Death Valley Road Trip Part 4
Following the lake at Badwater, we went reversed course to the north.
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Death Valley Road Trip Part 3
Continuing from the Stove-Pipe Wells village, we went to an actual Stove-Pipe Well just to the north.
For the first time both our Asian pear trees are in full bloom! They can pollinate each other so this is very good of news. No Death Valley photos tonight
Death Valley Road Trip Part 2
Tonight I’ve a quick post of our drive into Death Valley.
Rainbow Canyon near Death Valley
At Death Valley, a Crow Apparently Begs
Conical perforated metal strainers are pretty great for pulpy food compared to fine mesh wire strainers (impossible to clean!). We just juiced all our backyard-grown Meyer lemons, got 8 cups. Now the juice has been heat pasteurized, portioned, and frozen for summer lemonade. 
Daylight Saving Time means more energy use. The heat pump works harder w/hour longer low temps before sunrise. In summer, later sunset means the ambient air temperature won’t drop so windows must stay closed longer. I’ll be in bed during daylight, with the heat pump cooling longer to sleeping temp.
Our full bloom nectarine tree 
We were barely tolerated by a pair of nesting Osprey at the refuge today. 😬#Osprey #BirdPhotography #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Fujifilm 