IgmBStrt3HRaBNZnm-n-qIQdnoVbnLJ56pDvBp2Ja2omqg/s1600-h/t5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRzE4uY52Di_58beLpBHIFMwOc1BfpIs7v5WpCRi2v5hJbtjw9DFDvACSl7zZtHY8k7HsfG2w1jyzq9VXI6DFftd6IgmBStrt3HRaBNZnm-n-qIQdnoVbnLJ56pDvBp2Ja2omqg/s400/t5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447037291150006434" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone may hate the baggage handling at T5 at Heathrow but it is a good looking Terminal.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-49335258821855233452010-03-05T05:32:00.000-08:002010-03-05T20:04:45.606-08:00Leg 2 of Hoofing it...Hoofing it is taking on a new meaning. Having traveled to Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai">Chennai</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pune">Pune</a> the past 12 days it was humorous to see these little guys outside the hotel in Chennai:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8h8jQp3brkN_rl8nB7FdfsZeajR3eAxWZe3d0yGjx2OIkLg7arwkGKofbQ4gNOT482vhCZLMg9FoXeoktD-7P20t_T-IEQsRv5qKV1bBgw2uyR8bn0BxjksKi0ztNnhmwCZQ6vA/s1600-h/Hoofin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8h8jQp3brkN_rl8nB7FdfsZeajR3eAxWZe3d0yGjx2OIkLg7arwkGKofbQ4gNOT482vhCZLMg9FoXeoktD-7P20t_T-IEQsRv5qKV1bBgw2uyR8bn0BxjksKi0ztNnhmwCZQ6vA/s400/Hoofin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443293046789232594" border="0" /></a>I was able to sneak in some sight seeing on 2/28 and visit <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabalipuram">Mahabalipuram</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRc78jWwrqdqKM8edFRvrpKHYUkdgK_zXkaUl0jPbmq-_97_SRCjUmSePGBbWrhcmfCSf746S5CPTlscK4r1Zg1PJ8N05UzdgC8mEuuslOtruNF1B_hg_hP-90BpHubprtzbBQQ/s1600-h/P1020974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRc78jWwrqdqKM8edFRvrpKHYUkdgK_zXkaUl0jPbmq-_97_SRCjUmSePGBbWrhcmfCSf746S5CPTlscK4r1Zg1PJ8N05UzdgC8mEuuslOtruNF1B_hg_hP-90BpHubprtzbBQQ/s400/P1020974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445364462451152898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRd597jmNNxcWt-55aQKHo34IvygECBQFzi_rsRRcnJMCs-jGFrfq-HGmSYcAiIxO3aSPE04Wk9-vq7IRc2Xbr707-tHcd_KnPcHlSuKz0FJBBkQgPEE0NcjtZlLwytg5KxP75g/s1600-h/P1020957.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRd597jmNNxcWt-55aQKHo34IvygECBQFzi_rsRRcnJMCs-jGFrfq-HGmSYcAiIxO3aSPE04Wk9-vq7IRc2Xbr707-tHcd_KnPcHlSuKz0FJBBkQgPEE0NcjtZlLwytg5KxP75g/s400/P1020957.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445366806825198866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviwxTJd5m3DJqqwrjbShLOAp7q0osvrvOiVsNTYj4dAhGCXsJ4teaST1E-aHStd3m3uR0pHMxkuHUD_6jiPzOE4GNu1rkSYXUJpCKRgv5zntgqd71EHw8a7RG5EJVseZuSkOxOw/s1600-h/P1020971.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviwxTJd5m3DJqqwrjbShLOAp7q0osvrvOiVsNTYj4dAhGCXsJ4teaST1E-aHStd3m3uR0pHMxkuHUD_6jiPzOE4GNu1rkSYXUJpCKRgv5zntgqd71EHw8a7RG5EJVseZuSkOxOw/s400/P1020971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445364717598408322" border="0" /></a>The pictures do not do the place justice. Also the traffic getting to some of these sights makes rush hour on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_405_%28California%29">405 Freeway in L.A</a>. look likea Formula 1 race.<br /><br />And here was the sign greeting my last stop in sightseeing:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WLzycpWsvO8G3a2YwdKVA7tOEjKps3lbns9NV1Wg3adPiNISNGzM4xR0W1YOdOJCxnYvXH4ZlKR-6l5GliohzFo54o407Yvw4FjoB_rPWDMmWLI5PRER9xPKslaJFUiwZugyKg/s1600-h/P1020955.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WLzycpWsvO8G3a2YwdKVA7tOEjKps3lbns9NV1Wg3adPiNISNGzM4xR0W1YOdOJCxnYvXH4ZlKR-6l5GliohzFo54o407Yvw4FjoB_rPWDMmWLI5PRER9xPKslaJFUiwZugyKg/s400/P1020955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445366062105622434" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-64936116615376947512010-02-26T01:44:00.001-08:002010-02-26T01:46:02.157-08:00For Sale: Marble Arch in London Contact Royal Bank of Scotland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEfA_5UQ26fwzMJ5FqcX6S0YD_Tr50EcvdyAgilVvowXetnKWgseS-DDzN7cuOLbAT_EzeGFkj69qOLnbsuFuCaRsbLIeN88H97K0JzoiKsi7edGBfwltFFZUrNHsp0NGUgVBEg/s1600-h/marblearch.