There have been photos at recent events that I would like to post, but
since they are other people's photos I don't have them yet. We're
still working on getting a digital camera.. =)
In other news we're working on getting debbie a nice new Digital
camera. After much consideration we have chosen the Nikon Coolpix 3200
which is a reasonably small but high quality camera in the 3
mega-pixel range. We ordered from buy.com, but when we got it in the
mail it had an error that the lens wouldn't extend - a fatal
malfunction. So we've returned it and are still waiting....
Yesterday we went on a Green Homes Tour in Portland with some friends
and got to see some beautiful, energy efficient homes in the area. I
was most impressed with the systems that used a solar water heater on
the roof to pre-heat the water than went into the regular water
heater.. that saved large amounts of energy on water heating in the
sunny months and supposedly has big tax breaks at the moment also.
These are a much better deal than the expensive solar panels
(Photovoltaic) which are seemingly more common.
We used to have the solar water heaters as a kid...worked pretty well if memory serves me right...
Yeah, solar water heaters are cool. Maybe when I get a house I'll get one. =)
yeah...first things first...getting a house would be a good first step in the process of making said house environmentally friendly