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I have started wondering about table salt (sodium chloride) because that is what is added to a salt pool. I have discovered that we taste only the sodium ion But it’s not the sodium that is important for a salt … Continue reading →

Another good reason to love bees. Because they are soooooooo cool :-) The fields bend the hairs and that generates a nerve signal, scientists say. Source: Bumblebees’ Little Hairs Can Sense Flowers’ Electric Fields A while back I had published … Continue reading →

Doesn’t everyone sit around in their lawn chairs and watch the rain barrels? Anyway I was down watching my rainwater collection system (pond0) and the diving beetle larva were crawling out of the water, I assume to pupate. I had … Continue reading →

My pond which I have dubbed pond0 so that I can search specifically for posts on it. Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

I have been searching online trying to get a feel for how much salt is in a salt pool. I know that it’s about 3500 parts per million, but what is that really? So I run across a couple of … Continue reading →

Tests of object gave “negative results,” according to the Secret Service. Source: Metal object thrown over White House fence “A metal object” my foot. And the Article is filed under Public Safety. Anyone want to bet me whether it was … Continue reading →

If you search for California native plants online virtually all you get is xeriscape landscaping plants. We have destroyed ninety-nine percent of California’s fresh water marsh ecology and you can’t even buy the plants that used to grow there. But … Continue reading →

This is my hole. It is about the size of a golf ball. I love the expression on its face. Bob www.PuraVidaAquatic.com Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

I can just see the bottom drain. It is far from perfect but it is far, far better than the “Pool Experts” claimed could be done. I actually had one potential client tell me a pool company told her that … Continue reading →

Pool vacuum is working. :-) https://youtu.be/bcrpmDal28E Self cleaning pond???? :-) Bob www.PuraVidaAquatic.com Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!