The Dems are in league with the union goons . . .
February 2011
For Your Viewing Pleasure
I cannot believe that I saw this billboard just a quarter mile from the acres and acres of these ugly wind generation machines. Where are the enviro-nuts when the viewing pleasure of those gorgeous snow capped mountains is being obstructed by these monstrosities? There are roughly twenty-five miles of these inefficient, expensive and eye-offensive whirling obscenities from Palm Springs, CA to Cabazon, CA along Interstate 10 in the Banning Pass between Mount San Jacinto and Mount San Gorgonio. Click on the image to enlarge.
Courtyard Progress – Gate Layout
Damsel and I drove to Congress, AZ today to work with the artist who is building our custom courtyard gate for the archway. He presented several sketches on tracing paper from which we were to select the art to be carved on the gate. We furnished him with some photos and ideas based on the southwestern motif of our house and furnishings. He did the rest and today we made the choices.
Image – rough layout of the lumber with the sketches placed at their approximate locations – click to enlarge
Damsel made the choices for the artwork. At the top of the gate, just above where the saguaro ribs are going to be, is an image of a quail. Below the ribs, in the center of the door, there will be a kachina. The bottom panel will contain images of a bear and the famous dancing piper, Kokopelli.
Other features we negotiated were to install iron straps for strength, wrought iron above the top of the wood, antique hinges and gate latch and, as previously mentioned, saguaro ribs at eye level to allow us to peep through the gate.
In a week or two, we will have the gate installed in the archway. We will certainly post about that when it happens.
The Dumb Car
We always laugh at the dudes we see in the so-called “Smart Car.” Imagine a head-on with a Hummer or something else substantial.
No Fishing From Bridge
Our town has a sense of humor. The old route 60 bridge (in the image) used to have a sign that said “No fishing from bridge” despite the almost completely dry riverbed. I remember seeing the sign when we first came to Wickenburg a couple of years ago. When the town converted the old bridge into a walking path, the sign disappeared. AZDOT built the new bridge and Hwy 93 bypass within the last couple of years.
The inset in the image has a digitally-altered addition to the Hassayampa River sign courtesy of Cap’n Bob. Click on the image to enlarge.
Courtyard Progress
Our contractor finished painting the courtyard wall today. He would have been done yesterday except the paint sprayer he brought didn’t have enough capacity to spray the thick paint. They finished using a larger unit this morning.
Image: painted wall with the arch on the right. Click to enlarge.
All that remains on the courtyard is to get rocks spread out for the ground cover and an irrigation system installed for the shrubs and trees to come later. We also are planning on getting some custom gates built and installed for the archway and the backyard access.