Last weekend wasn't as productive as I hoped, but it was also more wet and soggy than I expected. Saturday rained pretty much all day. It was supposed to be intermittent showers. I got my air conditioners set up.
The vents don't fit very well. As soon as I find my vinyl tape I will seal this all up though.
Sunday wasn't as sunny as it was supposed to be either. I did get my solar panel out and tested though. 
The peak I saw was around 80W, which for a 120W panel isn't great, though it is off-angle. It was pulling in an impressive 30W while cloudy though. If I have both fridges running they draw around 60-70W though, so this should be enough.
It folds up pretty nicely, so it shouldn't be difficult to stow away. The reason for this is for trips like the last one; I stayed near most of the attractions on the last trip, so I only had a few minutes of driving to charge the Jackery for several consecutive days. As a result, I had to yank the battery and charge it a few times. This hopefully will alleviate most of the charging, since I can just plop this on the roof, and run the cables inside.
I also got the rest of the padding for the CR-V done and glued it all together. The glue tube exploded when I opened it, you normally have to puncture the end but this one didn't have a barrier there.
I left some weight on it, and will find out this evening how it holds.
All the grass was still sopping wet at that point; the humidity was insane on Sunday, and nothing dried out. I then decided to go out for a walk. Surprisingly Otter Brook was pretty empty, even if the weather was less than desirable. The water was unsurprisingly high. This is usually dried up by now.
The main brook was high.
They did clean up the trees that were down, but the beach was empty.
You can see that the way down to the beach was flooded recently, the flotsam went almost to the parking lot.
I got the plywood marked out for the bed platform, but didn't get it cut. I started to reorganize the carport to get the battery charger out, but called it a day after that. Yesterday I didn't quite leave early enough to beat the rain.
I did have a couple of things come in yesterday though. My new blood pressure monitor arrived, and I also picked up a bat house. The bugs have been really bad this year. I have seen bats around, so I am hoping putting up a house will convince more of them to stay.
Available Projects and annual tasks:
- Dunks and bug repellent.
- Clean up yard
- Take scrap metal away
- Finish cleanup on the pile in the back
- Do something with the trailer.
- Fix excavator
- Finish drainage
- Build deck
- Push back trees
- Install concrete pilings
- Install landscape fabric and gravel underneath
- Build frame
- Lay decking
- Set up hot tub and pool
- Build insulated platform for hot tub
- Put down pool sand to level spot for pool
- Get water delivered for both
- Fix mowers and equipment
- Get tractor serviced
- Build travel station for CR-V/prep CR-V for travel
- Move carport
- Build the roof extension over to the rocks
- Fix front stairs
- Test travel options (rent u-haul and test that, rent trailer and test that)
- Install storm doors
- Build overhangs for windows
- Insulate the water lines
- Front yard drainage
- Fix snowblowers (broken grease fitting on big snowblower, gas leak on small one)
- Gravel/hardpack driveway
- Fix grade to the shed
- Level a spot for a lean-to up the hill
- Build a small lean-to for off-season equipment
- Make shed mouse-tight
- Create walking trails (put up markers, maybe put down some gravel).
- Clear and level a spot for orchard
- Build a bridge over the creek
- Build a gazebo or something on the other side
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