It's almost here. I'm sure the kids are going crazy wondering/hoping for various gifts. Us old folks are just trucking along hoping to wake up again in the morning.
You might note that it looks gray outside. That's rain. Yes, it does rain in the Nevada desert but not much! This chart shows something around 1/2 an inch a month (say, a centimeter).
All this weather talk reminds me of our solar panel investment. The total cost was around $29K but our electric bills have been running the $25 minimum that our coop charges us. Yes, even if you produce more electricity than you use you still get to pay $25 a month for the honor of being on their system. Anyway, this shows the electric production by our panels since their installation in late May.
I really like how steady the decline is from August to November. I'm thinking December will be pretty much in step.
One of the things we really like about living here is that we have mountains all around us. One of the unexpected things is that we can see quite distinctly the movement of the sun from one season to another. We all know that the Tropic of Cancer is the latitude marking the northern limit where the sun's rays are directly overhead on June 21st and the Tropic of Capricorn is the southern limit on December 21st. What we get is a very distinct proof of that change because we have mountains that mark off that difference. Here is sunrise in the summer from in front of our house; the mountain is just south of the sunrise.
This is sunrise in December from the back of the house. The mountain is way north of the sun now.
There is just a huge difference that you just don't see if you live in a city. It's amazing!
Well, it's time to wish the world a Merry Christmas and a GREAT New Year. Here's hoping things are a bit better all the way around. Take care!
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