We ran the generator yesterday evening for a couple of hours to charge the battery bank – the first time we had run it since early January. The culprit was a combination of a string of cloudy days with little solar exposure, and a number of power-hungry appliances that had to be operated, like the washing machine, vacuum cleaner, and gas oven. That, combined with a light table for starting seeds and an incubator for starting chicks, caused the batteries to get quite low. However, if I had known today was going to be as sunny as it was, I may not have run the generator. But, you just never know what tomorrow will bring. At least we are set for a few more days.