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Seems a shame to fill in those nice timbers, but winter is coming ! The framing is just going in and now I can walk through the house and begin to see the rooms coming into focus. It looks big - but it's not - it's a small house - just perfect for the two of us - plus 4 cats, 1 dog etc.... And look! Blue skies... haven't seen much of that this year, so today was glorious - in all ways....
Naomi and I rented a small tiny home/cabin through Air BNB for a little weekend getaway to hit the restart button. We took her polaroid camera as well but I didn't scan any of those in.
Nikon D810
Prime Lenses for the interior, the Blackwater falls photo I believe I snapped with my new 24-70.
Beautiful anniversary weekend with my girl.
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Elizabeth Mukwimba is a 62-year-old Tanzanian smallholder farmer who now has solar lighting and a cleaner cookstove in her home, thanks to schemes backed by UK aid.
Elizabeth has had an M-Power solar panel and lights fitted in her home by Off Grid Electric, a private sector company dedicated to providing sustainable, affordable energy to people in developing countries who aren't connected to the electricity grid.
It means that Elizabeth now has lighting at home at night, which means she doesn't have to buy expensive kerosene. The money she's saved already has helped her put a new tin roof on her house. It also means her grandchildren can read and do their homework in the evening.
She also has a 'clean cookstove', as seen in this picture. These cookstoves provide a safer, more durable and energy efficient means of cooking as opposed to traditional open fire cooking. The ceramic, metal-encased design means that much smaller amounts of wood or charcoal are needed, thus reducing the amount of time and money people need to spend on procuring fuel. The design is therefore also much healthier, producing much less smoke or carbon monoxide.
"I feel much better because of the solar lighting and the cookstove", says Elizabeth.
"Before, I sometimes had to choose between buying vegetables to eat, or buying kerosene to light the lamps with at night. Sometimes we used to have to rely just on matches for lighting in the dark.
"But now I'm not having to buy kerosene and the cookstove uses much less fuel, so I'm saving money and not worrying so much about how to provide for my family. It means I can start to save money to hopefully build a new house in the future".
In less than 2 years, Off Grid Electric has installed solar power systems in over 22,000 homes across Tanzania, meaning many more people now have access to cheap, renewable electricity - a vital step forward in a country where less than 14% of the population are connected to the electricity grid.
The Tanzania Improved Cook Stoves programme, implemented by the Dutch NGO SNV, aims to provide improved cooking facilities for 45,000 people in Tanzania's Lake Zone region by 2017. 28,500 people have already benefitted.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development.
Chillin' at my place on the shore of the Salton Sea at Bombay Beach.
Bombay Beach is more than just a vibe - it's an amazing family of creatives and awesome people! I plan on remaining here for the rest of my life.
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Hussein D'Oto, an artisan potter making a 'clean cookstove' in Tanzania.
Hussein has been making clay pots for 18 years, but has recently received training in how to also make 'clean cookstoves', as part of a UK-supported programme being implemented by the Dutch NGO SNV.
The clean cookstoves can use wood or charcoal for fuel, but use less of either, and produce less smoke, than traditional open fire cooking - meaning they're more fuel efficient, and less harmful in terms of the fumes they emit. This in turn means that people have to spend less money on buying charcoal, less time collecting firewood, and are less exposed to smoke and fumes that affect their health.
Hussein is already using one of the cookstoves in his own home, and can already produce up to 50 clay stoves per day. He's now looking to partner with a local metal worker, so that they can be clad and then sold in larger towns where there is lots of demand for them.
The SNV project ensures consistent quality of cookstoves through training and the introduction of standardised production methods. since the start of the project in 2012, about 28,500 people have benefitted from clean cookstoves across Tanzania's Lake Zone.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development
Views from the veranda of Brecon Oak's Off-Grid Cabin in the Welsh woods.
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Hadija and her family with an Ensol solar lighting kit, Bariadi, Tanzania, August 2015. The kit provides solar panels that provide light and electricity to charge mobile phones and radios. The Ensol kits are supplied through local community finance organisations. Families like Hadija's pay in a small amount of money each month in return for the kit. Once they have paid the cost of it off, it is theirs to keep. UK aid is supporting small-scale solar schemes like across Tanzania working in partnership with the Dutch NGO SNV and other organisations.
Picture: Russell Watkins/DFID
The town of Agness can be seen in the Rogue River Valley down below. It's named after the daughter of the first postmaster of the town in 1897. Her name was actually Agnes but somebody spelled it wrong on a document and the name stuck. The town received it's mail by mailboat. A mail route that still continues to this day. One of only two rural mail boat routes still operating in the United States. The Illinois and Rogue Rivers intersect near Agness.
Lake of the Woods Lookout. Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon.
Previously this space was a large dinette.
New trailer desk is installed. It's nice having windows on three sides for panoramic views when I'm camping. Ikea LINMON table top, 2 OLOV adjustable legs, and then two angle braces to attach it to the wall on one side.
Also, I added a corner cabinet to store things in. For this cabinet, I reused the old door fronts from the cabinets that were part of the dinette. I then built the rest of the cabinet.
Finally, I got a small folding table and folding chair for when I have guests or need more workspace.
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Elizabeth Mukwimba is a 62-year-old Tanzanian smallholder farmer who now has solar lighting and a cleaner cookstove in her home, thanks to schemes backed by UK aid.