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEfA_5UQ26fwzMJ5FqcX6S0YD_Tr50EcvdyAgilVvowXetnKWgseS-DDzN7cuOLbAT_EzeGFkj69qOLnbsuFuCaRsbLIeN88H97K0JzoiKsi7edGBfwltFFZUrNHsp0NGUgVBEg/s400/marblearch.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442486152092047442" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-6835496684359780732010-02-19T14:40:00.000-08:002010-02-19T14:46:30.342-08:00Hoofing it...Another round of travel is close at hand. As I will be hoofing it, this find in the front yard seemed appropriate:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmRAK8vcwTDtw_nMR2xN6HjSXNIDbVPOfSj3aLjF3hny9ylwOQStuGA9srzaL7LbZtxaEoDpRNUr8xJynU6GsIFTrqUWiqaJOAZA0ybhGp7jlHWKq9daj57OjUh_uOx4VQ1PmHA/s1600-h/onthehoof.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmRAK8vcwTDtw_nMR2xN6HjSXNIDbVPOfSj3aLjF3hny9ylwOQStuGA9srzaL7LbZtxaEoDpRNUr8xJynU6GsIFTrqUWiqaJOAZA0ybhGp7jlHWKq9daj57OjUh_uOx4VQ1PmHA/s400/onthehoof.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440089565231256610" border="0" /></a>Someones pet deer did not make it.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-14089997760356672032010-01-23T12:08:00.000-08:002010-01-23T12:57:39.741-08:00The rain has arrived...and it is wet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjU5tMexIwCcsf0XP_XxBxiOvCort0opkXaAfZM4TyDzCn6pF0qNGxQrgR1FhOHygv5SvXieu-4ujOTBlWFLcpsaSPDhkWN5EwbwJ7It7OQUX2SPWcYRz0TzAspgW6-tgVZOysw/s1600-h/airportestre.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 489px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjU5tMexIwCcsf0XP_XxBxiOvCort0opkXaAfZM4TyDzCn6pF0qNGxQrgR1FhOHygv5SvXieu-4ujOTBlWFLcpsaSPDhkWN5EwbwJ7It7OQUX2SPWcYRz0TzAspgW6-tgVZOysw/s400/airportestre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430030686738086178" border="0" /></a><br />But turns everything green<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9FTcx-Am0Xj_5FLAsmgIpEbX1zf4k9Y4RPx9SeS_lwC8g6ODzpSXMqH1mvEM5RAKdVGqod4CysuJXoBIU-sCPjml-SaNuIanzNFKdaxR-In4ClFbSfBoZLy5R0JK8R4uWnra0A/s1600-h/sunny110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 491px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9FTcx-Am0Xj_5FLAsmgIpEbX1zf4k9Y4RPx9SeS_lwC8g6ODzpSXMqH1mvEM5RAKdVGqod4CysuJXoBIU-sCPjml-SaNuIanzNFKdaxR-In4ClFbSfBoZLy5R0JK8R4uWnra0A/s400/sunny110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430041912805253938" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-32215738874167736492010-01-16T16:49:00.000-08:002010-01-17T16:59:46.964-08:00Before the Rains...<a href="http://pasostrawbale.blogspot.com/2009/07/weather-or-not-el-nino-is-coming.html">As blogged about on July 11th, 2009</a>, El Nino is here and getting stronger. This photo shows the difference in sea surface height(which corresponds to sea surface temperature)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSsqnXXciivvX0xIGowdLptyvAxPy4UlrymI8ZDK2KHJSXcUIS9QabDjhRRPACswodpCXN9EbgH4nuDdfKP5A939BaFMOzA5YWQLVUOYhh26k-tMtsh50M7EnC2CzXZ3zeNcSzg/s1600-h/elnino.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSsqnXXciivvX0xIGowdLptyvAxPy4UlrymI8ZDK2KHJSXcUIS9QabDjhRRPACswodpCXN9EbgH4nuDdfKP5A939BaFMOzA5YWQLVUOYhh26k-tMtsh50M7EnC2CzXZ3zeNcSzg/s400/elnino.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427877291401417938" border="0" /></a>There are 3 storms lined up for a direct hit on California and Saturday may be the last time a clear day like this shows up for quite a while. Let's hope the road work and erosion control works as planned.