John has built a special chest, for Connie's sewing room, featuring the red willow inserts, which she collected. All of the windows are a special height where the Willetts can look outside while seated, watching the abundant birds and wildlife. The home of Bob and Karen LaCours is nestled in the pines near Ridgeway, Colorado. One enters the handsome Earthship at the main door on the East Side and is greeted with the Big Dipper and the North Star, pieces of beautiful blue glass made from the bottoms of bottles, embedded in the adobe. The constellation Orion graces the outside wall near the door on the West Side of the structure.
Power is stored in twelve deep cycle batteries.
There is a large control center with power being changed from direct current to alternating current. The Sunfrost refrigerator and the pump use direct current. Their microwave is analog as it uses much less electricity. A roof rain water collection system stores water in several cisterns. The dwelling has a gray water recycling system, cleaning and purifying the precious liquid.