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 Joshua Tree 2010  
  The Pond: The 133 gal pond 74x51x18 fits a Prius Cutting ground rod so can't tear pond Leveling the pond, packing soil beneith
Clothes washer discharges into pond Pond and septic friendly cleaners The pond in a patio of rocks and plants
A Burgundy Red Louisiana Iris Two Anacharis stems Water Poppy - Hydrocleys Nymphoides
Water Sprite, Floating Form Yellow Floating Heart Parrot’s Feather. Diamond Milfoil
Planting Water Poppy The pond plants are beginning to grow A simple valve and float shutoff
It works, but it could get stuck open Brass-PVC grates held up under pressure The pond filler is assembled
The frog spitter fills the pond Sump pump on a plate in a pond liner The sump pump wrapped in a wire mesh
Pond liner hung from shower floor A 330 GPH Totalpond pump and filter Replacing a 210 GPH pump with a 560
Two timers for two pond pumps Pond water recirculates down waterfall Morning's Nursery in 29 Palms, CA
  Plants: New plants and nutrients Adding lime to caliche soil & mulch mix Planting a Manzanillo Olive Tree
Planting a Dwarf Rosemary Hose thru PVC pipe to avoid crimping Two shutoffs in a small irrigation box
  Water: A shutoff valve for the Olive tree To carry rain and shower water to pond The downspout flows to the pond
Rain flows down to a second gutter Three gutters send water to the pond Fitting around the compost toilet vent
Amerimax gutter for a Carolina carport Downspouts & drain pipes deliver water Connecting a corrugated roof to a wall
Carolina carport with Amerimax gutters All gutters capture rain for the pond A Sun-mar compost toilet with no drain
  Toilet: The drain hose through an elbow Overflow hose runs to a drainfield pipe Name brand paper does not compost
  Bedroom: Compost toilet drawer into a composter A new pillow-top bed Sloping floor; Castors raise the head
Inline cord switch with a pull-chain A custom made pull-chain cord switch A Pennzoil siphon pump at Wal-mart
Pull-chain cord switch in a rubber bulb Branstrator trailer window frames New bed, wall, frames, blinds & tracks
  Web Cams: An imitation SVAT security camera The Logitech Alert network adapter The Logitech Alert 750e power supply
Inserting a micro SD chip into the cam Securing the web cam with Loctite A Logitech Alert web cam view
The Logitech Alert 750e and the 700i Finding better outlet for the power box The Logitech Alert 700i web camera
Faux wood blinds wrap around the 700i Capturing packrat desecration Bird in motion by a Logitech Alert 750e
  Creatures: A spider triggers a Logitech Alert 750e A Desert Tortoise A Walking Stick insect
Something is eating my smokes Mice! (Infrared night vision capture) A broken Eucalyptus Tree
  Interesting: Spectracide Seal & Jobe's Tree Wrap A Seascape by Verne Gillespie Sun rise behind the hill
Mount San Jacinto over Route 62 The iron hub of a Branstrator trailer A third wire grounds a two-wire system
  Insulation: Layered insulating fiberglass bats Crawlspace foam-plywood insulation Bolts pull 6" of solid foam to frame

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 Joshua Tree 2009  
A Prius and a GPS The Los Angles Adventurer Hotel cottage In our new wrought iron chairs
At The Cottage Restaurant, Laguna Beach The Massachusetts FastLane transponder
  Toilets: A rock privy A Coleman chemical toilet, circa 2001 A chemical toilet disposal hole
A makeshift urinal A Sun-Mar Compost Toilet kit The compost toilet interior
Fitting a compost toilet vent A C-channel and rubber bumpers The compost toilet interior contents
The compost toilet drawer on day 20 Compost & microbe mixes from Sears.com Compost mix in a Buddeez container
A compost toilet vent system A new electrical outlet
