{"id":46,"date":"2008-12-16T09:18:56","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T17:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.wordpress.com\/?p=46"},"modified":"2008-12-16T09:18:56","modified_gmt":"2008-12-16T17:18:56","slug":"panoramic-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/?p=46","title":{"rendered":"Panoramic Views"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is better than caffeine for jolting a person awake?\u00a0 Stepping out on a deck and taking a deep breath at -7F (-21.66C).\u00a0 Actually, it feels wonderful!\u00a0 Dan started both wood stoves this morning and heated the whole house very quickly.<\/p>\n<p>The sky has such a neat pastel blue color at this temperature.\u00a0 The following pictures are a panoramic view from our deck.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hard to capture this in tiny pictures, but doing my best.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47\" title=\"deck-south-view\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/12\/deck-south-view.jpg\" alt=\"South view.\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/deck-south-view.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/deck-south-view-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South view.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our house is on the edge of the trees, on a bench with a hill to the east, going up to another bench.\u00a0 All our views are to the west, over 180 degrees from the front deck.\u00a0 There are a lot of trees to the south of us, but the hill curves around and drops, so they seem farther away from the house than they actually are.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48\" title=\"deck-west-view\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/12\/deck-west-view.jpg\" alt=\"View more directly west from south to north\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/deck-west-view.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/deck-west-view-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View more directly west from south to north<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The moon is still high overhead in the pale blue sky.\u00a0 It will set to the north of Mount Baldy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49\" title=\"deck-northwest-view\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/12\/deck-northwest-view.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mount Baldy farther towards the north\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/deck-northwest-view.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/deck-northwest-view-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from Mount Baldy farther towards the north<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A fairly large Douglas Fir tree near the house partially blocks the view to the north.\u00a0 Our solar panels are completely in shadow at this time of day.\u00a0 The sun doesn&#8217;t start to hit them until near 10 a.m.\u00a0 The colder the air temperature, the more efficient the solar panels are at producing power; they will produce enough power to max out the controller, and will completely charge our batteries in less than 4 hours.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50\" title=\"deck-north-view\" src=\"http:\/\/mtnmacaw.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/12\/deck-north-view.jpg\" alt=\"View looking due north\" width=\"460\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/deck-north-view.jpg 500w, https:\/\/redmeadow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/deck-north-view-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View looking due north<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The view directly north from the covered front deck looks across a snow covered upper deck.\u00a0 Maybe next year we&#8217;ll get around to installing railings on this deck, which will make it more comfortable for sitting and admiring the view.\u00a0 During the spring and fall this would be a nice place to sit, or early summer mornings.\u00a0 In the afternoon and evenings, during the summer, the west facing side of our house is HOT!\u00a0\u00a0 It makes a person appreciate the cold.<\/p>\n<p>The really strange thing to think about is that our hummingbirds will be back in only four months.\u00a0\u00a0 Wow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is better than caffeine for jolting a person awake?\u00a0 Stepping out on a deck and taking a deep breath at -7F (-21.66C).\u00a0 Actually, it feels wonderful!\u00a0 Dan started both wood stoves this morning and heated the whole house very quickly. 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