Contentment by design - Living

This is what kept Garima and me busy this spring. We live in the foothills of the Rockies, and last year the cumulation of several years of drought resulted in our well, which is fed from underground flows of snow melt from the mountains above us, being unable to recharge fast enough to keep up with our normal usage. So we decided to install a cistern this spring. That way, our water supply can slowly replenish during the time we aren't using any, even at the slower recharge rate. In a worst case scenario, we could even have water delivered, but I don't anticipate that will be necessary.

As much as we knew this was a long-term beneficial project, we were stunned with how disruptive the installation was. This photo—which Garima took after several days of backhoe, blasting, crane, and dump truck activity—
was the low point.
I found it truly painful to look at!