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IUwwztIbdOfbcauQO1E00v7RG07-sHyxtvHE5r8sBmI0L8EsLt74y_z0i5c8HA_K5pIlfL7Q0cIaALDwgTiABL3vzLPwgmszCMb7lYxFH7VG-waz1zCQAvFPddDFE45RpFAntA/s1600-h/vinyardcrop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 584px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IUwwztIbdOfbcauQO1E00v7RG07-sHyxtvHE5r8sBmI0L8EsLt74y_z0i5c8HA_K5pIlfL7Q0cIaALDwgTiABL3vzLPwgmszCMb7lYxFH7VG-waz1zCQAvFPddDFE45RpFAntA/s400/vinyardcrop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427876044315520450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zHX4Vr9We4cmRvc5uEHkt_oiJ6PgQffQ6RyNQ52cS178fXFS1ZZZd76gvfp770QQ1aPHIsFS8QIfCVutDl-MiWSATHHEBt6SzbwPYB93OztG5unCl0VhuDbqG1xqZevxC8l0Rg/s1600-h/vinyardcrop.jpg"><br /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-65343547338253853952009-12-30T12:04:00.001-08:002009-12-30T12:09:21.023-08:00Paso, 7 and StaplesSpending a few quiet days in Paso for the holiday break and 7 decides to run into rocks. These are the before and after pics. The vet in Paso rocks. Big props to Dr. Deb and the whole staff at <a href="http://pasovets.com/default.aspx">Paso Vet for Pets</a>. They not only saw 7 on short notice but stapled her nose, gave her antibiotics and medication for her heart murmur for $120.00. To put in perspective, a big city vet would have charged that just for the office visit.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7sGtHWDHmGIjjyRWCtQWBfkuf_y9MYrEyw9Qpbx1dEEo9Bhkf9ojyQptE57KIkOPiTFZtZiG_m4CCAw2hVBQ9fzYW2tGT3fsfnthHmkXd98QRhc2ED-u2ulbSKsc5Cies0InIQ/s1600-h/b4aftr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7sGtHWDHmGIjjyRWCtQWBfkuf_y9MYrEyw9Qpbx1dEEo9Bhkf9ojyQptE57KIkOPiTFZtZiG_m4CCAw2hVBQ9fzYW2tGT3fsfnthHmkXd98QRhc2ED-u2ulbSKsc5Cies0InIQ/s400/b4aftr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421122784524971570" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-14350431382791628472009-12-08T15:00:00.000-08:002009-12-08T15:20:23.427-08:00Year of The CreaturesNot the name of a bad 'B' movie but my experience at the Paso Straw Bale House.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgmkMqN9Z9gaJtm6xL5os1h1w59xopmpkNzqiXXsP66By7zOOeOX6ZytmjZW20v-Jkcgp4OOyM1jPXQW0O2yjC3YCkT2LsrSpZoec9u1ClH0D5R8LCasf7hAoIqBVG_Dd0iCpEA/s1600-h/creaturepaso.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 517px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgmkMqN9Z9gaJtm6xL5os1h1w59xopmpkNzqiXXsP66By7zOOeOX6ZytmjZW20v-Jkcgp4OOyM1jPXQW0O2yjC3YCkT2LsrSpZoec9u1ClH0D5R8LCasf7hAoIqBVG_Dd0iCpEA/s400/creaturepaso.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413009034838190770" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-80644107730837638252009-12-02T17:50:00.000-08:002009-12-02T17:55:42.286-08:00Views from my part of the world...A fire in Morro Bay<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_3u8JQQqaKpdttyEB-1a6Fx2XA2xFtwN8C-2mxCo-y7TilRU8WVtEKJEnYCPUldnKgiXOF1-ePyabqVNNThkN890vi9pAbk_c1YeLLCw-f-K6a595Nil4I0wSkU2eN5JYb80XQ/s1600-h/finalmbfirepano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_3u8JQQqaKpdttyEB-1a6Fx2XA2xFtwN8C-2mxCo-y7TilRU8WVtEKJEnYCPUldnKgiXOF1-ePyabqVNNThkN890vi9pAbk_c1YeLLCw-f-K6a595Nil4I0wSkU2eN5JYb80XQ/s400/finalmbfirepano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410822403116970466" border="0" /></a>and a fiery sunset in Paso<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELXCu-cyBSrcuN2sZ57TK5FJWtVXdS1bHNybmtQBeEs9chNc2TMhbdqr4SGNBT4lg-RbwAdGkHOegRHCk7rhDuNCH4mWnpaThfhRqgP1IvB7-zEHfwrlrU5BWcMVHYKFe0OOq5g/s1600-h/finaldecpano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELXCu-cyBSrcuN2sZ57TK5FJWtVXdS1bHNybmtQBeEs9chNc2TMhbdqr4SGNBT4lg-RbwAdGkHOegRHCk7rhDuNCH4mWnpaThfhRqgP1IvB7-zEHfwrlrU5BWcMVHYKFe0OOq5g/s400/finaldecpano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410821882805453490" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-54678958624479910322009-11-22T18:25:00.000-08:002009-11-22T18:32:52.586-08:00Can someone tell me what this bug is?After seeing this,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1mOmLGSJfA16IViQF2svrSW6fgXd6yxsymxz4AFYVisBuKgDeEFF92yDU8x9MomMimCwAi9ryLkLnBRsrtsjy5ETaAB9nK0IrCijIFSICKA38VCGnuZ6pJ02hL-dCh1f_Fa2Ag/s1600/bugme.