  Sinks: The first trailer sink Plumbing the vanity retractable faucet A Pegasus glass vessel vanity
Covering the plumbing holes Filling the old plumbing holes Washing dishes at our original campsite
  Laundry: The Joshua Tree Laundromat, 2001 The Danby DTT420 specifications The Danby twin tub portable machine
The machine & sink drain to this bucket
  Irrigation: Delivery to our 2600 gallon water tank Filling our water tank The DIG Automatic Timer 9001DB
The Orbit H2O-6 Sprinkler The Rain Alert Transmitter & Receiver The Rain Alert Ultrasonic Transmitter
Adjusting The Rain Alert receiver Getting the water level in the tank Our home
  The Tree: Boring granite with a gas powered auger Holes augered into granite Buying mulch, gypsum and stakes
Planting a Red River Eucalyptus Six stages of a fast growing tree A Red River Eucalyptus and Our Home
  Waterfall: A heavy evening sky Granite polished by eons of rare flows Our spontaneous waterfall
A creek through the wash by our home The boulder that rolled in the rain This wash was a river 2 days before
  The Sign: A community Narrowing the road on our land To discourage truck traffic
  A Shower Roof: Adding a corrugated panel roof A SUNTUF polycarbonate corrugated roof The shower stall
  Rattlesnakes: A dog line trolley A new leather and brass dog collar Rattlesnake vaccination
Accidental rattlesnake road-kill Medicated after the rattlesnake bite A Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake
  Creatures: A PetSafe Electric Dog Fence Collar A Tarantula A Hummingbird on a Yucca
  Skys: Full moon A golden mountain range A double rainbow
  Vegetation: What is this? An herb? A chia? A Desert Spinystar A Beavertail Cactus
A Desert Wishbone bush What is this? A Walker's Suncup? Pink Mormon Tea Pods
  Misc: An aluminum vintage teardrop trailer Cusions and quilt by Eileen Blakeman An antique silver hogs hair brush
Carl Hiaasen, Sandwich High, July 2010

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 Joshua Tree 2008
A Garmin Nuvi 660 GPS at night Snow on The Painted Cliffs, Lupton, AZ Entering Joshua Tree in a snow storm
Tanith, Tiffany, Jensen Kerr & Eileen Molly, a happy dog Sunset through a mountain pass
  Plants: A Fremont's Pin Cushion Desert Dandelions in a Wishbone bush The Wooly Desert Marigold
  Creatures: Honey bees sip from the dog water dish Desert Chuckwalla lizard Western Fence lizards copulating
A red House Finch pair Desert Tortoise eating dandelions A bonzai cedar splitting rock
  Home Improvement: A 'No Trucks' sign for our driveway A new mirror for the bedroom door Weaving a repair into the screen door
The kitchen table in its new position Chest refrigerator gutter guard catch Tethered Blackberry 8820 as a modem
  Water & Rock Walls: Old steel tank & Rubbermaid tub system The 11' pad is ready for the 8' tank Dragging a water tank up hill
Animation: Building a rock wall A polyetheline tank & it's rock wall Shims will make a loose stone wall solid
A sediment diverter to eject 1st crud Rock steps overlay filled trench & pipe Exposed pipes camouflaged with burlap
  Hot Shower: A shower stall with partition & gates Veranda composite decking Flexible resin moulding holds cedar wall
Series: Rheem tankless lp gas water heater Sealing leak with Rectorseal repair kit
  Views: A wall, water tank & prospective patio The view from the water tank pad Four rock walls
Overhead, two roads and our driveway Satellite of our 10 acre parcel, 02/07 Overlooking a Joshua Tree valley
Moon over the Joshua Tree National Park Trailer, carport, solar, stone walls Bob Malin, spouse of Neena Meador
  Travel: A bus to the Ensenada boat A Los Angeles Adventurer Hotel suite Foggy morning leaving Los Angeles
A final early morning overlook The car and the dog are ready to go Driving through a Utah mountain range
