Douglas Alpenstock

Would an adjustable timer at the voltage source be simpler?

"My dog has fleas" is sung, not spoken. The origin is murky, but the song unforgettable. It provides the tones of each string relative to each other. Check youtube.

Overthink = paralysis.
Hunker in a bunker = fail.
Drop in on a local ukulele circle = success.

Vancouver Public Library lends musical instruments, including ukeleles.

I have large volumes of small apples /crabapples on many trees, coming ripe all at once.

The "rough stuff" of drop apples is being chopped up and dried for training tools -- a good neighbour is training rescue horses for re-homing. This is actually an opportunity and motivation to tune-up various large kitchen blades that are sitting in the bin. Now there is a purpose!

I also have nicer crabby apples being sliced and dried for people food. This is a project in process -- I think they taste good, and my hounds agree.

I am concerned about the amount of high quality food that is wasted because people (mostly urban) cannot imagine such a simple system.

Maieshe Ljin wrote: If I focus on my own life then I can be happier being grateful for what is here and working towards a more resilient life. If there’s something important someone will tell me!

My contrarian view is that the most important thing is to be a magnificent resource for your neighbours, who do not yet understand what they will need.

Here's a different kind of "liquid fence." Lee Valley Tools has brought back the motion-activated sprinkler. Not for everyone, but might be useful to some.

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/garden/pest-control/mammals/74556-pest-deterring-jet-sprayer

Country Way wrote: Mostly livestock possibilities and irrigation.

How often will you be on site? Do you have grid electricity?

Do you have neighbours you could cultivate to keep an eye on things?