Fixing the backflow valve on my irrigation system
Springtime is here, and it is time to fire up my irrigation system, only to discover that the backflow prevention check valve is leaking a strong stream of water.
Springtime is here, and it is time to fire up my irrigation system, only to discover that the backflow prevention check valve is leaking a strong stream of water.
The system works very well. It is like a Dyson, it never loses suction even when the bag is full. I can say that in the future, if I find a good deal on a stronger blower I will upgrade, sometimes some of the larger chips take their time to tumble all the way to the bag.
craftsman-inspired lamp for a nightstand; when finished, it will be shipped to a customer in Kansas.
I took this photo in our backyard when we lived in Portland, Oregon. I love the backdrop of the pots stacked up from the fall clean-up. T
oodworkers are notorious for saving every scrap of wood they can find. Especially those exotics or pieces with unique, eye-catching grain patterns. Then we save them for that special project, that project that is only worthy of our “special” wood.
For Mother’s Day, my kids wanted to build my wife a water garden, complete with a fountain and water plants.