The stormy moon through a moving window The US map and the 3 primary routes

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 Joshua Tree 2007  
TomTom GPS above the Prius monitor Pennsylvania turnpike tunnel A Denny's Diner
London Bridge, Xmas lights Blankets of Xmas lights, Havasu, AZ The Early Bird Cafe
  Local: Steel & Rock by Bill Bolster New Years poker A homeowners meeting
Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown Dancing waitress Bastrups & Eileen
Dental chair terror - me Dental X-Rays - mine Shower at Jerry's Gym
Jean Davis's home for sale Atherton's new pond Shower at Coyote Corner
  To Laguna: Negotiating with a cigar store indian The Hotel Laguna At the Cottage, Laguna Beach
Ocean beyond the patio Dog taking a drink The Forest Avenue gate
  History+: TL Blakeman, Phyllis, John, Jack Church Hobbit & I, 1967 Seal playing the surf
  LAX: Good budget lodging near LAX Los Angeles Adventurer dining LAX Tower. The Arched Theme Building
  Trailer: Roof of trailer 2001 Roof of trailer 2002 Trailer in 2006
A rainy day in Joshua Tree Puddles on a rusty trailer roof Rain drips on ceiling
Freeze broken PVC pipe Covering roof with tarps Measuring for carport
  Carport: Getting length of trailer Carport crew arrives Assembling a carport
Old trailer under new carport Carolina Carport roof, west end Carport close-ups
  Solar: Jackhammering a grounding rod Seven rods at 7 depths Retraining neck muscles
Off-grid system components Diagram of a solar power system UPS delivery
Lifting a solar panel Solar panel clamp Office corner with solar power
Utility house panels. Roof over trailer Glasses and shadow
  Wiring: Wiring to dormer & office Utility house wiring Inverter in the van
Old trailer wheel, new conduit New pipe & wire, old trailer iron Wiring trailer outlets & switch
  Renovation: Trailer prior to wiring Trailer during wiring Trailer after wiring
Appliances & lamps running on solar Trailer appliances & lamps shining No more draining the cooler
Sketch of trailer layout Wall after removing closets Burning an old plywood wall
Center wall & wheel well wire Wall wired and renovated Snapshot through a mirror
Trailer wheel well - storage box Bedroom before renovation & wiring During renovation wiring
After renovation & wiring Spare electrical box for lamp Zip-lock bag preserves Wood Filler
A brass lamp, a new shelf New shelves & lamp as office Bracing door jamb wall
Warped and new beams New support in the rack A corrugated panel roof
  Heat: 3000 BTU heater after 6 years 1000 BTU heater Cooking with a 16.4 oz cylinder
Refilling 16.4 oz cylinders Twelve cylinders refilled
4000-9000 BTU Mr Heater, 20 Lb tank 20 Lb tanks stored outside
  Plants: Goldfields Lasthenia, Dune Primrose Mojave Desert Parsley Gold Poppy
The Mojave Aster at 3 PM Birdfoot Deervetch Pea Cacti & Goldfields Lasthenia
The Mojave Aster at 7 PM Light on branches Yellow springtime field
  Creatures: A King Snake Visiting Chuckwalla Gambels Quail behind screen
Stick insect on a miter saw Lonely skull in the rocks
  Scenery: Overlooking a Joshua Tree valley Sun flare over a mountain range New road into another hill
Sunset over a parking lot Overhead satellite Image
  East: Route 40 through Texas early morn Lauren & Ron at the Cape Windows XP Explorer & Cam2PC

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 Joshua Tree 2006  
Eileen sleeping in van Water Canyon Coffee Co Molly at a window of snow
Water Canyon Coffee Co Window of rain
  Neighbors: Above Atherton home Tom's trailer & pickup Atherton Flashbyte internet
Eileen & Bastrups, The Country Kitchen Bastrup Courtyard
  Roof: New roof over the box trailer Dodge van carrying lumber