Elizabeth has had an M-Power solar panel and lights fitted in her home by Off Grid Electric, a private sector company dedicated to providing sustainable, affordable energy to people in developing countries who aren't connected to the electricity grid.
It means that Elizabeth now has lighting at home at night, which means she doesn't have to buy expensive kerosene. The money she's saved already has helped her put a new tin roof on her house. It also means her grandchildren can read and do their homework in the evening.
"I feel much better because of the solar lighting", says Elizabeth.
"Before, I sometimes had to choose between buying vegetables to eat, or buying kerosene to light the lamps with at night. Sometimes we used to have to rely just on matches for lighting in the dark.
"But now I'm not having to buy kerosene, so I'm saving money and not worrying so much about how to provide for my family. It means I can start to save money to hopefully build a new house in the future".
In less than 2 years, Off Grid Electric has installed solar power systems in over 22,000 homes across Tanzania, meaning many more people now have access to cheap, renewable electricity - a vital step forward in a country where less than 14% of the population are connected to the electricity grid.
The Tanzania Improved Cook Stoves programme, implemented by the Dutch NGO SNV, aims to provide improved cooking facilities for 45,000 people in Tanzania's Lake Zone region by 2017. 28,500 people have already benefitted.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development.
A close-up image of freshly chopped firewood logs stacked on a rustic stone wall. The photo highlights the natural textures of wood and bark, set against a blurred green countryside and distant mountains. Perfect for illustrating rural living, sustainable heating, winter preparation, or the beauty of nature’s raw materials. Ideal for anyone searching for eco-friendly, outdoor, or firewood-themed images.
Lake of the Woods Lookout. Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon. The Moon Complex forest fire smolders in the distance on the left.
Keeper gets comfortable at Lake of the Woods Lookout. A U.S. Forest Service rental in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon.
A quiet little waterfall and some cascading pools, nestled betwixt cozy trees and ivy in this gorge. You're looking at Havasu Creek in the Havasupai Reservation, a mile or so downstream of Mooney Falls. There are so many of these little spots where people quickly trudge on by in a hurry to Beaver Falls. You could have the whole place to yourself for the day, take a dip read a book and have some nice lunch in serenity.
... when you meet someone you instinctively know they're going to be a sound person?
Meet Fi - the last few years of our friendship with her and husband Dave have proved our instincts were correct.
Joyce, aged 12, a Tanzanian schoolgirl who is now able to study at home at night, thanks to a solar lighting scheme backed by UK aid.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development.
Tara lives off grid with her family here in Dumfries and Galloway. Here she is with one of their Polecats.
The lookout is made up of about 80% metal and sits upon an exposed ridge top.
Lake of the Woods Lookout. Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon.
Previously this space was a large dinette.
New trailer desk is installed. It's nice having windows on three sides for panoramic views when I'm camping. Ikea LINMON table top, 2 OLOV adjustable legs, and then two angle braces to attach it to the wall on one side.
Also, I added a corner cabinet to store things in. For this cabinet, I reused the old door fronts from the cabinets that were part of the dinette. I then built the rest of the cabinet.
Finally, I got a small folding table and folding chair for when I have guests or need more workspace.
#rvlife #rv #renovation #trailer #trailerlife #fulltimerv #remodel #offgrid #remodeling #diy #mobileoffice
The solar panels are connected to the same system so in the summer the solar heats the water.
Explication et photos de notre système pour chauffer l'eau en français :
AFTER 24 HOURS OFFGRID - THANKS ENEL! ( WE HAD NO ELECTRICITY FOR A BLACKOUT DUE TO HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS)
Rice paper butterfly, taken in Thailand - June '08 -
© Angela M. Lobefaro
Thanks to flickr.com/photos/mrclean/ for the correct identification of this butterfly
We live somewhere down the road from the middle of nowhere, but every once in a while, the traffic just starts to pile up. Our neighbor came over to drop off a DVD she edited for us, and while we were talking, up comes FedEx with an overnight letter. While she is talking with the FedEx guy, up comes UPS with some boxes for easter...
About the only other time we have this many vehicles in close proximity to our house is the couple of times we've invited folks over for parties. Taken from the roof.
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Hussein D'Oto, an artisan potter making a 'clean cookstove' in Tanzania.
Hussein has been making clay pots for 18 years, but has recently received training in how to also make 'clean cookstoves', as part of a UK-supported programme being implemented by the Dutch NGO SNV.
The clean cookstoves can use wood or charcoal for fuel, but use less of either, and produce less smoke, than traditional open fire cooking - meaning they're more fuel efficient, and less harmful in terms of the fumes they emit. This in turn means that people have to spend less money on buying charcoal, less time collecting firewood, and are less exposed to smoke and fumes that affect their health.
Hussein is already using one of the cookstoves in his own home, and can already produce up to 50 clay stoves per day. He's now looking to partner with a local metal worker, so that they can be clad and then sold in larger towns where there is lots of demand for them.
The SNV project ensures consistent quality of cookstoves through training and the introduction of standardised production methods. since the start of the project in 2012, about 28,500 people have benefitted from clean cookstoves across Tanzania's Lake Zone.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development
Shepard’s hut at Labost, on the island of Lewis, Western Isles Scotland.
This off grid residence metres from the Atlantic Ocean directly north of Stornaway can be booked on Airbnb
The Harris hills can be seen in the distance and Labost stretches along the round the island road in the mid ground.
Please don't use this photo on websites, blogs or other media without my written permission. (c) Yago Veith www.yago1.com - Flickr Interesting