Parade of Green Homes in Dixie

I hope @Zythryn gets a chance to look at the entrance to "Solar Tour Saturday and Sunday, October 6th and 7th, to display your vehicle at our Solar Faire."

Unlike Northern climates, heat avoidance and shade are a premium. For me, it was like visiting my Oklahoma farm relatives in the 1950s but without the chicken guano yards. The homes are solar powered both photo-cells with battery storage and passive. They have grid backup except in Alabama they bill you more if you try to sell it back to them. The homes are individual, tailored (and sometimes built) by the owners and community:

A favorite moment was sitting in the shade when a loud voice said, "It's so beautiful and QUIET!"

There were about 150 visitors organized into four color coded groups wearing clothing with their color. Think of it as a Southern Shire populated by Mensa at a Faire run by the women. A place ". . . where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average." (Garrison Keillor.)

I was one of three who brought plug-in vehicles:

• Tesla Model 3 that was 47 hours in the new owner's hands.
• Ford C-Max.
• BMW i3-REx, my ride.

Sad to say, the heat and forgetting to wear a hat once too often, I had to back out on Sunday and keep my wife company. Still, it is a spirit place.

Bob Wilson