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1mOmLGSJfA16IViQF2svrSW6fgXd6yxsymxz4AFYVisBuKgDeEFF92yDU8x9MomMimCwAi9ryLkLnBRsrtsjy5ETaAB9nK0IrCijIFSICKA38VCGnuZ6pJ02hL-dCh1f_Fa2Ag/s400/bugme.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407120933732145426" border="0" /></a>I needed this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjBmJxQZn7Q0nXEPDIa0NYZSyvgUKpJTn2IgM7q4dgIsBy5uA73vsnLPugJoq5-FidJ1oNzb-Pgp42zjjHMWS6wl81pxS662PSz3qAdTazfxRe-QYX51WkluIttJoN0pKC4BcCA/s1600/wino.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjBmJxQZn7Q0nXEPDIa0NYZSyvgUKpJTn2IgM7q4dgIsBy5uA73vsnLPugJoq5-FidJ1oNzb-Pgp42zjjHMWS6wl81pxS662PSz3qAdTazfxRe-QYX51WkluIttJoN0pKC4BcCA/s400/wino.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407121381140454658" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-57866762451141227752009-10-31T19:12:00.000-07:002009-11-14T11:48:31.730-08:004 yearsIt has been four years since the occupancy permit was granted. This is what the house looked like Oct of 2005:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzkxu_a58krijzmwLpPKL1j1H57k3meShsbOYjf5BVzysGp21ffKgm45HYNxOj86taSh-bKE20oDePeI6C5827pehC_d_cniNTPSN5c5yHtMl6CQKvWPMsriBEjVU-lNgHddibA/s1600-h/houseview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzkxu_a58krijzmwLpPKL1j1H57k3meShsbOYjf5BVzysGp21ffKgm45HYNxOj86taSh-bKE20oDePeI6C5827pehC_d_cniNTPSN5c5yHtMl6CQKvWPMsriBEjVU-lNgHddibA/s400/houseview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404047184295138626" border="0" /></a><br />And this is what it looks like Oct 2009:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMyv-s0oreZkh5p31Tsc9y1hYIKChI6EQ4UqMTbtj1TOUmJGrADSTVfiwtiO-iACHbl9rXHIej8xn84-KQcarLO7NCw6WzAlh5plqCDwhvcvjNsJ4J6V1vc9URMucrPFhKGBHXA/s1600-h/compare.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMyv-s0oreZkh5p31Tsc9y1hYIKChI6EQ4UqMTbtj1TOUmJGrADSTVfiwtiO-iACHbl9rXHIej8xn84-KQcarLO7NCw6WzAlh5plqCDwhvcvjNsJ4J6V1vc9URMucrPFhKGBHXA/s400/compare.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404046939443066674" border="0" /></a>Getting there.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-56960576935305840692009-10-19T08:59:00.000-07:002009-10-19T09:40:31.991-07:00Hot and HumidHarvest weekend has come and gone. The leaves are turning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_NT-Kfa7laDeqx-XG1mne-Vi5r9zn33O5poEVI1QHZ7W256SdH71_8fah1sdoExZroi75g2ygxdp0qtMmIKi52Bo9nHq9Kqiuld0GpuSErTRwrWhVl9FaHDWwTLSaymYi8yJcQ/s1600-h/79pano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_NT-Kfa7laDeqx-XG1mne-Vi5r9zn33O5poEVI1QHZ7W256SdH71_8fah1sdoExZroi75g2ygxdp0qtMmIKi52Bo9nHq9Kqiuld0GpuSErTRwrWhVl9FaHDWwTLSaymYi8yJcQ/s400/79pano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394349594806579938" border="0" /></a><br />the tarantulas are using iPhones to stay connected<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkGKjd_-NJRU2WZeVtxXyS-swJgPDUaJIx-N7WITIi8iueJ7rWHiOGaQM0IJsbpJoL5JJDx8LLEIJbVd5fbz1u0qm4QXwEGNAKz5JANFtdw6sDgiRtGpxzUEbfqYFKLIIQEG6UA/s1600-h/P1020507.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkGKjd_-NJRU2WZeVtxXyS-swJgPDUaJIx-N7WITIi8iueJ7rWHiOGaQM0IJsbpJoL5JJDx8LLEIJbVd5fbz1u0qm4QXwEGNAKz5JANFtdw6sDgiRtGpxzUEbfqYFKLIIQEG6UA/s400/P1020507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394350003754512850" border="0" /></a><br />and as always the sunsets are wonderful<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbaknQJ-gjHO30g-KIHf8HAGgbU9oyiuMUpG7SPuSiGIz9-CWLtJoDCCXHgzzRWaKJE1SIXid6gqvnlZEeQR1y-L5e2La53voj_BzhnjAn2VicGjbSKWnu2AG7zQg5W-VO3KpgQ/s1600-h/1sunsetpno.