  Land: Series: Inside the stone wall Series: Outside the stone wall On top of the stone wall
Winching a rock with the van A NW to SW line through the valley A SW to SE line up the hill
Rain and wind sculpted top of the hill Old man rock Pitcher rock
North side Of hill (3751 pix wide)
  Burn: The fire pit The wash before the burn Burning brush in the evening
The wash after the burn Wall for a baby cactus
  Vegetation: Joshua trees Joshua tree and bird Hedgehog cactus flowers
  Creatures: Valley with cat paths (bottom right) A Desert Lynx passing through Tia, the Meador-Malin dog
Young Chuckwalla Western fence lizard on deck White-Tailed Antelope Ground Squirrel
Travelling Millipede Travelling Velvet Ant wasp
  Sky: Trailer, flag and sunset Full moon flag Sunset           Clouds
  Laguna: Laguna Beach bunnies Laguna Beach seagulls Eileen and I at dinner
  East: A Cape Cod kitchen The Prius monitor
  Web: Google traffic LA Google traffic Boston Search engine querys to my web site

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 Joshua Tree 2005  
  Trip west: Pontiac Vibe rental in night rain Walking in Tempe Jody's home
  New van: Picking up new van Dodge van interior The van's temporary sticker
  Locals: Me installing new battery Eileen outside Bastrups Friends on patio
Playing cards Bill and Ron Ron's Kawasaki
Bill's flowering trees Eileen and Molly walking to corral Coming home after daily walk
Eileen napping in van Molly's den
Inside The Country Kitchen Athertons New adobe house
  Scenery: Golden mountain range Snow Snow hills
Snow range Snow rocks Snow window
111 degrees 0n 5/16/07 Rock overhang Old Rocky Ridge road sign
111 degrees 0n 5/17/07 Sunset
  Trailer: Big hole in roof Repairing hole Painted
Kitchen Above trailer New vents
Old picture window to Wulf's Recycling New Atwood furnace
  Shed: Deck and tent frame Box trailer top taped New tub roof was tent floor
Supplies in the van Spreadsheet of tools buying online New tools
Shed plans on propane stove Shed floor framing Shed window
Urinal drainage field Gluing shed loft wall New shed and old trailer
  Utilities: Water delivery Filling tubs Filling small propane bottles
  Driveways: Roadway walls from above Roadway walls from below Moving rock with a screw jack
First truck of dirt First pile of dirt Rock cobbled driveway
  Creatures: Falcon Roadrunner Quail chicks
Blue Jay Bird on flag pole Rabbits
Desert Rosy Boa Visiting Chuckwalla Departing Chuckwalla
  Plants: Hedgehog cactus flowers Birdfoot Deervetch Pea
Red pods Yellow Goldfields Lasthenia
  Laguna: Hotel Laguna Hotel Laguna Hotel Laguna bell tower
Laguna Beach Eileen in Laguna Seagulls
Laguna Beach chairs Wyland Gallery Seagulls and pigeons
At The Cottage Dinner Shopping
My '60s home Laguna Canyon Aliso Park
  Power: Battery charge Generator Stowed away
  East: Barn window before Barn window after Inside barn window
Cottage and pool Found the cottage septic tank Cottage interior
Cape Cod stairs fixed Eileen leaving in Jeep Wrangler CuteFTP example

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 Joshua Tree 2004  
Virginia and Hannah Blakeman Eileen in a raincoat at Balboa Park 1968 sketched dream of pond in our hill
Bill's plane, the Bastrups, Eileen & Molly Bill's niece & nephews on ATV Eileen - Jean Davis
Men by fire Bill's party Party at the Bastrups
Dinner at the Bastrups Lauren and Ron Bastrup with new puppy Hi-Desert Playhouse cast
Eileen departing Los Angeles Airport Books Typing a newsletter, downloading email
Bare feet on deck Shadow on deck Head cut by window
Hilde and Robert Fonda Joshua Tree National Park gate Joshua Tree Park field
Bastrups at Eureka Peak, Joshua Tree Our valley range seen from Eureka Peak The valley as seen from our hill
