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P5020021-IrisWildflowers.JPG
Iris wild flowers grow in wetter areas
2004:05:02 09:06:59 P5020023-IrisWildflowers.JPG
Iris wild flowers
2004:05:02 09:10:10 P5020019-RhodosWildflowers.JPG
Rhododendrons bloom all over the property in late April and early May
2004:05:02 09:05:19 P5030038-Rhododendron.JPG
Rhododendron flowers are large and pink
2004:05:03 11:00:07

P5020029-HomeSiteAerial.JPG
Home site looking south, showing driveway entering from the bottom, past the lower cleared area (becomes a rice paddy when wet), up the hill to the trailer (look for the green grass carpet outside the front door) and shed (dark brown with shadow in early morning sun)
2004:05:02 10:11:29 P5020028-HomeSiteLookingSW.jpeg
Home site aerial view looking southwest showing shed and trailer on home site, the lower cleared area, and the driveway; note the chipper covered by a blue tarp in the bottom of the cleared home site area
2004:05:02 10:11:18 P5030033-MollyTelephoneLine.JPG
Installation of the telephone line through the woods required rolling out three lengths of cable; here Molly is rolling one of them across the ground
2004:05:03 09:45:52 P5030032-RickTelephoneLine.JPG
Rick installing a junction box between two of the cables by nailing the box to a tree; the phone worked the first time, but we had to come back and repair a broken wire after rolling the cable to the west (right).
2004:05:03 09:27:58

P5030042-RickTelephoneSplic.JPG
Making a field splice between two of the telephone cables
2004:05:03 11:30:43 P5030035-RickConferenceCall.JPG
Rick had to make a conference call to San Diego before the line was completely installed, so we came back to the road and used the phone from there; note the culvert under the driveway -- the phone line goes from the phone company rise through the culvert and down the road to the left and then 2,000 feet through the woods to our home site
2004:05:03 10:45:58 P5030034-RickConferenceCall.JPG
It was a long conference call . . .
2004:05:03 10:45:44 P60305-MakingBattCables.JPG
Rob Harlan and Rick making battery cables, two finished ones are at Rick's feet. Other parts are on left, a couple of batteries behind Rick.
2004:06:03 10:46:54

P60306-Painting.JPG
Bruce wiring the solar panels behind the shed, Eric painting the mounting board
2004:06:03 10:49:11 P60307-WiringSolarPanels.JPG
Six solar panels lie face down while Bruce wires them in series to create 120 volt panel array
2004:06:03 10:51:09 P60308-EricBruceMounting.JPG
Eric and Bruce get some guidance from Rob (inside shed to left) as they mount components on the board; AC breaker box on the left, inverter in the middle, DC breaker box on the right and charge controller at top right
2004:06:03 13:07:55 P60309-AC-DC-atWork.JPG
AC/DC at work; Eric wires the AC breaker box on the left while Bruce wires the DC breaker box on the right
2004:06:03 13:08:14

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P5020021-IrisWildflowers.JPG Iris wild flowers grow in wetter areas 2004:05:02 09:06:59	P5020023-IrisWildflowers.JPG Iris wild flowers 2004:05:02 09:10:10	P5020019-RhodosWildflowers.JPG Rhododendrons bloom all over the property in late April and early May 2004:05:02 09:05:19	P5030038-Rhododendron.JPG Rhododendron flowers are large and pink 2004:05:03 11:00:07

P5020029-HomeSiteAerial.JPG Home site looking south, showing driveway entering from the bottom, past the lower cleared area (becomes a rice paddy when wet), up the hill to the trailer (look for the green grass carpet outside the front door) and shed (dark brown with shadow in early morning sun) 2004:05:02 10:11:29	P5020028-HomeSiteLookingSW.jpeg Home site aerial view looking southwest showing shed and trailer on home site, the lower cleared area, and the driveway; note the chipper covered by a blue tarp in the bottom of the cleared home site area 2004:05:02 10:11:18	P5030033-MollyTelephoneLine.JPG Installation of the telephone line through the woods required rolling out three lengths of cable; here Molly is rolling one of them across the ground 2004:05:03 09:45:52	P5030032-RickTelephoneLine.JPG Rick installing a junction box between two of the cables by nailing the box to a tree; the phone worked the first time, but we had to come back and repair a broken wire after rolling the cable to the west (right). 2004:05:03 09:27:58

P5030042-RickTelephoneSplic.JPG Making a field splice between two of the telephone cables 2004:05:03 11:30:43	P5030035-RickConferenceCall.JPG Rick had to make a conference call to San Diego before the line was completely installed, so we came back to the road and used the phone from there; note the culvert under the driveway -- the phone line goes from the phone company rise through the culvert and down the road to the left and then 2,000 feet through the woods to our home site 2004:05:03 10:45:58	P5030034-RickConferenceCall.JPG It was a long conference call . . . 2004:05:03 10:45:44	P60305-MakingBattCables.JPG Rob Harlan and Rick making battery cables, two finished ones are at Rick's feet. Other parts are on left, a couple of batteries behind Rick. 2004:06:03 10:46:54

P60306-Painting.JPG Bruce wiring the solar panels behind the shed, Eric painting the mounting board 2004:06:03 10:49:11	P60307-WiringSolarPanels.JPG Six solar panels lie face down while Bruce wires them in series to create 120 volt panel array 2004:06:03 10:51:09	P60308-EricBruceMounting.JPG Eric and Bruce get some guidance from Rob (inside shed to left) as they mount components on the board; AC breaker box on the left, inverter in the middle, DC breaker box on the right and charge controller at top right 2004:06:03 13:07:55	P60309-AC-DC-atWork.JPG AC/DC at work; Eric wires the AC breaker box on the left while Bruce wires the DC breaker box on the right 2004:06:03 13:08:14