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbaknQJ-gjHO30g-KIHf8HAGgbU9oyiuMUpG7SPuSiGIz9-CWLtJoDCCXHgzzRWaKJE1SIXid6gqvnlZEeQR1y-L5e2La53voj_BzhnjAn2VicGjbSKWnu2AG7zQg5W-VO3KpgQ/s400/1sunsetpno.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394350506246390770" border="0" /></a>Even with the temprature in the high 80's and humidity in the 70's, the house stayed cool and comfortable.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-74147202536036070032009-10-03T19:19:00.000-07:002009-10-03T19:31:11.910-07:00Harvest TimeHarvest is in full view:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3F_L2ET1UptIKzGQbY-r_EpzJ-jZ4NHPoNSlxGNuMqYODDc8TIOdQ16oorsGDriMwpJErKS18WZZ-LJ47HmC7sP2psJMTyxnPRRdsuFAESn_EeNlXwH_z6ES_JvWfH49LVSDS8Q/s1600-h/grapesofwrath.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3F_L2ET1UptIKzGQbY-r_EpzJ-jZ4NHPoNSlxGNuMqYODDc8TIOdQ16oorsGDriMwpJErKS18WZZ-LJ47HmC7sP2psJMTyxnPRRdsuFAESn_EeNlXwH_z6ES_JvWfH49LVSDS8Q/s400/grapesofwrath.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388564225364710482" border="0" /></a><br />The house is a constant 72-77 degrees this time of year. Which is perfect for just hanging out on the couch and watching the sunset.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZKtlwEKjmO5x5T76I8d8dddz3As2uRrqTMAieLUEj8JrYyzUj0PQpG4XhgZJyqAY58UxZn8Q11dTVIGgvQYbWmfea8lZzI54pGjlAC1vZSlXX4G99A_-28_H-N0oLCx975RWKw/s1600-h/sunsetharvest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZKtlwEKjmO5x5T76I8d8dddz3As2uRrqTMAieLUEj8JrYyzUj0PQpG4XhgZJyqAY58UxZn8Q11dTVIGgvQYbWmfea8lZzI54pGjlAC1vZSlXX4G99A_-28_H-N0oLCx975RWKw/s400/sunsetharvest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388566509557023714" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-7995400117667818542009-09-11T21:11:00.000-07:002009-09-12T15:13:54.335-07:009/11 in New YorkI am in NYC this week. Remembering events of 8 years ago. On that day 8 years ago, over 3000 people were killed by extremists. Unchecked and unchallenged extremism leads to extreme actions. Fortunately, hope and optimism challenge and frequently defeat extremism.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjS1N_3YXq11ULECI7przhCJcVdtuNn5KXaZaT6WP0uXGWQ7Y9HI2mfESmZUWcRK0KIenv5DATyexEX1E6Lc4Q9qTb-AmtJk1uGcL5lFT17d_HJYfPPdsX0FthNGzGSKhzMYjcg/s1600-h/P1020457.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjS1N_3YXq11ULECI7przhCJcVdtuNn5KXaZaT6WP0uXGWQ7Y9HI2mfESmZUWcRK0KIenv5DATyexEX1E6Lc4Q9qTb-AmtJk1uGcL5lFT17d_HJYfPPdsX0FthNGzGSKhzMYjcg/s400/P1020457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380705897510226114" border="0" /></a>Hopefully the extremists who yell 'You Lie', spread false rumors about "Death Panels and want to maintain the status quo are challenged and put in check.<br /><br />Joe Wilson and Sarah Palin can:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRR3XNKViG_1QvlyXXGwl2tPdmK7LhgFUmkxqGt2r9abd_7F10cBqVwDXrqnqi1g0tYPPmb0MoCtGT1Qwn3IGmqhsB7Yw5TIjSIAJBRsby8sPU7jKxCbmA2i-K4G7AvB3jbvRRFA/s1600-h/t-shirt_bite_me.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRR3XNKViG_1QvlyXXGwl2tPdmK7LhgFUmkxqGt2r9abd_7F10cBqVwDXrqnqi1g0tYPPmb0MoCtGT1Qwn3IGmqhsB7Yw5TIjSIAJBRsby8sPU7jKxCbmA2i-K4G7AvB3jbvRRFA/s400/t-shirt_bite_me.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380707588618487426" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-67936425203255849912009-09-02T10:08:00.000-07:002009-09-02T10:18:46.255-07:00Views from the WebCamHere are some of the more interesting views from the webcam this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZ72m0Cs0CIIbzJltzIbFC5_Q9ztkQjy8jULHcqwX7P67uyvlvjCYWIGQTa9Neehyphenhyphen0WSpN7otFPs2rSoOZqggbJpNCbFaM-gb9Xri8C6WEfjuzBB7syU_SYS0A1NiJ2xoShoqHQ/s1600-h/webcamshots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZ72m0Cs0CIIbzJltzIbFC5_Q9ztkQjy8jULHcqwX7P67uyvlvjCYWIGQTa9Neehyphenhyphen0WSpN7otFPs2rSoOZqggbJpNCbFaM-gb9Xri8C6WEfjuzBB7syU_SYS0A1NiJ2xoShoqHQ/s400/webcamshots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376920446460693074" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-49415734828807316992009-08-30T17:23:00.000-07:002009-08-30T19:53:31.250-07:00Apocalyptic SkyThis was the sky last weekend. One of the more amazing sunsets in recent memory.