Eileen and Molly above the valley Top of our hill Our hill as seen from the north
  Deck: Where the deck extends over the wash Repairing a broken deck corner Adding a trap door to the deck
Preparing to cut a 'Simpson hold-down' A Simpson hold-down carries the tongue A Simpson hold-down supports trailer
An unfinished frame from previous year Framing the front of the deck Laying the front of the deck
Framing the front of the deck The carriage rack a year after building Some rocks, a deck and a trailer
Trailer tongue Mounted in deck Hazy trailer Trailer from above
Deck, trailers and old tent frame Trailers and tent frame below hill
  Rock: Cave Sculpted by water Mountain range
  Creatures: Tortoise in the road Tortoises rescued by Lauren Gambels Quail
Spotted toad Horned toad Chuckwalla pair
Wasp Rabbit
  Sky: Sunset Powerful sky Rainbows
  Plants: Green vegetation under rock An Apricot Mallo bush Wild garden
Canterbury Bells One Apricot Mallo Wild bouquet
Canterbury Bell behind rocks A wildflower bouquet A cactus garden
Beavertail Cactus flowers Barrel Cactus flowers A Hedge Hog and a baby cactus
  Power: Inverter Charger Generator
  Road: Road before it was A rope guides the 1st retaining wall Moving first wall rock
Winching a rock into place The first rock retaining wall is built Chips in rock wall
Leveraging a boulder out of its hole A boulder has been moved to the wall Winching a rock towards the wall
Steep slope The second rock retaining wall is built The new retaining walls from the side
New and projected stone retaining walls Simulation of new road with fill
Rock walls from bottom Rock walls 2004, done Violets and daffodils back east

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 Joshua Tree 2003  
The van before leaving east coast Happy bunch: John, Eileen, Hannah, Virginia Snowed in - in Virginia
Mapco bolts that shredded our van Punctured oil pan Hole in van's bell housing
Morning after - van being towed Waiting for van repair near Nashville Hispanic mural, Berts Radiator, Tempe
Eileen & Mo in Tempe Jody Kerr's Tempe home, Studebaker Nokia cell tethered to Dell notebook
Finally arrived: me, beer, butterfly chair Joshua Tree trailer, our West coast home Original '60s fire ring & lawn
Ron Hopkins and I with coffee mugs Filling small propane tanks
Mo Missy Eileen
Eileen through screen door Eileen quilting with cat Quilt in quilt ring
Emptying van for trade-in New 1992 Caddy Deville Inside Joshua Tree Saloon, 2003
Ron Bastrup's train Jean Davis's fire wood split, stacked Jean Davis's Chinaberry tree
  Burn: Accumulating brush pile Fire pit on bedrock Burning brush pile
Smoking cone of ashes Eight days after the burn Removing cold ash from burn hole
  Roof: Trailer and first carport roof, 1970 Trailer roof crack Trailer roof crack after repair
  Interior: Rear view composite, 2003 New sink and bedroom door New wicker bureau
Front view composite, 2002 Front view kitchen, 2003 Kitchen wire shelf
Trailer table-partition and window light Front ceiling vent insulated Rear ceiling vent insulated
Trailer door closed, interior Trailer door jam top, latch side Trailer door jam top, hinge side
Door side of kitchen floor Picture window condensation
Weather striping around trailer windows Rear window inside Rear window outside
Clipboard sketch bedroom wall framing Bedroom wall insulated Temporary wall of plywood scrap
  Water: Rain in a wheelbarrow Sledge hammer on ice Tent puddle siphoning
Composite of new water line trench PVC pipe under rock underground Hiding PVC plumbing drain
Siliconing holes around PVC pipe into trailer New sink with water running Grey water bucket for sink drain
Glue skin inside PVC pipe
  Deck & cradle: Rock steps at trailer door Future deck area washed to bedrock Mo. Trailer undercarriage on blocks
