Fire

Yes, that is the fire brigade passing by.

Digging Endesa

Endesa is the electricity company here. They have a transformer building behind our house, that they share with the other electra company Pastor. They don't like each other. The transformer will be replaced by a new one on a post at the beck of our land, while the old transformer building will be ours. Big advantage for us that the conduits that now run over our roof for supply of our neighbours will be removed. Our supply is now underground. The one for the neighbours will be underground as well. Two huge pipes for 8 houses.

And of course irrigation water pipes were damaged, and repaired.

Nice of them to dig a big planting hole for the paulownia for us.

old photo)

Paulownia hole

Swimming season - April 5th - 21º

April 5: the swimming season has started! 21º! Although not everyone is equally brave. (The "non brave" has swum one go without a suit.)

Irrigation irritation 2

Bigger pump with automatic switch, when water is needed. It's a "booster" pump, for some extra pressure. 25 liter / minute. Still not a great result. You cannot have all taps open. Perhaps it needs a bigger supply hose, as you can see the current one flatten..

Irrigation irritation

There is an irrigation network in our orchard, but someone is eating the tubes.

So this needs some work.


Shallow trenches with a hoe.


Someone is studying where the tubes are laid.


Yes, you.


Water!


The reservoir is above terrace level, and when full also above orchard level, so water flows automatically. But, when half full water flow becomes slow. Or nonexistent. We need a small pump.


An old external-disk 12V supply (4A!), and two hoses. A valve in between when the reservoir is full and the pump is not needed.


And see there's water with the furthest away trees.


It's not a complete success, as it does not work with all irrigation strings at the same time. There are 6 strings with 2-5 trees. One at a time works fine. So that's the way it is, or we buy a stronger pump. This one still is usable for a Manneken Pis, or something equally tasteful.