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G4Sadynd-kZO-F5qfEYALkHn0Prq5DZ1lli59ycNY1tl9Kcj0Snp6hBM4IC1Fgnk-zrzMbKO7vdcsJ5pXPNFDbFH5cvZ6KGnc3WsgjFzTNNg3HZsnhIjoC_T13lBMIREYADIgQ/s1600-h/firesky2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G4Sadynd-kZO-F5qfEYALkHn0Prq5DZ1lli59ycNY1tl9Kcj0Snp6hBM4IC1Fgnk-zrzMbKO7vdcsJ5pXPNFDbFH5cvZ6KGnc3WsgjFzTNNg3HZsnhIjoC_T13lBMIREYADIgQ/s400/firesky2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375918242055435554" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-33666201399855762072009-08-17T07:46:00.000-07:002009-08-17T12:57:04.065-07:00Straw Bale TroikaI find it odd that I can walk to two other straw bale houses:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTwue2q2I8zzyoFR9H-oDTQ0_6PO_x7kGLUokdTM1tAi7ccxCyQhukAmx0Er3IS7zqGNEMeGWvIMRSzbGecBmUMuDXxckZe3YxZ_difgMsnQF-2YvtJB816VodSqHtPrRONO2vg/s1600-h/strawbaletroika.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTwue2q2I8zzyoFR9H-oDTQ0_6PO_x7kGLUokdTM1tAi7ccxCyQhukAmx0Er3IS7zqGNEMeGWvIMRSzbGecBmUMuDXxckZe3YxZ_difgMsnQF-2YvtJB816VodSqHtPrRONO2vg/s400/strawbaletroika.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371022721447532370" border="0" /></a>and drive to 2 more within 10 minutes. Not to mention the proliferation of straw bale wineries.<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.dubostwine.com/">Dubost Winery</a></li><li><a href="http://www.claibornechurchill.com/photo_galleries/index.php?id=1">Claiborne Churchill</a></li></ul> Since straw bale is not the most obvious choice for building it is kinda cool.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-23702141075431806992009-08-01T23:20:00.000-07:002009-08-01T23:58:09.031-07:00Landsnaking...The majority of the landscaping is complete. The design is fairly close to what was <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://pasostrawbale.blogspot.com/2009/04/earth-fire-ice-and-sweat.html">designed</a>.<br /><br />Here is the almost finished product:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif41vK-yqyMB3Om5iKcDc7nqsL1Fj9cVvyJffKrQXFasx6lXVT_XBCS4OBwdXwQXqq0LQqpQ3YVIKT3Kmc6SNKNZCE0CQ6TTxT-e3op_xH8ZnSDVlIReuGa3ntj1aRgJFgi5BV7A/s1600-h/backcropped2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif41vK-yqyMB3Om5iKcDc7nqsL1Fj9cVvyJffKrQXFasx6lXVT_XBCS4OBwdXwQXqq0LQqpQ3YVIKT3Kmc6SNKNZCE0CQ6TTxT-e3op_xH8ZnSDVlIReuGa3ntj1aRgJFgi5BV7A/s400/backcropped2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365252590145165410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnD8gEYFzKeIkMB4Dl2cLhKkadESw2V9aIqyGUpL6osKrtWY8U6hMH6x7G-UqPg_ucFCBxCaDro-mH7WkQ4_0MHR4gZ9v-Q1OARoAJb5-72ZP0jO2xFm5qDhCTjCnGyBDHcK39fQ/s1600-h/backcropped1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnD8gEYFzKeIkMB4Dl2cLhKkadESw2V9aIqyGUpL6osKrtWY8U6hMH6x7G-UqPg_ucFCBxCaDro-mH7WkQ4_0MHR4gZ9v-Q1OARoAJb5-72ZP0jO2xFm5qDhCTjCnGyBDHcK39fQ/s400/backcropped1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365253500872004626" border="0" /></a>for the visually astute, there is a visitor from a previous blog posting in the picture above...<br /><br />in the lower left corner in the picture above, is the snake from my <a href="http://pasostrawbale.blogspot.com/2009/04/snake.html">April 19th, 2009 post.</a><br /><br />Here is a closer look:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctI_Tpl2kNf-KNiEpN_9Goj5nW71PsLkAH6MWj8QfEAoXfKF6pbuPDy8EoUZu8w8HxmPvdr8YNv0f4MaE7s-z3kSFzzfdH8EOOyaU-Wkjx8rMo0XPKS-DZKQ2DHgxCtIvx2RUDQ/s1600-h/snaky.