Preparing to pour concrete footing Footing for trailer cradle support Post anchored to footing
Decoupage of 18 posts Trailer cradle beam oiled
Deck sketch by hand Deck sketch by computer Cradle frame composite from above
Forward deck framing Cradle & faucet on south side of trailer Rear deck frame of complex angles
A new deck, almost done A cutout of the deck Filter & tubs at exterior deck faucet
  Views: Towards Joshua Tree from our hill top Massive boulder Our hill from a distance
  Creatures: Ants Scorpion Chuckwalla lizard
Rabbit Horses
  Plants: Red berries Dancing Cholla Cactus Young barrel cactus
Yucca fruit Jewels of Mormon Tea buds? Gentle star shaped plant
A white twig sculpture
  Sky: Sunset Overcast sky Night sky
SETI capture 2003-03-31
  Three months later: A white cross for Mo Five months later:   Missy shares Mo's cross

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 Joshua Tree 2002  
Box trailer at Harvil Body Shop, Tempe Joshua Tree Inn New Blakeman sign
Tom - Eileen - Missy Ron and Lauren Bastrup Bill, Eileen, Ron
Ron, Eileen, Bill, Elaine, Lauren Bill and Ron, arrows USMC Lafond neighbors
  Home: Eileen and Missy in the van Mo asleep in the van
Husky-coyote visitor: 'Lightfoot' Eileen with dogs Eileen and computer under cover
1st tent location. Eileen cooking Dinner in the van Mo cleaning pot
2nd tent location Composite of the tent interior Tent air bed
Water Filter Hummingbird in tent Another bird in the tent
Puddles in tent My bed in the van Propane heater in the van
Shower at Coyote Corners Power: First location of generator Power: Inverter in mini-van
Portable Coleman toilet First toilet hole Second toilet hole
Filling propane tanks Flagstone toe stubber Prospective road into the hill
  Rock: Rock chair Van at a rock table with Van Locations of favorite rock chairs
First rock wall First idea of road & home in the hill Stone that was once mud
Sunset Sunny Mountain range, trailer & flag Hedgehog Cactus flower
  Renovation: The trailer, 2002 To the dump Series: trailer floor
Gas mask for sanding old paint Series: trailer interior Series: under trailer
Trailer door in weeds Series: trailer door Improvised roof gluing clamp
Series: trailer roof Series: trailer vents Series: trailer foam
Series: trailer awning Series: trailer canvas & fiberglass tape Series: trailer sides
Series: trailer windows Painted trailer
  New site: New trailer site before clearing Boulder moving New trailer site after clearing
New cobbled driveway completed Winching tent frame Tent flying towards final location
Fitting tire to trailer Trailer tongue dolly Rope winch to trailer
The van and trailer at the new site The trailer exterior is done Pickings found at old site almost daily
  Water: Initial water source: Tom Atherton's faucet Cutting water tank slot in bedrock Draging the water tank
Flipping water tank onto its stand Water tubs bought at Kmart Water barrels decided against
Water tub rack Water tubs prior to stone wall Water tub system behind new stone wall
Water delivery by Ron Hopkins Water tank fountain Water tubs are bulging FULL
Water collector experiment The water system's first faucet, Mo & Eileen Washing dishes
  To Laguna: Heading 'Down The Hill' Elsinore lake Ortega highway
Eileen in Capistrano New hat over my eyes Missy and Mo in Capistrano
Laguna view Geek on the beach Mo in Laguna ocean
Eileen in Johnny Rockets Eileen outside The Cottage Taking Eileen and Missy to LAX
  Local: Crossroads people Jam session with spoons Crossroads ceiling fan
Eileen's Tee shirt Breakfast at The Country Kitchen
  East: Colorado river Arriving home Me wired
The van is clean Mo is clean. (Stairs rotting underneath). Stairs rebuilt (in 2005)
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