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Archive for December, 2010
Finished Granite
Remember the post we wrote about “Shopping for Granite?” Well this is how beautiful it turned out in the master bath. The same pattern is in both bathrooms and the kitchen. I love it. Click on the image to enlarge. Click on this link for a closer look at the grain in the little bathroom and on this link to see the granite in the kitchen.
First Light - Southwestern Sconces
The final inspection is now complete on our new Arizona home. The contractor poured the concrete for the driveway yesterday and we had the first bed delivered to one of the little bedrooms. Things are moving right along.
The outdoor sconces are all installed and they are so beautiful! I took a picture of one of them on the shady side of the house with the light turned on and Bob doctored the resulting photo to simulate twilight. This is how they should look when the sun goes down. Click on the image to enlarge.
Delusions of Grandeur
I do not understand how the delusionator-in-chief can possibly believe the country is better under his administration. Ramirez illustrates this concept perfectly . . .
Non-Random Galactic Distribution
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), using data from ground based telescopes in Arizona and Chile, plotted the locations of over a million galaxies. The amazing result shows that the locations of these galactic structures with respect to each other is that they are all locked into a gravitational dance that produces galaxies, galaxy groups and even larger superstructures in the universe. Read the article at Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Image courtesy NASA/2MASS. Click image to enlarge.
Desert Jack
Yesterday, we spotted a huge jackrabbit on the road near the new house. I swear as big as a medium-sized dog. We didn’t see him today, but we did spot this smaller one.
We like our new neighbors - peoples and critters alike. Click on the image to to see the big picture.
Neighborhood Panorama
We had to run a couple of errands this morning, so we stopped at our new house while we were out. I climbed the little hill behind the house to have a look around. While I was up there, I took a series of images of the neighborhood, panoramic style to stitch into the panoramic image below. The new house is just to the right of center. Click on the image to view the full-sized panorama.
Native American Bear Sconces
I hoped that we would be able to post photos of my beautiful outdoor lighting fixtures before Christmas. Thanks to the contractor building our new house, I got this photo of one of them installed this morning.
We waited until the fixtures arrived at our California house before heading to Arizona to deliver them and get them installed. They arrived on Tuesday 12/21, we delivered them to the new house (after a terrible rainy five-hour drive) yesterday, 12/22. When we drove over to the house this morning, one of the sconces was already installed.
I think it looks beautiful with the turquoise and copper highlights over the terra cotta color of the house. I hope to get a shot at night with light visible through the amber mica translucent filter. Click on the image to enlarge.
Seeds of Economic Growth
The Democrats (and quite a few Republicans) don’t get it. They’re taking OUR money, not the other way around. As Kini points out, extending the Bush Tax Reduction for ONLY two years isn’t exactly a boon to the economy and business.