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctI_Tpl2kNf-KNiEpN_9Goj5nW71PsLkAH6MWj8QfEAoXfKF6pbuPDy8EoUZu8w8HxmPvdr8YNv0f4MaE7s-z3kSFzzfdH8EOOyaU-Wkjx8rMo0XPKS-DZKQ2DHgxCtIvx2RUDQ/s400/snaky.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365255820755851106" border="0" /></a>and here:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypUGyZbzHnosk3dT7NKiN1Wjtbz8WIxkk0y9et3pYKxK-cHf-ahOUfl5-neFI0Omgm_4kerDXoCnKRXevuvjHTQmfNrfFkSlPUhhVbZddT9KI9QT_BdeItCpbiWCm-cMNi3qaGg/s1600-h/snaky2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypUGyZbzHnosk3dT7NKiN1Wjtbz8WIxkk0y9et3pYKxK-cHf-ahOUfl5-neFI0Omgm_4kerDXoCnKRXevuvjHTQmfNrfFkSlPUhhVbZddT9KI9QT_BdeItCpbiWCm-cMNi3qaGg/s400/snaky2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365256588770597762" border="0" /></a>This snake is not camera shy...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-40664862381288437652009-07-19T23:46:00.000-07:002009-07-20T20:02:00.807-07:00Sometimes I forget...how much thought went into certain aspects of this house. From the light covered <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_roof">'cool roof'</a> that reflects a majority of the solar gain and keeps the house cool:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73jY_3JXk31M8j1T32a8EJyzUyuzhOvIciBY_peL824K5lS-QxZkgXtYW6mtUxcjUPpH5ln2rzt-Dx1BYjV2d3J9SqifIXb0ngaRK7vfR6m95lOVYDg8V_sKBuguMKudwldCz5g/s1600-h/roof.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73jY_3JXk31M8j1T32a8EJyzUyuzhOvIciBY_peL824K5lS-QxZkgXtYW6mtUxcjUPpH5ln2rzt-Dx1BYjV2d3J9SqifIXb0ngaRK7vfR6m95lOVYDg8V_sKBuguMKudwldCz5g/s400/roof.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360431586034305506" border="0" /></a>The drought resistant plants and ground cover that keeps the ground cool:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNoG1qq_DRBDmm14iMi2oOGSHEaApjAmgoodcTm8eBSpNj4aCSCPrTZgjqUf7swz7JAhgart72b9qjR3DXjmwPogTwic9KUE11UJTe0eH8vYOyOFYvMKCa9QezyJ8tpBmTuOTNA/s1600-h/plants.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNoG1qq_DRBDmm14iMi2oOGSHEaApjAmgoodcTm8eBSpNj4aCSCPrTZgjqUf7swz7JAhgart72b9qjR3DXjmwPogTwic9KUE11UJTe0eH8vYOyOFYvMKCa9QezyJ8tpBmTuOTNA/s400/plants.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360433381268505762" border="0" /></a>and forgoing rain gutters to allow for run off to water the landscaping during the winter.<br /><br />In addition to the Low E, reflective windows:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzxTh965bySg8IaGQjAXP_gO3xgvL4biM0sRjCY4HRRCrgqAlKaOpek44bQcX0RKKEE0VombIDST9Ef53gCkq1wUyqjSAivh9s4tVQt1kzJmY-0lqdsmdJR3mql4A162w9KOWzg/s1600-h/reflections.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzxTh965bySg8IaGQjAXP_gO3xgvL4biM0sRjCY4HRRCrgqAlKaOpek44bQcX0RKKEE0VombIDST9Ef53gCkq1wUyqjSAivh9s4tVQt1kzJmY-0lqdsmdJR3mql4A162w9KOWzg/s400/reflections.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360630949635540258" border="0" /></a><br />the interior has stained concrete flooring that keeps the house cool, high ceilings to allow for heat to rise and clerestory windows that open to let the heat out at night:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTuKWFgToG4fJHAbp4OHAqMgNXEGdHVTirL8q8oJEJwXuc1CaqYG0KpKWPfG4D9S8aanwGygn7BR0oum0RH2KWkg1yRdKorDj07QIBo30rE6JA6eahCrSRcf5suCLjd_TGNRc8g/s1600-h/highfans.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTuKWFgToG4fJHAbp4OHAqMgNXEGdHVTirL8q8oJEJwXuc1CaqYG0KpKWPfG4D9S8aanwGygn7BR0oum0RH2KWkg1yRdKorDj07QIBo30rE6JA6eahCrSRcf5suCLjd_TGNRc8g/s400/highfans.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360624470632080658" border="0" /></a> These design features keep the house comparatively cool during the summer. On average the house stays 25F-30F degrees cooler than the outside temp in the summer. When it was 109F+ this weekend, the house stayed 79 degrees.