This morning, Morgan assisted me in installing the bat house on the side of the main house. He has a hammer drill and offered to let me borrow it to drill into the bricks. In retrospect, we did not use the hammer function as the bricks are pretty soft. It was good to have his help and advice however.
The bottom of the landing board is about 14 feet above the ground. Now we will watch and see if anyone takes up residence.
I also received and installed a photocell on the the landscaping lighting. The transformer is a Kichler 200W Pro Series SS (15PR200SS). The photocell is also a Kichler product (Photocell Remote
15534BK) which I ordered via Amazon.
It was easy to install. I've set the lighting timer to come on at 3:00 pm and off again at 11:00 pm. Then on again at 3:00 am and off again at 9:00 am. However, the photocell will not allow the lighting to turn on unless the outside ambient lighting is at a specified level. Tonight, T will tell me when the twilight is such that she wants the landscaping lights to come on. I will then close the photocell aperture until the lights come on. After that, in the evening, the lights will come on (and in the morning turn off) when that level of twilight is reached. This will eliminate the need to make seasonal adjustments to the timing of the lighting.
Yesterday, I got an email from Joann at the Glass House. This is the company that fabricated and installed our glass ceiling above the hot tub. Joann asked if we had any additional pictures of our project. The ones I sent previously were in the dead of winter. I sent her some pictures I took this summer.
We have been very impressed with the okra we planted this summer. The plants are about five feet tall, have blossoms that resemble hibiscus and have provided us with a lot of okra.
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