rain-barrel

RAIN GARDEN WORKSHOP, the basics of rain-barrel gardening and water and soil conservation. 11 a. m.-1 p.m., the Accokeek Foundation, 3400 Bryan Point Rd.,

Prince George's County community calendar, May 6 to 13, 2010 2010

With drought widespread across the West, many cities outside Colorado are encouraging rain harvesting through tax credits, rain-barrel subsidies, even building codes that require rain-catching cisterns in new developments.

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She nodded, and got up and fetched the pot out of the cabin, staggered off the side of the porch and went around toward the back of the cabin where the rain-barrel stood.

2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005

He watched her from the corner of the house and ducked back again for a quick rinse under the dripping-bucket that hung at the corner by the rain-barrel at the back of the cabin.

2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005

When she came back and while she was making breakfast he went out for his own bath at the rain-barrel, shaved at his leisure, and came back to the porch again to find a hot cup of tea.

2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005

He wrapped himself in his top blanket, made his morning trip to the latrine and headed back to the rain-barrel to wash as she came up the hill from the woods and the spring, lugging a full bucket of drinking water.

2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005

Imagine a frog in a rain-barrel and you have his chuckle, 'You gotta good ear, sport.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

The frog croaked in the rain-barrel again, and the door closed behind him.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

That lake that was no lake offered about as good a thoroughfare as rats get in a rain-barrel.

The La Chance Mine Mystery Susan Morrow Jones

On the next day he came over in the forenoon and found me standing alone by the rain-barrel, thinking about him and almost crying because he was going away so soon.

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