<br /><br />7/18: Outside 105/Inside 83<br />7/19: Outside 109/Inside 79<br />7/20: Outside 112/Inside 80<br /><br />Overall, the design of the house is meeting or exceeding the expected summer performance.<br /><br />Let's talk about winter performance in 12/09.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14116224.post-8686253374789713662009-07-11T10:35:00.000-07:002009-07-12T18:15:03.316-07:00Weather or Not, El Nino is coming....They say that California does not have seasons. As a Californian I offer that we have two seasons. Drought and <a href="http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/science/el-nino-text.html">El Nino</a>. Here is a description of El Nino from NOAA:<br /><ul><li>El NiƱo is an oscillation of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific having important consequences for <a href="http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/gif/summer_winter1-nns.gif">weather around the glob</a>e. Among these consequences are increased rainfall across the southern tier of the US and in Peru, which has caused destructive flooding, and drought in the West Pacific, sometimes associated with devastating brush fires in Australia</li><li>El Nino's usually bring heavy rain to the west coast of California with frequent flooding and mudslides. Mostly in the first 3 months of the calendar year.</li></ul>Why this is of interest to me is because it usually means rain in biblical amounts. At least for California. The average rainfall in the Paso Robles area is between 12-14 inches per year. The past 5 El Nino events produced yearly rainfall as follows<br /><ul><li>1978 23.38 inches<br /></li><li>1983 26.46 inches<br /></li><li>1993 23.01 inches<br /></li><li>1995 27.95 inches</li><li>1998 20.65 inches</li></ul>This may not look significant but in 4 of those years over 14 inches of rain fell in January and February alone. This causes the ground to become saturated and mudslides occur like this one in La Conchita, south of Santa Barbara:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgD9JZvppXv5CaIGtoTCxexOow0r1CMSuuW8XRhknF5TbgrekR2f3xhQWGtSkuaIkWDMvWN9IB-qdbe7Q8ukpZEnBCeFBQETEMNoBIicsCfnOlk43hOxUMli1wtt7-ToRRACxbg/s1600-h/LaConchitaAerialFromOcean.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgD9JZvppXv5CaIGtoTCxexOow0r1CMSuuW8XRhknF5TbgrekR2f3xhQWGtSkuaIkWDMvWN9IB-qdbe7Q8ukpZEnBCeFBQETEMNoBIicsCfnOlk43hOxUMli1wtt7-ToRRACxbg/s400/LaConchitaAerialFromOcean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357484162019991938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9EYvXqSeAB9qFyRPASJDqXNUYB6iXzRgqfm1mwClzt_ih9VH6bUT4e6YxzjG3ZxThiZijU397avXP79S9qhY3-h9CWb_OuVYVvwBuDVnqcmQx5JekKQOWkDTISicIvWctOy0Fw/s1600-h/LaConchita.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9EYvXqSeAB9qFyRPASJDqXNUYB6iXzRgqfm1mwClzt_ih9VH6bUT4e6YxzjG3ZxThiZijU397avXP79S9qhY3-h9CWb_OuVYVvwBuDVnqcmQx5JekKQOWkDTISicIvWctOy0Fw/s400/LaConchita.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357484556437443298" border="0" /></a><br />The recent work on the road here:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16XPORz52wA6o7i-BUdEQY6TyxefK6yfoN58L4wQjVD5imLPOhe4q5hBmDZyEYJFB-XXeF8NabSQtK6FSX5gB5pvtVo89ktJNwmzLYwnxWzBDC7Rmlwwo8hAsGf0S7xxE9r4lVQ/s1600-h/culvert.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16XPORz52wA6o7i-BUdEQY6TyxefK6yfoN58L4wQjVD5imLPOhe4q5hBmDZyEYJFB-XXeF8NabSQtK6FSX5gB5pvtVo89ktJNwmzLYwnxWzBDC7Rmlwwo8hAsGf0S7xxE9r4lVQ/s400/culvert.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357486149538756658" border="0" /></a><br />should mitigate the erosion and mudslide that blocked the road that in 2005 after 14 inches of rain Jan-Mar.<br /><br />I sincerely hope this is my only post on El Nino.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Paso Straw Bale Feed</div>Leslie Mileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671935863281153524noreply@blogger.com0